Jammu & Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor has launched a 100-day anti-drug campaign, Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, formally requesting legislators and political party leaders across the territory to participate directly in the initiative. The L-G's letter framed the campaign as an ambitious, time-bound framework requiring cross-party cooperation rather than administrative action alone. The outreach signals an effort to convert political capital into grassroots anti-narcotics mobilization, enlisting elected representatives as active campaign figures rather than passive endorsers. Regional parties have responded positively to the call, indicating early buy-in from a political class that otherwise operates under a constrained legislative environment in the Union Territory. The practical test is implementation: whether legislator participation translates into measurable reduction in drug availability or treatment uptake across J&K's districts will determine whether the 100-day window produces verifiable outcomes or remains largely symbolic.
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.
