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1600 articles on Polity & Governance · Page 19 of 80

March 25, 2026
8 articles
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Parliament Budget Session LIVE updates: Nirmala Sitharaman replies to discussion on Finance Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the discussion on the Finance Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, a key legislative step in completing ...
Economics Polity & Governance
4 min
New Income Tax Rules 2026: All you need to know about the new tax regime
The Income Tax Act 2025 comes into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the Income Tax Act, 1961, which had undergone over 4,000 amendments across six decades T...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Explained | The Scheduled Caste classification and the religion bar: What has the Supreme Court ruled?
A Supreme Court bench (Justices P.K. Mishra and N.V. Anjaria) ruled on March 24, 2026 that conversion from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism to any other religi...
Modern History Polity & Governance
6 min
When an explosion was triggered on the map of India to protest imposition of Hindi
In a report recalling a historical incident, cadres of the Tamil Viduthalai Padai triggered a bomb blast targeting the map of India at the Government Botanic...
Art & Culture Polity & Governance
6 min
Allahabad HC issues notices to U.P. Government, Central Ministries, ASI over dilapidated heritage structures
The Allahabad High Court issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Archaeol...
Polity & Governance
6 min
'U-turn Ustad': Congress slams PM bid for 'special session' to pass women quota law amendments
The central government has indicated it may convene a special session of Parliament to pass amendments that would allow the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Wom...
Polity & Governance
6 min
When the Chief Justice steps away
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant recused himself on March 20, 2026 from hearing petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Electi...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Four queer voices explain the impact of the Trans Amendment Bill 2026
Gender-diverse individuals and activists who participated in nationwide protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 ...
March 24, 2026
12 articles
International Relations Economics Polity & Governance
5 min
Middle East crisis: PM Modi sets up 7 empowered groups to assess impact of war
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of seven empowered groups to assess and manage the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on India's e...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
SC/ST act applies only to Scheduled Castes and Tribes who have not converted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled on March 24, 2026 that a person who converts from Hinduism (or another qualifying religion) to Christianity or Islam cannot claim pro...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Lok Sabha passes transgender Bill amid Opposition protests
The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 24, 2026, by voice vote, amid sharp opposition protests. Th...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Transgender Bill passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha amid walkout by Opposition MPs
The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 79 of 2026) by voice vote, amending the parent Transgender...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Supreme Court flags long-term bias against women in the armed forces
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, upheld permanent commission (...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
SC grants full pension to women denied permanent commission
A three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh ruled on March 24, 2026, that women Short Service...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Gujarat CM invokes Sanatan values, Rigveda as UCC Bill tabled in Assembly
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tabled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, one week after a state-appointed e...
Polity & Governance
6 min
I-PAC raid: Supreme Court poses question to West Bengal CM
The Supreme Court (Bench: Justices PK Mishra and NV Anjaria) posed sharp questions to the West Bengal government on March 24, 2026, regarding the Enforcement...
Polity & Governance
4 min
T.N. CM Stalin calls for constitutional safeguards to retain current share of States’ representation in delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin called for a constitutional amendment to ensure that the current proportional representation of states in Parliament is ...
Polity & Governance
7 min
No seat gain for single-member states and UTs in delimitation
Under the proposed Delimitation Bill 2026, states and UTs with a single Lok Sabha seat will not receive any additional seats, even as all other states receiv...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
His family did everything they could for him, say Harish Rana’s neighbours
Harish Rana, 31, India's first person to be legally allowed passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court, passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi on March 24, 2026. Rana ...
Polity & Governance Internal Security
6 min
SC: Trials in UAPA cases must be completed in 1 year
A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that all UAPA cases investigated by the National Investigation Agency ...