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The Sixth Schedule under Article 244 provides for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions -- Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) -- that have some legislative, judicial, and administrative autonomy within a state Protestors demanding statehood and the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh set a BJP office on fire, and police fired teargas shells to disperse them on Wednesday (September 24). This triggered a massive shutdown sponsored by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) in Ladakh's Leh town. Four were k ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Minister S. M. Nasar on Saturday announced that the state government will not reconstitute the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the amended Waqf Act until the Supreme Court delivers its final verdict. Nasar said the Union government had brought in the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 1995 -- renamed as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 -- which came into effect on April 8, 2025. The ruling DMK, h ...Read More >
The Leh region - where the violence broke out - is sandwiched between India, China and Pakistan. It is dominated by the Buddhist community, who for decades have demanded a separate region for its people. Meanwhile, the Muslim-majority Kargil district wants to be integrated with Indian-administered Kashmir. Since 2019, both communities have joined together in demanding the restoration of statehood, along with greater autonomy which would give them job quotas. It's not clear what sparked Wednesd ...Read More >
U.S. Presses India: Cut Russian Oil Imports or Watch Trade Deal Slip Away Washington is making it clear to New Delhi: any path forward on a U.S.-India trade deal runs through Russia's oil fields. In recent talks, U.S. trade negotiators told Indian counterparts that curbing purchases of Russian crude is critical to lowering America's punitive tariffs and unlocking a deal, sources told Reuters on Friday. India is pushing back. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called the negotiations "constructive, ...Read More >
Washington is making it clear to New Delhi: any path forward on a U.S.-India trade deal runs through Russia's oil fields. In recent talks, U.S. trade negotiators told Indian counterparts that curbing purchases of Russian crude is critical to lowering America's punitive tariffs and unlocking a deal, sources told Reuters on Friday. India is pushing back. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called the negotiations "constructive," but New Delhi is making room for strategic wiggle; officials have floated ...Read More >
RABAT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - India's Tata Advanced Systems Limited, part of the Tata Group, opened a plant near Casablanca on Tuesday to produce armoured combat vehicles, in a move that dovetails with Morocco's recent efforts to stimulate a homegrown defence industry. The facility will make 8x8 Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) vehicles for the Moroccan army and for export across Africa, Morocco's defence administration said. The plant is expected to source 35% of its components locally, with pla ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Indian police arrested Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after New Delhi blamed him for violent protests demanding statehood, opens new tab for the Himalayan federal territory in which four people died, and suspended mobile internet services in its main city of Leh. Buildings and police vehicles were torched by angry crowds in Leh on Wednesday, as protesters moved away from a site where Wangchuk had been on hunger strike for 14 days. They cl ...Read More >
LEH: Indian police have detained prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk following violent protests in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh that resulted in at least five deaths. Demonstrations demanding greater political autonomy for the sparsely populated region bordering China and Pakistan turned deadly on Wednesday when security forces opened fire. New Delhi attributed the unrest to what it described as provocative speeches by Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike. Wangchuk's demands included ...Read More >
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Justice Surya Kant highlighted delays in arbitration, undermining its intended swiftness, during the Delhi Arbitration Weekend. He stressed the need for quality, consistent arbitral awards to enhance India's global standing as a preferred arbitration seat. Justice Kant also emphasized the importance of independence, integrity, and minimal judicial intervention in the arbitration process. Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant on Sunday flagged the issue of delay in arbitration, saying what was ...Read More >
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) will collaborate with Caterpillar, a US multinational manufacturing firm, as a global university partner. The institutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint research in advanced manufacturing, AI and data science, gas turbines and engines, energy consortium, batteries, mechanical engineering, and fuel cells. "The collaboration will lead to several exciting products of global standards," IIT-M director V Kamakoti said in a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Leh was set on fire on Wednesday (Sept 24) as protests in support of demand for statehood for Ladakh turned violent. A massive cloud of smoke could be seen rising from the BJP office as people shouted slogans in support of their demand for statehood. During the protests, people clashed with police personnel who resorted to the firing of teargas shells and deployed baton charge to disperse the crowd. The police action followed after a group ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Government said Friday it had taken note of the US state department statement announcing revocation of sanctions waiver for Chabahar Port, adding that it is examining its implications for India.India has been actively working with Tehran since 2015 to develop Chabahar Port in Iran, as it provides India an alternative and reliable maritime access route into Afghanistan, and to Central Asia utilising the Zaranj-Delaram road it built in Afghanistan.Looking to isolate Iran, the US earlier ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Any progress on the India-US trade deal front largely hinges on Washington rolling back the Russian oil-linked additional 25 per cent duty on India, and no breakthrough is likely without it, India-based trade-focused think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has argued as both countries started talks on Tuesday. "Negotiations will remain slow unless Washington signals genuine flexibility," the GTRI report argued. It believes that there is no quic ...Read More >
India 'Cashes In' On Russia's Oil 'Crisis': How Ukraine's Drone Strikes Are 'Helping' India Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Indian Defence News India has leveraged the disruption caused by Ukraine's intensified drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, which have significantly reduced Russia's processing capacity and created bottlenecks in global supply. With Russia forced to offload crude at even steeper discounts, India has sharply increased its intake, ensuring both cost savings for its refin ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India] / San Francisco (California) [US], September 16: LambdaTest , a GenAI-native quality engineering platform, today announced the launch of general availability for KaneAI , its AI-native test authoring solution. This initiative aims to democratize access to AI-native test automation, allowing users worldwide to experience the full capabilities of KaneAI without committing to a paid subscription. Experience seamless test planning, authoring, and execution across we ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Supreme Court's interim verdict on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 has drawn widespread attention and cautious optimism from Muslim leaders, who see it as a step toward protecting religious rights and ensuring justice for the community.Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli, a senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Chairman of the Islamic Centre of India, hailed the decision as "reassuring." Speaking from Lucknow, he emphasized that while the court did not ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): On 14 September 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, upholding controversial provisions that fundamentally alter how Waqf properties are defined, managed, and regulated. The Court rejected petitions claiming the amendments were unconstitutional, instead framing them as necessary governance reforms. This ruling reshapes the Waqf Act, 1995, weakens the century-old doctrine of "Waqf by User," and expands State oversight of r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Nearly two decades after Delhi University last had a woman as its student union president, this year's elections have put them back in the spotlight, with both NSUI and the Left-alliance fielding female candidates who are raising issues like campus safety and menstrual leave in their campaigns. The Congress-backed, National Students' Union of India's (NSUI), Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, who is the first woman to be in the fray for the top post in 17 years. Choudhary, a pos ...Read More >
Chennai, September 15: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union government's amended Waqf Act. In a statement posted on X, Stalin said the verdict was "a historic affirmation that constitutional rights and religious freedoms cannot be trampled upon by arbitrary laws". The apex court's ruling came in response to petitions filed by the DMK and other organisations challenging the amendments brought ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union... Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union government's amended Waqf Act. In a statement posted on X, Stalin said the verdict was "a historic affirmation that constitutional rights and religious freedoms cannot be trampled upon by arbitrary laws". The ...Read More >
PM Modi's Manipur Visit: On 13 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a long-awaited visit to Manipur, a state still reeling from the ethnic violence that broke out over two years ago. His arrival, though delayed, marked a symbolic and strategic step in India's effort to rebuild trust, restore peace, and bring development to a region fractured by conflict. The violence that erupted on May 3rd, 2023, between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities shattered years of relative calm in the no ...Read More >
India's Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are evolving from cost-saving back offices to innovation hubs, driving global product development and digital solutions. With over 1,600 GCCs currently, projected to generate $121 billion in revenue by 2030, India is becoming a strategic innovation powerhouse. For decades, India has been perceived globally as the world's back office, a reliable destination for IT services, business process outsourcing, and support functions. But in recent years, this nar ...Read More >
The Foreign Ministry in Russia has shown appreciation for India for continuing to maintain ties despite mounting pressure from the United States after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on India and demanded that India stops buying oil from Russia. The Russian ministry said it welcomed that India was showing its commitment to continue and expand multi-faceted cooperation with Russia, despite pressure and threats that have been coming in from the US. While speaking about the issue, the of ...Read More >
New Delhi: A beggars' home maintained by the state is not a discretionary charity and its administration must reflect the values of constitutional morality, the Supreme Court said while issuing a slew of directions to ensure that dignified living conditions are maintained continuously at such centres. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said all the states and Union Territories are required to institutionalise reforms in beggars' homes and analogous institutions under their contro ...Read More >
India's pivotal shift in consolidating a Russia-India-China (RIC) axis, though tactically alluring, risks rendering it more vulnerable and increasingly isolated as a purported leader of the democratic Global South. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked hand-in-hand with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, crystallised a new phase of India's strategic signalling at a time when our economy is more interlinked with China and Russia than ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India will aim to have at least two public sector banks (PSBs) among the world's top 20 by 2047, aligned with the Viksit Bharat vision, a government official said. At present only State Bank of India and HDFC Bank figure on the list of top 100 global lenders by assets. Strengthening corporate governance in PSBs, improving customer experience, and making them globally competitive through modernisation -- including use of artificial intelligence -- are among key issues being deliberat ...Read More >
India is set to elevate its banking sector. The nation envisions two of its banks among the world's top 20 by 2047. This ambition was discussed at the PSB Manthan 2025. Currently, State Bank of India and HDFC Bank hold significant global positions. The focus is on organic growth and enhanced efficiency. Discussions also covered improved board autonomy and cybersecurity. India aims to establish two globally competitive banks, with assets that would rank them among the top 20 lenders in the world ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) India aims to establish two globally competitive banks, with assets that would rank them among the top 20 lenders in the world as part of its 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision to become a developed nation, according to a senior official. The issue of globally competitive banks was deliberated during the first day of the two-day-long PSB Manthan 2025, organised by the Department of Financial Services here, he added. Currently, the country's largest lender State Bank of India ( ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): There are significant and far-reaching changes on the global strategic landscape and a lot of volatility on the global economic landscape, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, and said these together make a very powerful case for India and the European Union and India and Germany to work much more closely with each other. Jaishankar, who addressed a press conference with visiting German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, said India has i ...Read More >
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