Apple assures India of unchanged manufacturing plans despite Trump remarks: Report
New Delhi: Apple has reportedly assured Indian government officials that its manufacturing and investment plans in the country remain intact, despite US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks urging the tech giant to halt its production of iPhones in India.
“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday. I said to him, Tim, you’re my friend, but now I hear you’re building all over India. I don’t want you building in India if you want to take care of India,” Trump said.
Trump claimed Apple would now “up their production in the United States,” though he did not provide further details. He also indicated that iPhones meant for the Indian market could continue to be made in India, but the same would not be done for US consumers.
Despite the remarks, Apple has reportedly reaffirmed its commitment to India. According to sources quoted by India Today, Apple assured Indian officials that the country remains a vital part of its global supply chain. "Apple has said that its investment plans in India are intact and it proposes to continue to have India as a major manufacturing base for its products," one official said.
Currently, India accounts for about 15 percent of Apple's global iPhone output. In FY25, iPhones worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore were exported from India, with the majority of shipments directed to the US.
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SC agrees to hear plea seeking extension of time for registration of waqf properties
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list an application seeking extension of time for mandatory registration of all waqf properties, including waqf-by-users under the UMEED portal.
In an interim order, the top court had on September 15 put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including a clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years could create Waqf, but refused to stay the entire law outlining the presumption of constitutionality in its favour.
It also held the Centre’s order to delete the "waqf by user" provision in the newly-amended waqf law was prima facie not arbitrary and the argument that waqf lands would be grabbed by governments held “no water”.
Waqf by user refers to a practice where a property is recognised as a religious or charitable endowment (waqf) based on its long-term, uninterrupted use for such purposes, even if there isn't a formal, written declaration of waqf by the owner.
On Thursday, a bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai was urged by lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, that a miscellaneous application seeking extension of time for registration of waqf properties be extended.
He said that six months time was given in the amended law for registration of the waqf properties and “Five months went during the judgement, we now only have one month left.”
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was in the courtroom in connection with another case, objected to the mentioning of the plea and said it should be intimated to the Centre.
“Let it be listed, listing does not mean granting (the relief),” the CJI said.
The Centre had on June 6 launched the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 (UMEED) central portal to create a digital inventory after geo-tagging all waqf properties.
According to the mandate of the UMEED portal, details of all registered Waqf properties across India are to be mandatorily uploaded within six months.
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