Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Iran vows ‘crushing’ attacks on U.S. and Israel after Trump’s threats
Iran pledged "crushing" retaliatory attacks against the United States and Israel in response to Trump's threats of sustained military strikes against Iranian...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
6 min
SIR in West Bengal: Election Commission hands over the Malda violence case to NIA after SC directives
Seven judicial officers conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were held hostage for over nine hours by a mob in Malda district, West...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Budget Session adjourned, Parliament to reconvene on 16 April to raise Lok Sabha seats to 816: Report
The Budget Session of Parliament was adjourned on April 2, 2026, but the government has announced it will reconvene on April 16 for a brief two-to-three day ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
West Asia crisis: Govt to assess impact of recent tax concessions on its indirect tax revenues
The Union government has initiated an assessment of the fiscal impact of recent tax concessions — including customs duty exemptions on petrochemicals and exc...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
6 min
CAPF Bill passed by Lok Sabha as Opposition walks out over absence of Home Minister
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Lok Sabha with the opposition staging a walkout, protesting the absenc...
Polity & Governance
5 min
‘Requests being examined’: Maldives, Sri Lanka among several nations seeking India’s energy supplies, says MEA
The United States announced sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on April 2, 2026 — dubbed "Liberation Day" by President Trump — targeting trading partners across t...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs created
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a virtual meeting with state agriculture ministers ahead of the Kharif season, directing states to c...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
'For a very important bill': Parliament to reconvene on April 16; what’s on cards
Parliament's Budget Session, originally scheduled to conclude on April 2, has been adjourned with an announcement that both Houses will reconvene on April 16...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Government signals 'very important' bill soon as Rajya Sabha adjournment hints at fresh push on women’s quota
The government indicated that a "very important" bill would be introduced in Parliament soon, signalling active legislative business ahead. The Rajya Sabha r...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Self-enumeration by President Murmu, VP & PM Modi kicks off Census 2027
India's Census 2027 officially began on April 1, 2026 with the launch of the self-enumeration phase — the first time in Indian census history that citizens c...
Polity & Governance
4 min
FCRA bill not taken up amid oppn protests
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was listed for passage in the Lok Sabha on April 1–2, 2026, but was not taken up for discussion as...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Lok Sabha passes Bill recognising Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra Pradesh
Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, formally recognising Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Prades...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Rajya Sabha clears Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendments
The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, completing the bill's parliamentary journey after the Lok Sabha passed it o...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Church’s opposition to FCRA Bill triggers political storm in Kerala
The proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 triggered a significant political storm in Kerala, with the state's major church denomina...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Amendment to FCRA a direct attack on minority institutions: T.N. CM Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condemned the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it "a direct attack on Christian NGOs, Ch...
Polity & Governance
Art & Culture
5 min
SP raises Mahabodhi temple management issue in Rajya Sabha, demands Buddhist control
Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha member Ramji Lal Suman raised the Mahabodhi Temple management issue during Zero Hour in the upper house on April 2, 2026, deman...
Polity & Governance
5 min
'Complete breakdown of law & order in Bengal': SC after judicial officers were held hostage for hours over SIR deletion
The Supreme Court took serious cognisance of the 9-hour gherao of seven judicial officers conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in M...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
TN CM Stalin opposes amendment to FCRA, alleges proposed move attack on minority institutions
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin issued a strong condemnation of the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it a "direc...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Voter name deletion: Judicial officers rescued after protesters gheraoed them for hours in Bengal
Seven judicial officers conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were gheraoed by protesters for approximately 9 hours at the Kalia...
Polity & Governance
5 min
SIR protest: SC slams West Bengal govt over gherao of judicial officials, terms incident calculated
Seven judicial officers — including three women — who were deployed in Malda's Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office to adjudicate electoral roll (SIR) claims...