Top Current Affair of the Day for 08th June 2025
- Northern Railways has begun commercial operations of Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar. The Vande Bharat express train connects Kashmir with the rest of the country through rail. It was flagged off by PM Modi from Katra on June 6.
- Bihar has emerged as the national frontrunner in digital transformation in healthcare, achieving the Number one rank in the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission implementation. With a remarkable 92% online OPD registration rate at government health facilities and the highest number of QR code scans for patient services.
- Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana’ in Hamirpur. This scheme aims to enhance environmental conservation through community participation in forest management.
- Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Waqf Board’s Power To Take Over Mosque Management Despite Existence Of Judicial Scheme. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the orders passed in favor of the Waqf Board for taking over the management of the Shahji Jamia Mosque.
- The High Court explained that the non-submission of accounts, coupled with registration of crimes for the allegations of mismanagement of property of the institution, must be a strong circumstance for the Board to exercise powers under Section 65(5) of the Waqf Act to protect the waqf properties.
- Tirupati temple management in Andhrapradesh initiates legal action for unauthorised sale of ‘Tirupati laddus’. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) said that this is among the first instances in India where a temple offering protected under GI law has been defended through formal legal channels on international platforms.
- Colombia’s right-wing presidential candidate, 39-year-old Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, was shot multiple times during a campaign event in the capital, Bogota.
Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Annu Rani, Rohit Yadav strike gold in javelin throw as India finish with 16 medals. India won 10 medals on the second day as six gold, three silver and one bronze. - In the French Open Tennis 2025, the title clash for Men’s Singles. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the final, 4–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 to win the men’s singles tennis title at the 2025 French Open. It was his second French Open title and fifth major title overall.
- In the French Open Tennis 2025, the second-seed Italian pair Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini have won the Women’s Doubles crown. The pair defeated Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina, paired with Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 for the title in the final.