Polity & Governance

The Odisha state government conducted a comprehensive doorstep survey of residents covering 33 questions on a wide range of socio-economic indicators — from ...

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, proposing significant changes to the 2...

On March 17, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended in 2017), which restricted 12 weeks of maternity...

The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Board raised a pointed objection before the Supreme Court: How can temples — religious insti...

The Lok Sabha applied the "guillotine" during the 2025 Budget Session to pass all remaining Demands for Grants in a single vote, fast-tracking the Union Budg...

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 has been introduced in Parliament, proposing significant changes to the 2019 Act that act...

Maharashtra's Forest Department signed an agreement with Vantara — a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility run by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, ...

SEBI issued a settlement order resolving applications filed by noticees (parties who had received regulatory notices) in connection with securities market vi...

The Lok Sabha cleared the Demands for Grants for various ministries in respect of Union Budget 2026-27, with Speaker Om Birla applying the guillotine to pass...

The West Bengal government argued before the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) — as a department of the Central Government — cannot claim a...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) with a total outlay of ₹33,660 crore to develop...

The Maharashtra Legislature cleared the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, making Maharashtra the 13th state in India to enact legislation against f...

A nine-judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant commenced hearing on March 17, 2026, and concluded arguments on Mar...

Lok Sabha passed the Demands for Grants for all ministries totalling over ₹53 lakh crore for Union Budget 2026-27 using the guillotine procedure on March 18,...

A paper by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) argues that simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies would reduce tea...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved ₹1,718.56 crore as reimbursement to the Cotton Corporatio...

The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) scheme on March 18, 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 33,660 crore over six years (FY2...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved a Rs 54,926 crore package of proposals in a single sitting on March 18, 2026. The biggest componen...

India's privatisation programme has hit a significant setback, with three planned stake sales under consideration for shelving due to weak investor interest....

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is examining whether to revisit the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply & Sewe...