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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin convenes emergency meeting of DMK MPs over delimitation consequences
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin convened an emergency virtual meeting of DMK MPs and district secretaries on April 15, 2026 — one day before the specia...
Kerala Congress (M) chairperson Jose K. Mani suggests multi-factor matrix for ‘a fair delimitation formula’
Kerala Congress (M) chairperson Jose K. Mani proposed a multi-factor matrix for determining parliamentary seat allocation in the upcoming delimitation exerci...
Delimitation: Stalin announces state-wide black flag protest, says Centre will pay 'heavy price'
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a state-wide black-flag protest on April 16, 2026 — the day Parliament's special session begins to consider t...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) addressed three major environmental enforcement cases on April 14, 2026, spanning industrial pollution, solid waste managem...
Mayawati bats for sub-quota for SC, ST, OBC women within 33% reservation
BSP chief Mayawati backed the Women's Reservation Bill and the government's proposal to implement 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies...
Women's Reservation Bill, a historic step towards Women's empowerment: CM Rekha Gupta
As the Union government introduced its three-bill package in a special Parliament session (April 16–18, 2026), the Women's Reservation Act was once again bro...
Guidelines for Urban Challenge Fund released; Rs 5,000 cr-credit repayment guarantee scheme launched
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar released the operational guidelines for the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) on April ...
'Women’s reservation bill already passed': Congress accuses Centre of 'hissa chori' using delimitation
The Congress party accused the Centre of using delimitation as a tool for a political "power grab" — characterised as "hissa chori" (share theft) — under the...
‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ will provide women leadership role in policy-making: Haryana CM
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam will provide women a leadership role in the country's policy-making by ...
Mallikarjun Kharge convenes meeting of Congress brass to discuss women quota, delimitation
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge convened a high-level meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Delhi to discuss strategy on the Women's Reser...
Telangana govt puts 2024 caste survey data in public domain
The Telangana government released the data of its 2024–25 caste survey — officially titled the Telangana Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political ...
Stalin vs Centre: Why is Tamil Nadu protesting the delimitation bill
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a state-wide black flag protest against the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise, calling it a "grave dang...
Southern CMs oppose delimitation push, seek wider consultations; Vijayan calls for bill to be dropped
Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana — Siddaramaiah, Pinarayi Vijayan, and Revanth Reddy — met and issued a joint statement opposing the Centr...
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 04 Entries
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a notification (RBI/2026-27/12) on April 15, 2026, directing all regulated financial entities to implement amendments ...
Delimitation bill has provision for EC to conduct exercise in Pak-occupied J&K
The Union Government circulated The Delimitation Bill, 2026 among Members of Parliament, proposing to replace the Delimitation Act, 2002, as part of a specia...
For FDI, E-comm exports must be in separate cart
The government is evaluating a proposal to permit Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the inventory-based e-commerce model, but exclusively for export-bound g...
Women’s quota: Govt for House at 850, delimitation on 2011 Census
The government circulated three Bills in Parliament on April 14, 2026, to enable fresh delimitation, expand the Lok Sabha, and operationalise women's reserva...
Delimitation is the BJP’s tool to divide Bengal and India, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee condemned the government's Delimitation Bills, calling them a "BJP tool t...
Women’s reservation Bill rushed by govt. to sidestep caste count, says Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the Union government of rushing the Women's Reservation Bill implementation without including caste data fro...
Stalin warns of massive protests against delimitation; Revanth calls for united southern front
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin issued a "final warning" to the Prime Minister, threatening massive protests that would bring the state "to a standstil...