Top News Headlines for School Assembly on August 23: SC order on stray dogs, Indian students US visa row, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh in Sinquefield Cup 2025

The Supreme Court ruled that stray dogs in Delhi-NCR must be sterilised, dewormed, vaccinated, and then released back to their original locations instead of being confined to shelters.

OpenAI, the Sam Altman-led multi-billion-dollar AI startup, is officially establishing its presence in India by opening a new office in New Delhi.

EC took twice the time for 2003 Bihar voter roll overhaul, and citizenship checks were skipped in most cases

Business

RBI paper on monetary policy says raising inflation target above 4% could erode policy gains

The RBI’s discussion paper cautioned that raising India’s inflation target now could undermine the monetary policy framework and erode hard-won policy gains of the past decade.

Sports

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, passed by Parliament and awaiting Presidential assent, has cast uncertainty over the future of online gaming firms and their dependent ecosystem of sports, players, teams, and broadcasters.

Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh play out draws in third round of Sinquefield Cup 2025.

Education

Hundreds of Indian students in the US have been left in limbo after the sudden revocation of their F-1 visas this April, despite their SEVIS records being reinstated later. Now stranded in India, they face cancelled internships, halted weddings, mounting debts, and uncertainty over fresh visa approvals. Read more

World

Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested over alleged misuse of state funds.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised the new 25% US tariff on Indian energy imports from Russia, with policymakers fearing India is a “soft target” in Washington’s bid to pressure Moscow over the Ukraine war.

US President Donald Trump nominated 38-year-old Sergio Gor as the new US ambassador to India. Gor’s nomination comes at a time when India and the US ties have nosedived after the Trump administration imposed 50 per cent tariffs on India.