September 06, 2026
33 articles published on this date
India, China Corps Commanders meet in Arunachal Pradesh
Corps Commander-level military talks between India and China were held for the first time in the Eastern Sector, at the Vacha-Damai (Wacha-Damai) border...
Govt in a tangle over Supreme Court ruling on 'creamy layer'
The Union Cabinet has taken the position that reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) will continue without any 'creamy layer'...
Uttarakhand waqf board bid to align nikahnama with UCC draws opposition
The Uttarakhand Waqf Board is preparing a revised nikahnama (Muslim marriage contract) that removes provision for a second, third, or fourth marriage...
Iran says plans to announce new ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced plans to declare a new 'exclusion zone' outside the Strait of Hormuz targeting vessels...
Punjab govt objects to appointment of Ashwani Kumar Mishra as HC chief justice, asks Centre to stop oath ceremony
The state Cabinet of Punjab passed a resolution objecting to the Union government's notification of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra's appointment as Chief...
Steady gaze: On the launch of the ISRO’s EOS-05 satellite
The GSLV-F17 mission carrying the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota...
Karnataka files appeal before CWMA seeking reduction in water release
Karnataka filed an appeal before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) seeking a reduction in the quantum of water it is required to release to...
Modi government prepared roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, says Amit Shah
A three-year roadmap (July 2026-July 2029) has been prepared with the target of dismantling 100 national and international drug trafficking networks and...
Iran claims strike on U.S. ship in Hormuz but Washington denies it
Iran claimed it struck a US vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz; the US military denied the claim, calling it false The claimed incident...
1.85 lakh voters deleted from Manipur, Sikkim electoral rolls after SIR
The Election Commission of India published the final electoral rolls for Manipur and Sikkim following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter lists...
Six forest officials suspended for letting tribals illegally cultivate over 1,000 acres of land in Jawadhu Hills
Six forest department officials were suspended after a probe found they had permitted tribal cultivators to encroach on and farm more than 1,000 acres of...
No provision in Forest Rights Act to obtain gram sabha consent for projects, Tribal Affairs Ministry says
The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in an inter-ministerial discussion with the Ministry of Power, stated that the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional...
India, China hold first Corps Commander meeting in Arunachal
India and China held their first-ever Corps Commander-level military talks in the Eastern Sector, at the Vacha-Damai Border Meeting Point in Arunachal...
Keralam likely to revise retirement age of judicial officers to 62 shortly
Kerala is expected to shortly revise the retirement age of its judicial officers (district judiciary) from 60 to 62 years, following a Supreme Court...
Trump Envoys Arrive in Kyiv in New Push to End Russia’s War
Two US presidential envoys held talks in Moscow with the Russian President before travelling to Kyiv for their first visit to Ukraine as part of renewed...
As Yoga and Ayurveda become part of India’s global health diplomacy, experts press for credible standards
Traditional medicine, covering Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy under the AYUSH umbrella, has been formally written into recent Indian trade...
Siddaramaiah seeks 75% quota for OBCs, Dalits & minorities in jobs, legislature
A renewed public demand emerged in Karnataka for raising reservation in public employment and the state legislature to 75% for Other Backward Classes...
India backs UN world map resolution but calls out inaccurate J&K depiction
India voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution 'Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable...
India, China set for first Corps Commander-level talks in Arunachal today
India and China held their first-ever Corps Commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh, at the Wacha-Damai border meeting point in the Eastern Sector of the...
Smaller economy, PPI inclusion: Why India’s GDP is facing fresh scrutiny
India's updated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) methodology, released with base year 2022-23 (replacing 2011-12), has come under renewed scrutiny The revision...
ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on the trajectory of privatisation
Multiple employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) wrote to the organisation's Chairperson seeking official clarification on...
All about the counterfeit ‘Abhayrab’ rabies vaccine batch under investigation
A batch of the widely used human rabies vaccine Abhayrab has been flagged as substandard and is under investigation for being potentially spurious, after it...
UN-backed proposed world map must depict J-K, Ladakh as per India's official map: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that any UN-initiated proposed world map must depict the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in...
Engineering goods exporters seek mandate on carbon emission certificate under EU norms
Engineering goods exporters have sought a mandate requiring accredited, verified carbon-emission data from domestic raw-material suppliers, to help them...
Caste census: DMK chief Stalin urges Centre to avoid discrepancies, demands Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution
Concerns have been raised over the Centre's proposed open-ended format for recording caste details in the upcoming Census 2027, with warnings that it could...
Govt mulls FDI liberalisation in plantation sector
The government is examining liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in the plantation sector to bring more commercial crops, including...
How a mountain collapse triggered Nepal’s deadly flood in just 7 minutes | The Climate Economy
A catastrophic flood struck Nepal's Langtang region near the China border, triggered by the rapid collapse of part of a high-altitude glacier on Langtang...
GST Council meeting likely to be postponed, say sources
The 57th meeting of the GST Council, originally scheduled for September 12, is likely to be postponed A final decision is expected after consultations...
Has the Iran war been a setback for greener steelmaking?
A regional conflict involving Iran, which began several months before September 2026, included strikes on Iranian steel-producing facilities at Isfahan...
West Asia conflict LIVE updates: U.S., Iran exchange fresh fire; Israel strikes southern Lebanon
Fresh military exchanges between the United States and Iran resumed around the Strait of Hormuz, coming as the wider Iran conflict passed roughly its...
Voter lists shrink by more than 15% since 2024 in States where SIR phase-3 draft lists are out
Draft electoral rolls published under the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), phase 3, show a decline of more than 15% in elector...
India co-sponsors UNGA resolution to declare November 27 day against child marriage
The UN General Assembly adopted, by consensus, a resolution proclaiming November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced...
India emerges as key diesel supplier to Europe as Russian, US flows falter
India supplied roughly 60% of the diesel transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb strait bound for Europe in August, out of an estimated 200,000 barrels per day moving...