The government is working on a plan to revamp Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in order to make the state-owned aerospace company more efficient and responsive to the needs of the armed forces, according to a report by The Economic Times. The move comes at a time when HAL is handling one of its largest order books, raising concerns about timely delivery of crucial aircraft and helicopters.

Elective merit will be a key factor in deciding seats for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde has said.

Addressing shakha pramukhs (branch heads) of Shiv Sena on Sunday, Shinde also said the collective victory of Mahayuti is more important than the number of seats allotted to each constituent of the alliance in the BMC elections.

After India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, Indian T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav paid a heartfelt tribute to the Indian Army and the Pahalgam victims. India’s T20 captain announced that he would donate his match fees from all the games of the T20 Asia Cup to the Indian army and victims of the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's deepening engagement with the countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and underscored key areas of collaboration, including trade and digital payments, during the India-SICA Foreign Minister's Meeting.

Speaking at the India-SICA Foreign Minister's Meeting in New York, Jaishankar expressed optimism about the growing interest of Indian companies to invest in SICA economies.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) signed an executive order allowing American investors to buy video-sharing app TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance, in a $14 billion deal with national security safeguards.

In the order signed at the White House, Trump declared that the deal complies with the 2024 law mandating ByteDance to divest control or face a prohibition in the US, Bloomberg reported.

The US is investigating whether Waaree Energies Ltd., India’s largest solar panel maker, evaded anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from China and other Southeast Asian nations.

US Customs and Border Protection has started a formal investigation of Waaree and Waaree Solar Americas Inc.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) hosted Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif for talks at the White House, signalling a warming of relations between Washington and Islamabad.

The meeting comes days after Trump and Sharif had an informal exchange on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Leader of the Opposition in Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday promised to launch the "Mai Bahin Maan Yojana" across Bihar if his party comes to power, declaring that "change is bound to happen" in the poll-bound state.

While interacting with reporters, Tejashwi said, The Maa Yojana will be started, and the Beti Yojana will be started.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) unveiled a sweeping new set of import tariffs, including a 100 per cent duty on branded and patented pharmaceutical products, effective October 1, 2025. The tariffs will not apply to companies that are actively building pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US.

The Election Commission has rolled out an e-verfication procedure to ensure that the provision to seek deletion of names from voters' list is not misused.

Those seeking removal of names or claiming objection to inclusion of names in the electoral roll will get a one-time password on their registered mobile phones.

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