Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
CAG urges use of AI and data analytics to detect corruption in government tenders
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) called for deploying artificial intelligence and data analytics tools to detect corruption and unfair prac...
Naga body in Manipur petitions PM, seeking release of six Naga captives
On May 13, 2026, six Naga civilians were abducted from Leilon Vaiphei village in Senapati district, Manipur, by unidentified armed groups amid renewed ethnic...
Watch: Why WHO is worried about Ebola outbreak | Above the Fold | 20.05.2026
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a P...
ANRF ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF 10 INSTITUTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (COES)
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has announced the selection of 10 institutions to establish Convergence Research Centres of Excellence (Co...
Competition Commission of India says it won’t allow ‘winner-takes-all tyranny’ of Big Tech firms in digital markets
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) publicly stated it will not permit dominant technology firms to create a "winner-takes-all" ecosystem in India's di...
Supreme Court dismisses PIL challenging caste enumeration in upcoming Census
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking to challenge the government's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming 16th national Census. A bench o...
Supreme Court: Courts not bound by govt’s N-liability cap
The Supreme Court ruled that courts are not bound by the liability cap set by the government under the nuclear liability framework, asserting judicial author...
Bhupender Yadav: ‘Separate free-ranging Asiatic Lion population under consideration, states are being consulted’
The Union Environment Ministry has stated that establishing a separate free-ranging population of Asiatic Lions is under active consideration, with consultat...
More than 8,800 cases admitted under IBC, creditors realise over Rs 4.11 lakh cr till Dec 2025
By December 2025, more than 8,800 corporate insolvency resolution cases had been admitted under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. Creditors hav...
RBI set to pay government record dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to transfer a record dividend (surplus) to the central government for the fiscal/accounting year 2025-26, anticip...
Over 400 labourers from four Southern States rescued from bonded labour at Nizamabad brick kilns
More than 400 labourers from four southern states were rescued from bonded labour-like conditions at brick kilns in Nizamabad district, Telangana. The rescue...
Delhi Police may seek larger Bench reference on UAPA bail curbs amid ‘conflicting’ coordinate Bench rulings
A Supreme Court bench, in its May 18, 2026 ruling, reaffirmed that "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" even under the Unlawful Activities (Preventio...
Pondage, power and Pakistan—India versus ‘Indus’ court at The Hague
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a supplemental award on "maximum pondage" — the amount of water that can be held in reservoi...
Supreme Court asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizens on foreign servers
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising the Chief Justice and two other justices, heard a PIL filed by a cybersecurity professional seeking court interventi...
Congress says Great Nicobar project endangers UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve
Parliamentary debate has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with opposition voices arguing that the project poses an existential ...
RBI proposes banks to disclose detailed information on capital, risks under Basel Pillar 3
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed new rules requiring banks to publish detailed quarterly disclosures on capital adequacy, leverage, liquidity, an...
CAA applicants must declare passport status, surrender foreign passports: Home Ministry
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on April 30, 2026, further amending the Citizenship Rules, 2009 to tighten proc...
Citizenship rule tweak for Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan applicants
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009 through the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing new procedural r...
Bail under UAPA: How different Supreme Court benches have delivered different rulings in the past
A Supreme Court bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while granting bail to a Jammu & Kashmir accused in a narco-terror funding case (*Syed If...
Inquiry committee probing allegations against Justice Varma submits report to Speaker
The Judges Inquiry Committee investigating Justice Yashwant Varma submitted its statutory report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on May 18, 2026, following a p...