The visit came as attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, which have killed five Indian seafarers since July, threaten food, fuel and fertiliser security for the Global South - giving India's simultaneous engagement with both Moscow and Kyiv immediate practical stakes beyond diplomatic symbolism.
The visit marks a significant deepening of India-Belgium ties, combining defence-industrial cooperation (drones, rockets, mine countermeasures, maritime security) with an explicit Belgian commitment on Pakistan that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh sought directly from his counterpart Theo Francken. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever visited India to sign major defence and trade agreements, while committing not to share…
Officials have told The Hindu that the Centre examined and rejected using Central and State OBC lists as the basis for caste enumeration in the 2027 Census, choosing an open-column method instead. This has reopened debate over the accuracy and utility of counting castes without a structured list, a year after Opposition parties pushed for a full caste census and the Union Cabinet approved including caste in the 2027 Census…
Lavasa's remarks come as the Special Intensive Revision, upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2026, has deleted about 13 crore names from draft rolls nationwide, shifting the burden of proving continued eligibility onto voters - a burden Lavasa argues falls hardest on those least equipped to meet it. Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa criticized the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which deleted…
The ruling came in response to a petition by former NALSAR graduates after the BCI issued, then withdrew, letters seeking an inquiry against NALSAR students and directing State Bar Councils to block their enrolment - action the Court found the BCI had no jurisdiction to take in the first place. The Supreme Court ruled that the Bar Council of India lacks statutory authority under the Advocates Act, 1961, to take disciplinary…