India and World News Highlights- October 6, 2025
Stay updated with the latest news on India and world. Key highlights include the Supreme Court’s TET order, India-China flight resumption, EU-US trade talks, Gaza conflict, Nepal floods, and India’s victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
India
Governance and Legal
Supreme Court verdict on teacher eligibility: The Supreme Court had ordered that all serving teachers for classes 1 to 8 in non-minority schools must pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) within two years. The decision has raised concerns about a possible shortage of teachers in states like Tamil Nadu.
Crowd Disaster Management: The Government of India has announced new strategies and scientific measures to prevent crowd disasters in Tamil Nadu after a stampede at a political rally killed 41 people.
Preventive Detention: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk filed a constitutional challenge against preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980 in the Supreme Court.
Bihar voter list “purified”: The Chief Election Commissioner announced satisfaction with the special thorough revision of electoral lists in Bihar, which purged the list after 22 years.
Foreign Affairs
India-China flights to resume: After a five-year suspension, direct flights between India and mainland China are set to resume on October 26, 2025. This follows a period of improved diplomatic relations.
Trade negotiations with the EU and the US:
Negotiations for a trade pact between India and the European Union were scheduled to begin on October 6 in Brussels.
External Affairs Minister S Jayashankar said India’s “red lines” must be respected in any trade deal with the US as negotiations continue to resolve ongoing trade and tariff issues.
Maritime Exercise with UK: The Indian and UK navies have begun an eight-day maritime exercise off the west coast of India.
Russia to supply engines to Pakistan: The Congress party has slammed the Modi government after Russia went ahead with plans to supply advanced jet engines to Pakistan for its JF-17 fighter jets.
Technology and Science
Hypersonic missile test: The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is preparing to test “sound”, a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of traveling at speeds above Mach 5.
Launch of Raksha-IBR vaccine: Indian Immunological Limited (IIL) launched the first indigenously developed vaccine for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) in cattle.
Grockipedia early beta: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on X that the early beta of his XAI company’s Wikipedia competitor Grockipedia will be released on October 5th.
BSNL WoWiFi service: State-owned telecom giant BSNL has launched a free voice-over-WiFi service, which allows users to make calls without a cellular network.
Data centers in space: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts orbital data centers will be built within the next 10 to 20 years.
Trade and Economy
Government Borrowing Plan: The Government of India has finalized its borrowing plan for the second half of the 2025-26 financial year, including issuing sovereign green bonds.
Textile Industry Seeks Anti-Dumping Duty Relief: The textile industry has urged the government not to impose anti-dumping duty on imported Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), a key raw material.
Gold Hits All-Time High: Gold hit a new record high, crossing $3,900 an ounce.
International
Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported in northern Kyrgyzstan, with tremors felt across Central Asia.
Gaza Conflict and Assistance Flotilla:
Israel continued air strikes and tank attacks on areas across the Gaza Strip.
Israel deported detainees and aid workers from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Floods in Nepal and Bhutan:
Heavy rains have triggered landslides and floods in Nepal, killing at least 47 people.
The Indian Army’s rescue mission successfully helped stranded residents in the Amochu river region of Bhutan following flash floods.
Ukrainian missile and drone strikes: Russian forces launched an intense overnight missile and drone strike in Ukraine, killing five people and leaving tens of thousands without power.
Indonesia school collapse: Death toll from school collapse in Indonesia rises to 45.
Sydney street shooting: A gunman injured 20 people in a random shooting on a Sydney street. Police ruled out terrorism or gang activity.
Sports
Cricket:
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: India beat Pakistan by 88 runs in their match in Colombo. The captains notably maintained a “no-handshake” policy.
Future of Rohit and Kohli: The BCCI chief selectors have expressed uncertainty over whether veteran players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will participate in the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Football: Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League to hand Liverpool their third successive defeat.
Badminton: Indian shuttler Shriyanshi Valishetti won the women’s singles title at the Al Ain Masters.
Boxing: The BFI Cup 2025 saw several top boxers enter the semi-finals and finals.
