The INDIA bloc on Tuesday got its act together as 16 political parties led by the Congress in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded a special session of Parliament on the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent events, including Operation Sindoor.
In a groundbreaking step toward gender equality, 17 women cadets graduated from the National Defence Academy, marking the first time women completed the prestigious tri-services training program in India.
During a three day state visit by Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized their shared resolve to tackle terrorism and related challenges like cybercrime, organized crime and drug trafficking.
India has deported over 2,000 undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants since Operation Sindoor began. Following a directive from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, intense efforts against illegal migration and deportation of migrants have taken place.
The choice of Shubman Gill to lead Indian cricket team in the forthcoming Test series against England is not a shot in the dark. There is little doubt about his credentials. But he will be under greater scrutiny post this responsibility. It is the right move in the backdrop of the team’s transition.
India’s flagship program to provide tap water to every rural household, the Jal Jeevan Mission, has faced increasing scrutiny due to allegations of financial irregularities and implementation lapses. Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil has responded proactively, engaging with MPs and overseeing investigations to address these concerns. The mission is currently set to meet its revised 2028 deadline.
US President Donald Trump warned Apple CEO Tim Cook that tariffs of upto 25% might be levied on Iphones manufactured outside the U.S, in an aim to curb Apple’s manufacturing unit’s expansion into India. Trump’s May 2025 Truth Social post stated, “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else.”
A day after threatening to pull out of the Parliamentary delegation traveling to several countries to brief on Operation Sindoor, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee nominated her nephew and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee to represent the party.
Pakistan did not resort to “nuclear signalling” in the wake of Operation Sindoor and the United States was “neither involved nor informed” about cessation of firing between the two countries, the government told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday (May 19, 2025).
