Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set up a high-powered task force led by Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani to overhaul India's examination system and the National Testing Agency after repeated paper-leak scandals. Members include former ISRO chief S. Somanath, ex-IB director Tapan Deka, IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti and former Education Secretary Anita Karwal, with a focus on technology.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Cabinet reshuffle has elevated several Indian-origin Labour MPs. Bihar-born Kanishka Narayan becomes Minister for Artificial Intelligence, while Satvir Kaur takes an equalities and Home Office role and Harpreet Uppal is named Assistant Whip. Uma Kumaran joins the Foreign Office as a junior minister. Starmer allies Seema Malhotra and Preet Kaur Gill were moved to the backbenches.
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would put his country's interests first with US President Donald Trump and would not shy from voicing a different view when needed. In BBC interview excerpts released Sunday, Burnham, who replaced Keir Starmer in Downing Street on Monday, described his first phone call with Trump, made hours after taking office, as warm.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump, who announced the visit at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The talks come as American forces keep striking Iranian positions after a US-Iran ceasefire collapsed. Israel had opposed that deal. Separately, US-brokered Israel-Lebanon negotiations have stalled since March, while Israel's Gaza campaign continues.
Malaysia is poised to return to Formula 1, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying an official announcement will come on Sunday. Sepang International Circuit is expected to host the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix on October 2-4, its first F1 race since 2017, after the Middle East conflict forced Bahrain's cancellation. The deal, agreed in principle, still awaits FIA approval.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, submitting his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a month of student protests over alleged NEET paper leaks. The Cockroach Janta Party-led agitation at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, boosted by activist Sonam Wangchuk's 26-day hunger strike, had demanded accountability. Announcing his exit, Pradhan invoked 'youth power' and warned against 'anti-national forces' exploiting the unrest.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet was discussing moving Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to another ministry amid protests over the NEET-UG paper leak. At a Delhi press conference, Gandhi called that unacceptable, branded Pradhan 'corrupt and incompetent' and said the education system had been hijacked. He backed protesting students and demanded an apology from Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Union ministers at Friday's Cabinet meeting to boost their Instagram presence and create reels to engage young people, CNN-News18 sources said. He asked how many actively used the platform, saying youth are the citizens the government must continuously reach. Modi himself posted a midnight reel opening with 'Friends,' as Gen Z-led Jantar Mantar protests dominate social media.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned on Friday, citing health problems that left him unable to perform his duties, in a letter to National Assembly Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. A long-time ally of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he became its 22nd President in April 2023. He defended his role in forming the interim government after Hasina's government collapsed on August 5, 2024.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Jonathan Reynolds as Business Minister and Angela Rayner as Housing Minister, his office announced on Monday. Reynolds returns as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded brief, having earlier lost the business portfolio to Peter Kyle during a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has succeeded.
Droupadi Murmu arrived in Chisinau on Monday, the first visit to Moldova by an Indian head of state, opening a three-nation European tour focused on trade, technology and tourism. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi received her at the airport. She is due to hold delegation-level talks with President Maia Sandu, address a business forum and meet the Indian community.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has put forward grandmaster Judit Polgar for Hungary's presidency and plans to meet her to ask whether she will serve. The office fell vacant after lawmakers amended the constitution to remove Tamas Sulyok, a Viktor Orban ally who stepped down on Sunday. Parliament must choose a successor within 30 days. Human Rights Watch criticised the amendment.
Andy Burnham has dropped a digital ID scheme to prioritise cost-of-living measures, allies say. The Greater Manchester mayor, nicknamed the 'King of the North' for his work in northwestern England, is set to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on July 20, when he has said he will also unveil his cabinet.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed 'King of the North', becomes Prime Minister on Monday and will name his cabinet the same day. He follows six leaders who left early over the past decade, from David Cameron after Brexit to Liz Truss, who lasted 49 days. Keir Starmer quit in June 2026 as Labour support drained toward Reform UK.