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Opposition parties are preparing a fresh parliamentary notice seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal amid the SIR controversy. Here is what Article 324 says, how many MPs are needed and why removal requires a high constitutional threshold.
The Supreme Court has laid down safeguards for certain POCSO cases arising from matrimonial disputes, directing expert child assessment before arrest decisions and cautioning that a POCSO FIR alone cannot decide child custody.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the new UPI MDR is not a tax and cannot be passed on to customers. Here is who actually pays, what changes from October 15 and which UPI transactions remain free.
Central Government employees and pensioners are scheduled to receive September 2026 salary, wages and pension in advance on Friday, September 25, ahead of the proposed September 28–30 bank strike. Here is who is covered and what the order means.
Schools, colleges and government offices in Hyderabad-Secunderabad and adjoining parts of Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri are closed today, September 25, for Ganesh immersion. November 14 will be a compensatory working day.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India cannot abruptly abandon Russian crude and will base oil purchases on availability, price and refinery suitability as a new US law raises the risk of tariffs of up to 100% on major Russian-energy buyers.
The United States and China have extended their trade truce from November 10 to January 10, 2027, giving negotiators two more months to pursue a broader deal. Existing tariffs remain, while rare earths, agriculture and tariff cuts remain under negotiation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit and high-stakes talks with Donald Trump. The US says the bilateral trade truce has been extended by two months to January 10, 2027.
Opposition parties have intensified calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal after a report said two Election Commissioners raised repeated objections over SIR and electoral-roll decisions. Some leaders have also demanded his arrest, while the ECI says all final decisions were unanimous.
The Supreme Court has delivered differing opinions over whether challenges to the 2023 CEC appointment law require a Constitution Bench. The case now goes to the CJI for consideration of a larger bench, while the law remains in force.
S&P Global Ratings has raised India’s FY2026-27 GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6.6% after stronger industrial activity, consumption, exports and government investment. It also sees inflation averaging 5.1% and a possible 25-bps RBI rate hike.
Several trader associations have called for a voluntary “No UPI Day” on October 2 against the new MDR on some merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000. UPI itself will not shut down, customers will not pay the MDR, and most transactions remain free.
