Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called on the central government to implement the Women's Reservation Act of 2023 on the current Lok Sabha membership, bypassing the condition that the law take effect only after a fresh delimitation exercise. Her statement frames the demand as a matter of immediate political will rather than procedural sequencing. The Women's Reservation Act, passed in 2023, reserves one-third of Lok Sabha and state assembly seats for women but links activation to a census and subsequent delimitation, a process that has no fixed timeline. By demanding application to the existing House strength, the Opposition is pressuring the ruling coalition to decouple implementation from the delimitation trigger. Priyanka Gandhi also characterized recent political developments as a defeat of what she described as the Centre's attempt to alter the federal structure, crediting Opposition unity. The demand sharpens a fault line heading into future electoral cycles, with women's political representation and federal balance both now live legislative battlegrounds.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
