Polity & Governance
6 min
'It's not must': SC nixes plea against Vande Mataram circular
The Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) circular directing schools to begin the day with the singin...
Polity & Governance
6 min
PG admission row: Petitioner contacts CJI kin amid SC heat
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant publicly rebuked a litigant's father on March 25, 2026, after the father telephoned the CJI's brother to question a S...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
6 min
Amid oppn protest, FCRA amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, d...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
All-party meet on West Asia crisis: Opposition flags Pakistan mediation, Govt says India not a ‘dalal’ nation
The government convened an all-party meeting to brief parliamentary leaders on the West Asia crisis, with Cabinet Committee on Security ministers presenting ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
FCRA Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha, Opposition calls it ‘draconian’, ‘dangerous’
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026 by Union Minister Nityanand Rai (on behalf of Home M...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Parliament passes Bill to amend law to protect transgenders
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 amid strong protests from Opposition parties who demanded its referral ...
Polity & Governance
Modern History
5 min
Allahabad HC refuses to quash 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Kanpur
The Allahabad High Court (Justice Anish Kumar Gupta) dismissed 7 petitions filed by 9 accused persons seeking to quash criminal proceedings and charge-sheets...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
After GHADC amendment, Meghalaya groups seek curbs on non-tribal voters
Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar approved the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)'s amendment making it compulsory for candidates contesting ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Two members from National Council for Transgender Persons resign, citing ‘regressive’ Amendment Bill
Kalki Subramaniam (southern representative) and Rituparna Neog (northeast representative) resigned from the National Council for Transgender Persons, calling...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Parliament clears Transgender Bill amid an uproar
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the parent Act of 2019. Lok Sabha passed it on March 23 and R...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
India’s ‘newest voters’ caught in SIR adjudication trap in West Bengal
Thousands of former Bangladesh enclave residents in Cooch Behar, West Bengal — who received Indian citizenship after the 2015 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Financial burden no excuse to deny fair dues for land buys: SC
A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ruled that the constitutional guarantee of "just compensation" for land acquisitio...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
4 min
With Rs 1,800cr outlay, immigration scheme extended for 5 years
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) Sc...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Have PNG access but not switched? Govt will stop LPG refills
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026 on March 24, 2026, mandating that households...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Lok Sabha approves Finance Bill, tax rules eased
Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2026-27 on March 25, 2026 with 32 amendments, completing a key step in the Union Budget 2026-27 legislative process. The Bi...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
Rajnath Singh chairs parliamentary panel meeting on BRO, reviews border infrastructure push
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting for the Ministry of Defence on March 25, 2026, focusing on the Border R...