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US president has signed an order which reduces the federal funding for those jurisdictions which allow cashless bails. The reason cited for this executive order is the rise in crimes and the rapid release of dangerous criminals. Also, it stated that authorities end up arresting the same individual multiple times.
Recently PM Modi visited China for the SCO summit, where he is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart for a bilateral summit. This comes against the backdrop of US imposing 50% tariffs on the Indian exports to US.
PM Modi is set to visit Japan for the Annual Bilateral summit with his Japanese counterpart. He last travelled to Japan in 2018 for bilateral summit. Thereafter, he will visit to China for Heads of State Council meeting of SCO.
Recently two Indian “aquanauts” travelled deep into the Atlantic Ocean aboard the French vessel, Nautile. This will aid India’s Samudrayaan Project, which aims to send three humans to the depths of 6000 meters by 2027.
Recently, US Commerce Secretary called H1B Visa program a scam, and claimed that the American businesses need to hire more Americans as compared to non-US workers through this scheme. India, which accounts for 70% of these visas, is likely to suffer.
With US imposing the secondary tariffs of 25% in addition to the already announced reciprocal tariffs of 25% on Indian products, and WTO dispute resolution mechanisms now defunct, India needs to focus on diversifying its export markets and its exports basket.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently reported the first human case of the flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm, in the United States.
The Indian Navy recently, simultaneously commissioned two Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigates, the INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at Visakhapatnam.
The recent decision by the US to impose higher tariffs on select Indian exports, from steel pipes to chemical products, is a reminder of the vulnerabilities that accompany overdependence on any single set of global trade relationships.
Solar power is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology in the world. Between 2024 and 2030, solar capacity added is expected to account for 80% of the growth in renewable power globally, the International Energy Agency’s ‘Renewables 2024’ report stated.
For more than half a century, the melting of sea ice in the Arctic has been among the most well-known indicators of climate change. But a new study has revealed that the pace of sea ice loss has slowed down in the past 20 years.
The competitiveness and efficiency of India’s dairy sector is being questioned as the US under Donald Trump pressures India to open its market to American dairy products.
Behind the headlines of layoffs, attributed partly to the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), there is a more fundamental question: How will India shape the trajectory of AI in ways that its impact on jobs, productivity, and economy is inclusive?
On Independence Day last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused a lot on areas in frontier technology and insisted on making the country atmanirbhar (self-reliant) in these areas. He talked about semiconductors, nuclear energy, clean energy, critical minerals, oil exploration, EVs, even jet engines.
A forest guard, a forest ranger assistant, and six forest staff members have been arrested for allegedly burning the carcass of a tiger in a bid to hide the animal’s death at Lalbarra range in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district.
The Haryana government on Monday officially defined the dictionary meaning of ‘forest’.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India was the first ministerial visit from China since the two countries decided last October to disengage at the border.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced in Lok Sabha a significant constitutional amendment that seeks to remove a central or state Minister who is facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and has been detained for at least 30 days consecutively.
Three cases of the rare primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) have been reported in Kerala in recent days, leading to the death of a nine-year-old and infecting a three-month-old baby.
Free and fair elections are the lifeblood of a democracy, and the electoral roll is its very foundation. Without an accurate, inclusive and credible roll, the process risks being undermined at its very start. In a country as large and diverse as India, where the electorate exceeds 960 million, the preparation and continuous updating of electoral rolls is an extraordinary logistical and democratic exercise. It is through these rolls that the principle of “one person, one vote” is given practical shape.
The PM’s Independence Day speech was remarkable not merely for its sweep but for its scope — next-generation reforms that are bold, and capable of reshaping the destiny of 1.4 billion people — with a clarity of vision that the nation has never witnessed before.
The government is considering ways to ensure “equivalence” in the application of the ‘creamy layer’ condition in reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) across a range of jobs at central and state government organisations, public sector enterprises, universities, etc.
One of the largest nuclear power plants in France was forced to temporarily shut down on recently due to a slimy and spineless adversary: jellyfish.
S&P Global Ratings had upgraded its rating on India to BBB from BBB-. The sovereign rating upgrade by S&P is significant for two key reasons. One, it came after a gap of nearly two decades; and two, it has meaningful implications for the Indian economy.
Trump-Putin summit in, Alaska, is reminiscent of Yalta 1945, when the leaders of the US, UK, and the Soviet Union met to decide the future of post-War Europe without Charles de Gaulle of France at the table.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order directing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make available online a searchable list of approximately 65 lakh voter names omitted from the draft electoral roll for Bihar, along with reasons for deletion, such as death, migration, and duplication.
During a discussion in the state Assembly last week, legislators across party lines demanded the legalisation of bull fighting in Goa.
Recently, Parliament passed a new income tax Bill to replace the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961 which is likely to come into effect from April 1, 2026.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce open-book assessments (OBE) in Class 9 from 2026-27, after a pilot study showed strong teacher support for the idea.
It is not enough to say that agriculture contributes only 16 per cent to India’s GDP. Nor is it sufficient to state that small farmer households earn about one lakh rupees annually.
This year’s monsoon has been particularly destructive in the lower Himalaya, causing devastating erosion and flash floods in many parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
The Supreme Court recently directed the Delhi government, civic bodies, and authorities of Noida, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad to round up and move stray dogs to shelters, underlining the urgency in tackling the grim situation.
The trend of populist welfare is global, and India is no exception. Though these political philanthropies provide short-term income support, they also raise a fundamental question: Should India remain trapped in fragmented, populist welfare politics, or is it time to build a unified, rights-based, and economically sustainable social security system that fuels the economy?
Earlier this week, India’s National Security Council Secretariat hosted envoys and officials from the United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Germany, Israel, Jordan and the European Union, to discuss progress on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
On August 6, hundreds of people clashed with police to tear down tarpaulin sheets put up by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at the Dadar Kabutarkhana to stop the feeding of pigeons at the historic landmark.
A map showing the extent of the Maratha empire in 1759 in the new NCERT Class 8 social science textbook has run into a controversy.
The American tariff tantrum has arrived on India’s shores, and we must not panic.
India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Moscow on August 5, to discuss regional stability, counter-terrorism, energy security and defence purchases.
Crop protection chemicals are commonly known as “pesticides”. These are basically substances sprayed on crops to protect against insects (“pests”) that cause damage, whether directly (by feeding on them) or indirectly (by transmitting disease).
Amid a roiling controversy triggered by a Delhi Police letter seemingly referring to Bengali as the “Bangladeshi national language,” the example of “Sylhelti” was given as being nearly incomprehensible to Indian Bengalis.
At least four people died after flash floods and mudslides swept through Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, recently. Several buildings, shops, and hotels were damaged.
An important anniversary in India’s technological history passed largely unnoticed last week — the launch of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) in 1975.
A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign on Thursday (July 31) with a unique approach – injecting radioactive isotopes into rhino horns. It claimed that the method is harmless for the rhinos and allows customs agents to detect trafficked horns.
It is now six years since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the reorganisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs).
Energy security has typically been discussed within the frame of access, reliability and affordability of fossil fuels. Today, however, against the backdrop of global warming and India’s commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2070, this results in too narrow a perspective.
Trump has not only unleashed a trade war, but is also deploying commercial instruments for geopolitical ends. He has bluntly declared that trade will now be used to compel countries to bend to the US’s will.
On July 30, United States President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on India, as well as an unspecified “penalty” for buying military equipment and energy from Russia.
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate how fake Arya Samaj Societies that solemnise marriages without verifying the age of the bride and the groom, and in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, have flourished throughout the State.
The tariff shock could cost India up to $30 billion in export earnings, affecting supply chains, employment and GDP momentum in the short term.
Jagdeep Dhankar is only the third Vice-President in India’s history to resign before completing his term, after V.V. Giri and R. Venkataraman.
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