July 11, 2026
36 articles published on this date
Election Commission changes Form 6 for new voters, inserts section asking them about parents in SIR
The Election Commission of India updated the online version of Form 6 — the form used to register new voters — to add a declaration about whether the applica...
India, New Zealand upgrade their 'made for each other' ties
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations during a Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand — the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the count...
Legal questions behind the row over Satluj movie | Explained
A recent case in which a streaming platform withdrew a film from its Indian catalogue after government-linked review has revived questions about the legal ba...
NATO | Towards a more European alliance
European member states of NATO are preparing to take on a larger share of the alliance's conventional defence burden amid signals of reduced US commitment to...
West Bengal forms committee to review draft UCC Bill
The West Bengal government issued a notification constituting a committee to review a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill prepared for the state, citing the ...
One-fourth of India’s monsoon rain evaporates mid-air, says new study
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, a research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, have found that roughly ...
NIA chargesheets eight, including Pakistan-based ‘terrorist’, in Ambala car blast case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against eight accused in connection with an IED car bomb blast in the parking area of a police st...
Government intervenes as shipping shocks expose container vulnerability
The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (announced in Union Budget 2026-27) materialised on 3 July, when an India-mad...
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; launch 2030 roadmap
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during talks in Auckland, endorsing a Roadmap to 2030 to structure cooperation ...
Chhattisgarh agrees to Odisha’s proposal for CWC-mediated talks on Mahanadi dispute: official
During a hearing before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), Chhattisgarh agreed to Odisha's proposal for negotiations mediated by the Central Water ...
Parliament panel proposes suspension, not removal, of jailed ministers
A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining a Constitutional Amendment Bill on removal of constitutional functionaries in custody has recommended suspens...
PM to flag off India’s first hydrogen train: How they work, and why they haven’t picked pace globally
India's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered passenger train is set to be flagged off on the Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana, developed by the Integral Coach Facto...
India can add $700 bn to $1.4 trn to GDP with higher female workforce participation, says CSEP study
A study by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) estimates that raising female workforce participation in India could add between $700 billion a...
India, New Zealand eye strategic partnership; aim to double trade to ₹35,000 cr by 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during a Prime Ministerial-level visit to Auckland, the...
Six former CJIs said simultaneous elections won't undermine federalism, Constitution: JPC chief
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 was told that six former Chief Justices of India, in their in...
'Mighty majestic matchless': The stealth frigates redefining India's maritime power
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth-guided-missile frigate, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limit...
INS Mahendragiri joins Indian Navy: Rajnath Singh commissions indigenous stealth frigate
The Union Defence Ministry commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, ...
How tribal land disputes persist in Jharkhand despite legal safeguards
Tribal land disputes continue to be reported across Jharkhand despite the state having some of India's oldest and strongest statutory protections against ali...
India seeks review of proposed tariff, cites flaws in USTR's report on forced labour probe
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had initiated Section 301 investigations, covering around 60 economies, into failures to act on i...
Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court delivered its verdict in the long-pending Ayodhya title dispute, ruling that the disputed 2.77-acre site be handed over for the constructio...
Monsoon deficit narrows sharply, but weak Kharif sowing remains a key risk: Report
India's cumulative southwest monsoon rainfall deficit narrowed sharply to 15% below normal, down from 38% a week earlier, following a week of rainfall runnin...
Standard KAVACH commissioned on Solapur–Wadi section of Central Railway
Central Railway's Solapur Division commissioned the "Standard" KAVACH Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system on the 149.476-km Solapur-Wadi route section Th...
UN Special Rapporteurs raise concerns over SIR and use of AI-driven models for exclusion of minorities
UN Special Rapporteurs raised concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out by the Election Commission of India, in ...
14 invasive plants behind grassland loss in one of India’s first tiger reserves
Forest Department data from Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council show that grassland cover inside Manas Tiger Reserve has declined by 43.59% relative to its ...
India lays groundwork for a big business boost along the coasts
The government is setting up dedicated Marine Export Zones (MEZs) to build an integrated seafood ecosystem that combines farming, processing, and export logi...
West Bengal govt forms 9-member panel to examine draft UCC bill; legislation may be tabled in August
The West Bengal government constituted a nine-member expert committee to examine a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill prepared for the state The committee i...
'Not just a fighting force, but guardian of India's economy': Rajnath Singh hails Navy
At an official Navy commissioning event, the Ministry of Defence described the Indian Navy as not merely a fighting force but a "guardian of India's economic...
Amid Western Ghats landslides, revisiting need for developing early warning systems
A fresh spell of landslides across the Western Ghats during the monsoon season renewed scrutiny of India's landslide early warning infrastructure Heavy rainf...
India, NZ plan strategic partnership including Maritime Security
India and New Zealand adopted a "Roadmap to 2030" setting out commitments on investment, technology, maritime security, education, tourism, sport, agricultur...
Gadkari to chair BRICS transport ministers' meet in Nagpur
A two-day BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Nagpur under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026. The meeting was organised under the theme "Building f...
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; target ₹35,000 crore trade by 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit, the first visit by an Indian ...
INS Mahendragiri set to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam’s Eastern Naval Command
INS Mahendragiri, the seventh and final ship of the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth guided-missile frigate programme, was commissioned into the Indian Na...
Protests over Ken-Betwa river link project resume in Madhya Pradesh
A protest by displaced residents, most of them women, has resumed on the banks of the Barana river near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh, entering its fifth da...
PM Modi in New Zealand LIVE: India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership
India and New Zealand agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership," announced in Auckland The visit was the final...
Roadmap to 2030: India, New Zealand seal 18 pacts across defence, trade and security
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral ties to a "Strategic Partnership" and adopted the "India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030," settin...
India, New Zealand adopt Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030 with trade target of NZ$7 billion
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit by the Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand...