Got caught up in sharp contests among political parties: ECI to Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 14, 2025) that it got “caught up” in the “sharp contests” among political parties. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, for the ECI, pointed to the allegations raised against it about EVMs, and now the portrayal of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar as “citizenship screening”.
India endorses Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (August 14, 2025) “endorsed” the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which could also decide the course of the tariffs the U.S. has imposed on India. Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said India stood ready to support peace efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, and stated India-U.S. relations will move ahead based on “mutual respect and shared interests”.
Donald Trump thinks Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal on Ukraine
