Don’t give China pass, burn relationship with ‘strong ally’ India: Nikki Haley
The U.S. should not burn its relationship with a “strong ally like India” and give a pass to China, Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley said on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), amid President Donald Trump’s attacks against New Delhi over tariffs and purchases of Russian oil. “India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an adversary and the number one buyer of Russian and Iranian oil, got a 90-day tariff pause,” Ms. Haley said in a post on X.
Government can provide national identity cards under Citizenship Act, 1955: Home Ministry
The Lok Sabha was recently informed that the Citizenship Act, 1955, provides that the Central Government is to compulsorily register every citizen of India and issue National Identity Cards to them. The Ministry of Home Affairs was responding to a question by Trinamool Congress member Mala Roy about details of cards, which, as per the court of law, is an admissible identity proof as an Indian citizen.
DAC approves defence procurement worth ₹67,000 crore to strengthen border security
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, sanctioned multiple procurement proposals worth nearly ₹67,000 crore to strengthen the nation’s military preparedness.
Protests, clamour for special status mark 6th anniversary of Article 370’s abrogation in J&K
Street protests by regional political parties and the demand for special status marked the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling National Conference (NC) organised street protests in several districts of J&K and demanded the restoration of special status. In Srinagar, NC leaders held a protest at the party headquarters at Nawa-i-Subah. They were carrying placards that read “August 5, 2019 is unacceptable to us”.
Yunus vows constitutional status for 2024 uprising in Bangladesh’s ‘July Declaration’
The student-people uprising of 2024 that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh will get “constitutional recognition”, said the July Declaration that was launched by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) in Dhaka. The Declaration, launched on the anniversary of the fall of Hasina government, blamed the Awami League for creating a one-party state in Bangladesh after 1971 and said the party was “loyal to external forces”.
Open office concept in Central government offices irks officials
The Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum, a body representing government officials, has written to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that the open office spaces in new government buildings compromise privacy and pose serious risks to confidentiality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate Kartavya Bhavan-3, one of the first of several upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings on Wednesday (August 6, 2028).
Honest officers must be protected: SC on challenges to amend anti-graft Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) said a provision in an anti-corruption law which mandates prior sanction before prosecuting public servants serves to protect honest bureaucrats from becoming victims of political vendetta after a regime change. “Honest officers who do not toe the line after a change in government will be protected,” Justice K.V. Viswanathan, part of a Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna, observed.
EU suspends tariff retaliation after Trump trade deal
The EU announced the suspension on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion) after Brussels struck a deal with Washington last month. “The commission has today adopted the necessary legal procedures to suspend the implementation of our EU countermeasures, which were due to kick in on August 7,” EU trade spokesman Olof Gill said.
Sponsor mulls legal action if Argentina does not play in Kerala this year
The Reporter Broadcasting Company, the Kerala Government’s commercial partner for bringing the Argentina football team and its star Lionel Messi to the State, has said that it might be forced to take legal recourse if the World Cup champion does not play in October or November.
