The National Testing Agency is working with AICTE to map IT infrastructure and vacant space in government institutions for standard computer-based testing centres; NEET is planned to shift to CBT mode next year.
Source ↗With 5.18 crore cases pending in district courts, the Supreme Court urged States to consider raising the retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 62 to retain experienced judges and reduce vacancies.
Source ↗India and Belgium agreed to deepen defence and intelligence cooperation, create an investment fast-track mechanism, strengthen semiconductor and renewable-energy partnerships, and work towards doubling bilateral trade.
Source ↗India and China are expected to hold Corps Commander-level talks amid reported tension in Arunachal Pradesh; planned confidence-building measures include new military hotlines and a Border Personnel Meeting point at Joshimath.
Source ↗The United States Secretary of State may visit India in October, while officials are exploring a Quad leaders’ summit in December on the margins of the US-hosted G20 meeting; cooperation covers maritime security, critical technologies and disaster response.
Source ↗External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to address the high-level UN General Assembly session on September 26; the 81st session begins on September 8, with the General Debate scheduled for September 22–28.
Source ↗The MEA said 275 Indian nationals remained missing and 166 had been rescued after the Nepal-Tibet border flash floods; India had supplied about 95 tonnes of relief material and deployed tunnel-rescue, forensic and medical personnel.
Source ↗Seven unions under the United Forum of Bank Unions announced nationwide strikes on September 11 and later dates, with an indefinite strike from October 26 if demands—including implementation of a five-day banking week—are not met.
Source ↗Under Operation Chakra-VI, the CBI searched 89 locations in 20 States and arrested three people while tracing fraud proceeds and handlers; one case involved ₹7.67 crore allegedly extorted from a BITS Pilani victim.
Source ↗OBC organisations challenged the reported government reasoning that existing Central and State OBC lists cannot be used for caste enumeration because they identify classes rather than individual castes, making this a key issue for the 2027 Census debate.
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