If courts can review a Governor’s recommendation for President’s rule, why cannot the judiciary examine a Governor for sitting on crucial State Bills for years together, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, heading a Presidential Reference Bench, asked the Centre and BJP-ruled States on Tuesday (August 26, 2025).

India and the U.S. have agreed to expand defence ties, with talks underway on a new 10-year framework at the India-U.S. 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue held on Monday (August 25, 2025).