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India prioritises user interests successful lipid and state imports, says MEA amid Trump’s Russian lipid comments
India prioritises the country’s user successful an energy-sourcing scenario, said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal successful a connection connected Thursday (October 16, 2025). Hours aft U.S. President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him of cutting procurement of Russian crude oil, India connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) said it is broad-basing and diversifying sourcing of petroleum merchandise to conscionable marketplace conditions.
42% OBC quota successful section assemblage polls: Supreme Court dismisses Telangana’s plea against HC order
The Supreme Court connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) declined to interfere with a Telangana High Court order that had stayed 2 Government Orders enhancing the preservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) successful municipalities and panchayats to 42%. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to enactment the High Court’s interim order, observing that it could not instrumentality a presumption inconsistent with Constitution Bench rulings that person fixed a 50% ceiling connected full reservations successful section assemblage elections.
‘Fair, technically robust probe’: Air India pilot’s father, Federation of Pilots determination SC for judicial enquiry into Ahmedabad crash
Pushkaraj Sabharwal, begetter of deceased Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, and the Federation of Indian Pilots person moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored inquiry headed by a erstwhile Supreme Court justice into the June 12 clang of Air India formation AI171 successful Ahmedabad that killed 260 people.
Gauhati High Court dismisses little tribunal bid against Rahul Gandhi successful defamation case
In a alleviation to Congress person Rahul Gandhi, the Gauhati High Court has quashed a little tribunal bid allowing further witnesses against the Lok Sabha MP successful a nine-year-old transgression defamation lawsuit filed by 1 RSS worker. Issuing an bid successful a transgression revision petition, a azygous justice Bench of Arun Dev Choudhury connected Monday (October 13, 2025) acceptable speech the bid by the further sessions justice of Kamrup Metropolitan allowing much witnesses successful the defamation case, which was being heard successful a proceedings court.
21st period belongs to India, state to beryllium ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) said that the 21st period belongs to 140 crore Indians and that the state volition go “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047. Hailing the country’s Make successful India ecosystem, helium said, “we saw the might” of homemade “things” successful Operation Sindoor, the subject violative launched astatine crossborder panic launchpads successful Pakistan, station the April 22 Pahalgam panic attack.
Zubeen Garg decease case: Assam SIT to conscionable Singapore constabulary officials connected October 21
The Singapore constabulary authorities volition connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) conscionable the members of Assam’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed to probe the decease of singer-composer Zubeen Garg successful the land country. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the SIT members led by Additional Director General of Police Munna Prasad Gupta volition question to Singapore connected Monday (October 20).
Execution of Indian caregiver Nimisha Priya connected decease enactment successful Yemen stayed, thing adverse happening, Supreme Court told
The Supreme Court was connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) informed that the execution of Indian caregiver Nimisha Priya, who is connected death enactment successful Yemen for murder, was stayed and thing adverse was happening. Attorney General R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, told a Bench of Justices, Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, that a caller mediator has stepped into the matter.
Gujarat Ministers taxable resignations to CM Patel up of Cabinet expansion
In a sweeping determination up of the anticipated Cabinet reshuffle, each Ministers successful the Bhupendra Patel-led Gujarat authorities tendered their resignations connected Thursday (October 16, 2025), clearing the mode for a caller squad to beryllium sworn successful connected Friday. The existing assembly of Ministers, which had 17 members, is apt to beryllium expanded to 22 oregon 23, with respective caller faces expected to articulation the Cabinet, sources told The Hindu. Nearly fractional of the existent Ministers whitethorn beryllium replaced successful what is being described arsenic 1 of the astir important reshuffles of Mr. Patel’s tenure.
T.N. Assembly passes solution rejecting Governor’s remarks connected Siddha University Bill
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, connected Thursday (October 16, 2025), took beardown objection successful the Assembly to the remarks made by Governor R.N. Ravi connected the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2025. The Chief Minister besides moved a resolution, which was passed by the Assembly later, rejecting the remarks made by the Governor connected the Bill.
Karnataka Cabinet moves to restrict RSS activities successful authorities institutions, nationalist spaces
The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to contented an bid preventing trespassing of nationalist properties by organisations specified arsenic the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil connected Thursday (October 16, 2025). The determination follows IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge’s missive to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a prohibition connected activities of the RSS connected nationalist properties specified arsenic authorities schools, colleges, etc.
Russia’s vigor ties based connected India’s nationalist interest, says Ambassador Denis Alipov
“Russian crude lipid remains the astir outgo effectual enactment connected the planetary marketplace and Russia’s vigor ties with India are successful tune with New Delhi’s nationalist interests,” Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said connected Thursday (October 16, 2025). Mr. Alipov’s remarks came hours aft U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi volition halt procuring Russian crude oil.
Commerce Ministry relaxes compliances for exporters portion export promotion ngo awaits rollout
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has initiated a fig of easiness of doing concern compliance measures implicit the past period to assistance home businesses, portion besides protecting them from dumping from overseas by launching anti-dumping investigations connected astatine slightest 15 merchandise lines.
