Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
How DMK’s resistance to Centre’s proposed delimitation evokes the language debates of 1950s and 60s
The Centre has introduced the Delimitation Bill, 2026 (along with the Constitution 131st Amendment Bill, 2026) to redraw parliamentary and assembly constitue...
Govt. constitutes panel for implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026
The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a state-level committee under the chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary to oversee the implementation of the S...
Rationalisation of voters in Lok Sabha constituencies: A look at seats with highest and lowest no. of voters
In Parliament's debate on the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Union Home Minister argued that large and unequal electorates prevent Members of Parliament from s...
Delimitation decoded: What the Centre tried to do, why opposition shot it down & what happens next
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, receiving 298 votes in favour against the 352 needed (two-thir...
'Factually Abused Quackery': Congress' dig at government FAQs on women's quota bill
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which would have expanded Lok Sabha to 850 seats and enabled the delimitation required to activate women's re...
Cong demands implementation of women's quota law on current LS strength, marches to BJP office
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, multiple opposition parties staged protests demanding immediate implement...
Govt may hike FDI limit in pension sector; Bill likely in Monsoon Session
The central government is considering raising the FDI cap in the pension sector from 49% to 100%, mirroring the liberalization recently carried out in the in...
Opposition plans to move fresh notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Opposition parties in Parliament have drafted a fresh notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, after their earlier remo...
NMC draft norms proposes single-state licence for AFMS doctors to practice across country
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued draft amendments to the Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, ...
58 Jamaat-e-Islami-linked private schools taken over by J&K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered the takeover of management committees of 58 functional private schools found to have direct or indirect links wi...
Census portal shows Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh town; issue fixed, say officials
A resident of Pasighat in East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, flagged that the self-enumeration map on the official Census 2027 portal (se.census.gov.in)...
PM Modi flays Opposition for women's quota bill defeat
The Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at fast-tracking women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state assemblies was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 ...
Why has Punjab introduced a new law on sacrilege?
The Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — an anti-sacrilege law prescribing lif...
Opposition to move fresh motion seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The opposition is drafting a fresh motion to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, citing new allegations against him, followi...
Is India’s Maoist insurgency finally over?
India's decadeslong Maoist insurgency has reached a historic turning point, with the government declaring near-total victory by March 2026 following sustaine...
At Cabinet meeting, PM Modi tells ministers to expose opposition's 'anti-women' mindset before people: Sources
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was put to a vote in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 and failed to secure the required two-thirds majority: 298...
Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu criticise Opposition after Constitution Bill defeat; warn of impact on South’s representation and women’s quota
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, marking the first time in 12 years that the government failed ...
Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav back 2023 women's quota act, but reject 2011 census link; target BJP over delimitation row
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, opposition leaders including Congress MP Priyanka G...
Punjab’s border farmers caught between fence and Zero Line
The Central government has ordered a survey in six border districts of Punjab to assess relocation of the border fence closer to the actual international bou...
Justice is served in Sattankulam
On April 6, 2026, a Madurai sessions court sentenced all nine policemen convicted in the Sattankulam custodial deaths case to death — classifying the case as...