Morning Digest: Eight border districts of Bihar account for most notices by ECI in SIR; U.S. appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal, and more

Bihar SIR: Eight border districts account for most notices by Election Commission of India

As the Election Commission of India (ECI) started issuing notices this week to Bihar voters whose documents have not been found satisfactory during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials told The Hindu that most of these cases have been identified in border districts such as East Champaran, West Champaran, Madhubani, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Araria, and Supaul.

U.S. appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal, but leaves them in place now

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday (August 29, 2025) that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, impacting numerous trading partners, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now. The 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision finding that Mr. Trump had exceeded his authority in tapping emergency economic powers to impose wide-ranging duties.

Russian President Putin to visit India in December

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to India in December, the Kremlin said Friday (August 29, 2025), as ties between the countries grow closer and after the United States imposed tariffs on New Delhi over its purchases of Russian oil. Mr. Putin will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a regional summit in China on Monday (September 1, 2025).

Afghan national with Aadhaar card or an Indian: A curious case before Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has come across a curious case of an individual who claims to be an Indian born in Assam, but the police suspect him to be an Afghan national who had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport, Aadhaar card, birth certificate, driving licence, PAN card and voter’s identity card too.

Important for India, China to work together to bring stability to world economic order: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 29, 2025) said it is important for India and China to work together to bring stability to the world economic order as he asserted that New Delhi is ready to advance bilateral ties from a strategic and long-term perspective based on mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity.

Modi wins elections by stealing votes, says Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins elections by “stealing votes”, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday (August 29, 2025) during his ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra. 

U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly, where the Palestinians previously have been represented.

Hospital ‘scam’: ED questioned me till late at night, ‘fabricated’ my statements, says Bharadwaj

Aam Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday (August 29, 2025) alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned him until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, describing it as “inhuman” and “contrary” to a Supreme Court directive.

Maratha protest brings Mumbai to a standstill, to continue on August 30

Mumbai came to a standstill, and traffic snarls were witnessed for kilometres at the end of Friday (August 29, 2025) after thousands of protestors joined Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil at Azad Maidan for his stir demanding the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes.

Congress targets Amit Shah, accuses him of spreading ‘lies’ against Rahul Gandhi

Reacting sharply to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that Rahul Gandhi is responsible for the “abuses” hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, the Congress on Friday (August 29, 2025) described Mr. Shah as a “weapon of mischievous distraction” and “malicious defamation”.

Facing outcry, L-G announces probe into Vaishno Devi Shrine landslip that left 34 dead on August 26

Facing growing criticism over 34 reported deaths of pilgrims in a landslip, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, also chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), on Friday (August 29, 2025) constituted a three-member committee to enquire into the landslide incident on the yatra tracks on August 26.

Lewandowski returns to Poland’s national team as captain following row with former coach

Robert Lewandowski will return to Poland as its captain after a row with the previous coach led the Barcelona star to quit the national team. New coach Jan Urban included Lewandowski in his squad on Friday for upcoming World Cup qualifiers, saying that his nation’s all-time top scorer would get the captain’s armband back as well.