Author: Esha Ghosh
The Trump administration is looking at a controversial plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War. President Trump argues that this change would better show the US military’s offensive capabilities. According to the Wall Street Journal, lawmakers and administration officials are considering how to make this change happen, with some support in Congress starting to show.
The Telangana Assembly has passed two bills to provide 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in urban and local bodies.
The Indian economy is expected to reach $20.7 trillion by 2030 and possibly $34.2 trillion by 2038, according to the August 2025 edition of EY Economy Watch.
OpenAI has selected India as the first country for its Learning Accelerator Program. This important initiative aims to integrate AI into the education system. The main goal, according to Asia-Pacific Head Rajiv R. Gupta, is to transform education and close the resource and quality gap for over 300 million students.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren was put under house arrest Sunday morning. This happened just hours before he was supposed to join a major protest by Adivasi groups against land acquisition for the proposed RIMS-2 hospital in Ranchi. Soren shared this information on social media, stating, “To prevent the voice of the tribal/indigenous farmers of Nagdi from being raised, the Jharkhand government has placed me under house arrest since this morning.”
The search by CBI at the residence of industrialist Anil D. Ambani wrapped up early this afternoon. A spokesperson for Ambani stated on Saturday that the complaint filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) involves issues that go back more than 10 years. The bank’s declaration is currently being challenged in a court.
In a strong effort to speed up next-generation reforms, the Centre has formed two high-powered informal groups of ministers (iGoMs), led by Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
In preparation for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections scheduled for February next year, Bangladesh’s top elections body plans to announce its action plan this week. Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed from the Election Commission said on Monday that a draft of the election roadmap is ready and just needs final approval.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made an important move towards transparency and accountability by publishing the names of 6.5 million voters removed from the Bihar draft electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, is critical of most policies and programs from the Mamata Banerjee government. However, the BJP leader, who served as a key Minister until December 2020, often talks about the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme in his public meetings. Speaking at a meeting in Bandwan, Purulia district, on Saturday, Mr. Adhikari highlighted the economic hardships in the area, which was once a stronghold for the Communist Party of India (Maoist). He stated that the BJP would not stop Lakshmir Bhandar. “We will increase the entitlement to the scheme three times and pay ₹3,000 to every beneficiary,” he declared.