The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Government to decide by May 4 on a PIL seeking a posthumous Padma Vibhushan for Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medalist. The petition was filed by the Kusteeveer Khashaba Jadhav Foundation, led by his son Ranjeet Jadhav, pressing the government to formally recognize the wrestler's historic contribution to Indian sport. Jadhav won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, becoming the first Indian to secure an individual Olympic medal in independent India. Despite this landmark achievement, he has not received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor. The court's deadline compels the Centre to take a position rather than allow the petition to languish administratively. The outcome will signal how the government approaches posthumous civilian honors for pioneering athletes and could set a precedent for similar recognition campaigns tied to underacknowledged sporting figures from earlier eras.
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.
