Polity & Governance
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Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Andhra Pradesh; APBIL; BSNL & APSFL for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in Andhra Pradesh
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh BharatNet Infrastructure Limite...
Issuance of first instalment of Mother Sanction of Rs 401.50 crore for F.Y. 2026-27 under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for District and Subordinate Courts
The Ministry of Law and Justice released the first instalment of a "mother sanction" of ₹401.50 crore for FY 2026-27 to States and Union Territories through ...
The law does not favour AIADMK rebels
Following the Tamil Nadu trust vote on May 13, 2026, in which 25 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs voted in favour of the ruling government against party direction, co...
Testing troubles: On the National Testing Agency, NEET-UG 2026
The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination, conducted on May 3, 2026, after investigations revealed that "guess papers" circula...
India weighs joint Centre-State funding framework for heatwave mitigation
The Union government is weighing a formal joint Centre-State funding architecture for heatwave mitigation, moving heatwaves from an ad hoc, state-managed eve...
Nicobarese oppose proposal for three wildlife sanctuaries
The Tribal Council of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar Islands has formally opposed three proposed wildlife sanctuaries — a Leatherback Turtle Sanctuary on L...
Local transport, storage and human handling are the weakest links in conducting NEET, according to panel report
A high-level committee headed by former ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan, constituted by the Ministry of Education in June 2024, identified local transport, st...
AIADMK split erupts in Assembly as 25 of 47 MLAs back Vijay government in trust vote
During a trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on May 13, 2026, 25 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs voted in favour of the ruling TVK-led government, defy...
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh top logistics performance ranking, Mizoram and Delhi also lead
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the LEADS 2025 (Logistics Ease Across Different States) report, benchmarking logistics performance across all ...
DBN, Andhra Pradesh sign pact to roll out Bharatnet in state with Rs 2,432 cr financial support
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), the Government of India, the Andhra Pradesh government, APBIL (Andhra Pradesh Broadband Infrastructure Limited), BSNL, and APSFL ...
Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution in English not in Hindi: Kerala
The Kerala High Court, while deciding a PIL challenging the Hindi titles given to three new criminal laws (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksh...
NEET-UG leak probe widens, scores picked up across Maharashtra, Rajasthan
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a multi-state investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, conducting raids and arrests across Maharash...
‘Sack all NTA officials, treat issue like organised crime’: RSS-linked bodies slam NEET paper leak
Following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, various civil society organisations and student bodies demanded dismissal of National Testing Agency (NTA) officials a...
India's aspiring doctors heartbroken by exam paper leak
The NEET-UG 2026 examination, conducted on May 3, 2026 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to undergraduate medical courses, was found to hav...
Hindustan Petroleum Q4 net profit accelerates 46% on improved refining margins before conflict impact
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) reported a 78% year-on-year jump in consolidated net profit for Q4 FY2026 (January–March 2026) to Rs 6,065 cro...
Nicobarese oppose proposal for three wildlife sanctuaries
The Tribal Council of Campbell Bay and Nicobarese community representatives have formally opposed a proposal to establish three new wildlife sanctuaries on L...
ST quota back at 3% raises concerns over proportional representation
Karnataka has restored the Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation to 3% — after a period when it was altered — prompting a debate about proportional representation...
‘Economic necessity & talent-building CSR tool’—Centre urges India Inc. to scale up PM Internship Scheme
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs urged large companies to treat apprenticeship programmes as both an economic necessity and a Corporate Social Responsibilit...
All religious practices presumed protected unless they violate public order, health, morality: Centre in Sabarimala review hearing
The Supreme Court's nine-judge constitution bench, hearing the Sabarimala reference case, articulated a broad principle: all religious practices are presumed...
How the anti defection law is going to operate in the AIADMK case?
A floor test in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly triggered a split within the AIADMK legislative party, with a faction of approximately 24–25 MLAs voting ...