Polity & Governance
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After RBI action, when will Paytm Payments Bank customers get their money back?
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited effective April 24, 2026, citing that the bank's operations were condu...
Ashok Lahiri is new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, 4 new members also appointed
The central government reconstituted the NITI Aayog, appointing veteran economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairperson, replacing Suman Bery. Four new full...
Meant to protect free speech from anti-defection law, ‘merger’ is now a defence for joining a rival party
A recent constitutional controversy has brought fresh scrutiny to Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule — the "merger" exception to the anti-defection law — as l...
AAP to seek disqualification of MPs who defected to BJP
Seven of the Aam Aadmi Party's ten Rajya Sabha MPs — including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney, a...
Ashok Kumar Lahiri appointed as Niti Aayog Vice-Chairperson
Ashok Kumar Lahiri, a former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Government of India, has been appointed as the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog, replacing Sum...
RBI’s action on Paytm Payments Bank Limited has no financial impact and strong momentum, says company
The RBI's cancellation of Paytm Payments Bank Limited's (PPBL) licence carries limited direct financial impact on its parent company (One97 Communications), ...
RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence citing rule violations
The Reserve Bank of India formally cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited on April 24, 2026, under Section 22(4) of the Banking Regulat...
India’s drug approval system set for big digital overhaul to weed out multiple portals, glitches, delays
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a Request for Proposal on April 13, 2026, to select a software provider for building a unified...
Finance Minister advocates ‘anticipatory’ regulation in capital markets
At SEBI's 38th Foundation Day event held in Mumbai on April 25, 2026, the Union Finance Minister delivered the keynote address calling for a fundamental shif...
Census 2027: States asked to identify vulnerable areas, keep biased enumerators out
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India directed district magistrates and municipal commissioners to conduct a revenue village-wise exercise t...
Merger of AAP MPs with BJP before party's merger 'unconstitutional': Kapil Sibal
Seven Rajya Sabha members of the Aam Aadmi Party, led by Raghav Chadha, announced their merger with the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 24, 2026, claiming th...
'Gaddar': AAP Youth Wing defaces residences of Rajya Sabha MPs in Punjab for moving to BJP
Following the announcement by seven Rajya Sabha members that they were leaving their original party and merging with another, the original party formally sub...
Urdu no longer mandatory for J&K revenue services; sparks row
The J&K Revenue Department issued draft recruitment rules for non-gazetted revenue service posts, in which the clause making Urdu a compulsory language requi...
Six detained under PSA in Kashmir for ‘inciting’ students protest
Sopore Police in north Kashmir invoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against six individuals for their alleged role in orchestrating violence and vandalism dur...
Big blow to AAP as Chadha, 6 more Rajya Sabha MPs quit, join BJP
Seven Rajya Sabha members announced their departure from their original party and declared their intention to merge with another party, constituting one of t...
Anti-defection law won't apply to AAP MPs, say experts
Seven of the ten Rajya Sabha members belonging to a regional political party resigned from their party and submitted a merger application to the Rajya Sabha ...
Paytm distances itself from Payments Bank after RBI cancels PPBL’s banking licence
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on April 24, 2026, effective from the close of business that da...
Opposition files new notice seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's ouster
Seventy-three members of the Rajya Sabha submitted a fresh removal notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretary-General on April 24, 2026, seeking the ouster of the C...
Switch by Raghav Chadha, others no surprise as BJP targets new voter blocs in Punjab
Seven members of the Rajya Sabha, constituting two-thirds of their legislative party's strength in the Upper House, announced their departure from their orig...
Opposition files fresh Rajya Sabha notice to remove CEC
Seventy-three members of the Rajya Sabha from opposition parties submitted a fresh notice seeking removal of the Chief Election Commissioner, listing nine ch...