Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a direct appeal to all Lok Sabha members to vote in favour of amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, invoking personal family connections to build cross-party support. Modi urged lawmakers to "listen to your conscience" and cast their vote with their mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives in mind, framing the legislation as a moral rather than merely political obligation. The Women's Reservation Act, when amended, would reserve a defined share of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures for women, a structural shift in how India's legislative bodies are constituted. The vote's outcome will determine whether the reservation framework moves closer to implementation and signals how much genuine parliamentary consensus exists behind gender-based political representation in India.
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.
