Internal Security
Polity & Governance
6 min
From Maoist corridor to ‘tourist hub’?: Inside Chhattisgarh’s plan to develop Bastar region
The Chhattisgarh government has unveiled a comprehensive "Bastar 2.0" development blueprint, submitted by the Chief Minister to the Prime Minister, aimed at ...
International Relations
4 min
Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Trump suspends Iran bombing for two weeks; Iran says U.S. must accept uranium enrichment
As Trump suspended US bombing of Iran on April 7–8, 2026, Iran simultaneously demanded that the US formally accept its right to continue uranium enrichment a...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
6 min
Civil society groups complain of growing censorship to IT Ministry
Several civil society organisations raised concerns about growing online censorship during a consultative meeting convened by the Ministry of Electronics and...
International Relations
4 min
US-Iran agree to two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, invited to Islamabad for further talks
The United States and Iran announced a simultaneous two-week ceasefire on April 7–8, 2026, temporarily halting a six-week military conflict across West Asia....
Science & Technology
6 min
Why does India want fast breeder nuclear reactors? | Explained
India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality on 6 April 2026 — a historic milestone in India's ...
Science & Technology
Economics
Environment & Ecology
4 min
India’s data centre electricity demand makes planners go back to drawing board to map new energy security playbook
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is revising its national electricity demand forecasts after discovering that concentrated data centre development in ...
International Relations
Geography
4 min
Israel says missiles fired by Iran as Trump pauses attack
Israeli officials reported Iranian missile launches even as US President Trump announced a two-week suspension of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure. ...
International Relations
4 min
Iran 10-point plan says U.S. must accept uranium enrichment, lift all sanctions
Iran presented a 10-point plan to the US as a framework for resolving the conflict, claiming "victory" and framing the document as a statement of Iran's non-...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
Art & Culture
5 min
Justice B V Nagarathna: Women cannot be 'untouchables' for 3 days every month
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, resumed hearing the Sabarimala reference case, which examines broad...