Facing flak over its order to mobile companies to preload the Sanchar Saathi app, the government on Tuesday sought to downplay the controversy as the Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said mobile users who do not want to use the app can delete it from their phones. Notwithstanding the minister’s assertion, tech experts raise doubt about whether the app, which critics fear could be used for “snooping”, can be uninstalled or deleted.
Virat Kohli’s stupendous 52nd ODI hundred, Kuldeep Yadav’s left-arm wrist spin trickery and Harshit Rana’s pace laced India’s tense 17-run win over South Africa in the first match of the three-match series here on Sunday.
India and Indonesia strengthened their defence partnership as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin co-chaired the third India–Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday (November 27, 2025), where both sides also made notable progress on the proposed BrahMos supersonic missile deal.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) hailed West Bengal’s rise to the No. 2 position in foreign tourist arrivals in the country, saying the State has emerged as one of India’s most preferred international destinations.
India is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer picked a six-wicket haul as South Africa defeated India by 408 runs in the second Test to complete a 2-0 series whitewash here on Wednesday.The loss marks another embarrassing chapter in India’s Test history as it was their biggest loss in terms of runs. It was South Africa’s first series win in India in 25 years.
The Congress on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately chair an all-party meeting in the aftermath of the Delhi blast and asked whether the “new normal doctrine” defined by the government following the Pahalgam attack of treating any future terror strike as an ‘act of war’ stands.
The visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Botswana was another landmark in India’s intensified relationship with the African continent, which is a blend of trade, aid, and cultural affinity. President Murmu landed in Gaborone to a highly festive reception, her trip was a gesture of the everlasting friendship between India and Botswana, a friendship that is built on the shared principles of democracy, peace, and progress.
A 31-member Parliamentary Joint Committee headed by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi was constituted on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) to review the three Bills that seek to remove Ministers — of Union and State governments, including Prime Minister and Chief Ministers — facing serious criminal charges.
