Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (September 1, 2025) reviewed the situation caused by recent rain-induced incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and promised to provide assistance to those affected. He stressed on strengthening the early warning systems to reduce the impact of natural calamities.

The Telangana Assembly has passed two bills to provide 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in urban and local bodies.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has warned that demographic shifts in India’s border areas are not occurring randomly, but are part of a “calculated scheme” that endangers national security. He called on district magistrates, chief secretaries of border states, and paramilitary forces to take decisive measures against illegal encroachments, particularly within a 30-kilometre area of the nation’s borders.

The Bombay High Court has approved the release of “Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi,” a film reported to be inspired by the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. On Monday, a division bench comprising Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Neela K. Gokhale ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a certificate for the film without modifications.

A group of 18 retired judges have penned a joint statement against Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the Supreme Court’s Salwa Judum judgement saying that such “prejudicial misinterpretation” will have a “chilling effect on the judges of the Supreme Court, shaking the independence of the judiciary”.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that people above 18 years of age will not get first-time Aadhaar cards in the state as a precautionary measure to check illegal immigrants from getting Indian citizenship.