On 17 October 2026 Vice-President J.D. Vance partly walked back his "indentured servants" remark about H-1B workers, after India's protest, while keeping his critique of employer-tied visas. The remark had coincided with the US suspension of eight major tech firms from the PERM green-card programme.
After a four-day, three-city visit to India in mid-October 2026, Czech First Deputy PM Karel Havlíček set out Prague's priorities with India - labour mobility quotas, defence co-production and supply-chain diversification - in an interview published by The Indian Express on 19 October 2026. Czech Deputy PM Karel Havlíček praised India's pragmatic ceasefire proposals for the Ukraine war and pushed for deeper defence and trade…
On 18 October 2026, CJI Surya Kant inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Leh - India's highest court bench at about 3,500 metres - bringing High Court jurisdiction within reach of litigants who previously had to travel to Jammu or Srinagar. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Leh, establishing India's…
The ECI's Special Summary Revision directive of mid-October 2026 mandates "readable PDF" copies of electoral rolls for recognised parties. The Congress has called it a vindication of its demand for machine-readable rolls, reviving the debate between roll auditability and voter privacy. The Election Commission introduced a "readable PDF" format for electoral rolls in its latest Special Summary Revision, reigniting debates…
The Hindu published an explainer on 19 October 2026 on CJI Surya Kant's refusal to meet Opposition leaders on matters concerning the Chief Election Commissioner, which he said were sub judice and could not be discussed outside judicial proceedings. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a meeting with Opposition leaders over issues regarding the Election Commission, asserting that discussing pending matters privately…
On 14 October 2026, in Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College v. State of West Bengal (2026 INSC 1120), the Supreme Court struck down a 37.5% mid-course fee hike and held that the full course fee must be known to students before admission. The Supreme Court ruled that private professional colleges cannot ordinarily raise tuition fees midway through a course, mandating that the entire financial liability be disclosed before…