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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has released the India Rankings 2025 which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) formulated by the Ministry of Education in 2015.

US President Donald Trump has imposed high tariffs on several countries including India, Brazil and China. This signals an escalation of trade tensions at the global level which will have a huge impact on the global economy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for their brilliant victory at the Asia Cup 2025 held in Rajgir, Bihar.

India will host the 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championship from 11–15 October 2025 in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha.

On 5th September 2025, there was a major political shake-up in the UK. Angela Rayner abruptly resigned from her positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice due to a tax scandal.

The Ministry of Education presented the National Teacher Awards 2025 to the winners.

Access to the judicial system in rural India has historically been limited and difficult.

The ‘Foreigners and Immigration Act, 2025’ passed by the Parliament has come into force from 1 September 2025, which has integrated all the scattered laws related to immigration.

The Central Government and the Government of Manipur signed a Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Kuki-Zo rebel groups on ‘redefined terms and conditions’ with an aim to restore peace and stability in the violence-hit state.

The largest share of India's coffee production comes from Chikkamagaluru, Coorg and Hassan districts of Karnataka. Recently, heavy rains for more than three months in a row, extreme cold and lack of sunlight in these areas have caused severe damage to coffee plantations. It is estimated that coffee production may decline by 20 to 30% this time.