Polity & Governance
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Net deletions due to SIR 5.2cr (10%) in 12 states/UTs; 2 crore included in Phase 2
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published final electoral rolls for 12 states and Union Territories after completing Phase 2 of the Special Intensive ...
‘Violation of Rule of Specialty’: Home Secretary flags procedural lapses in extradition cases
India's Home Secretary raised concerns about procedural lapses in extradition cases, specifically flagging violations of the "Rule of Specialty" The Rule of ...
Prototype fast breeder reactor | Nuclear paradox
India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu attained first criticality on April 6, 2026 — marking the initiation of a sust...
Big share of funds for kids' jabs not spent: RTI data
RTI (Right to Information) data revealed that a substantial portion of funds allocated annually to India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) remains con...
No forum to deal with arbitrators' misdeeds: SC judge
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna, speaking at the 5th Edition of the Indian Council of Arbitration International Conference, highlighted a significant s...
UCC enters Bengal battleground: PM Modi vows civil code roll out; Mamata says 'will revoke'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned in West Bengal ahead of the April–May 2026 assembly elections, promising to roll out the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) nat...
Rana Ayyub, X Corp & the battle for safe harbour: The broader implications of the case in Delhi HC
A petition filed in the Delhi High Court sought deletion of six tweets posted by journalist Rana Ayyub between 2013 and 2017, alleged to be derogatory and co...
Delhi EV Policy: Electric 3-Wheelers Only by 2027, 2-Wheelers by 2028
The Government of the National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi has released the draft Delhi EV Policy 2026–2030, setting hard deadlines for mandatory elect...
Election Commission trims electoral rolls by 10.2% across 12 states, UTs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) completed a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 9 states and 3 Union Territories, reducing the ...
Digital-only toll collection implemented at national highway fee plazas
All 1,150+ fee plazas on National Highways and Expressways have transitioned to exclusively digital toll collection from April 10, 2026, with cash payments n...
Gyan Bharatam survey: Over 4,100 manuscripts reported in Chhattisgarh so far, say officials
Over 4,100 manuscripts have been reported from eight districts in Chhattisgarh under the Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey, launched by the Ministry o...
Women’s reservation law amendment: Congress may call Opp meet on April 15
The Union Cabinet on April 8, 2026 cleared three draft legislations to accelerate implementation of the 33% women's reservation in Parliament and state assem...
Yashwant Varma's resignation may open graft-probe window
Justice Yashwant Varma's resignation from the Allahabad High Court on April 9, 2026, while halting the parliamentary removal proceedings, has opened a separa...
Varma goes down protesting: 'Asked to answer the unanswerable'
On resigning from the Allahabad High Court on April 9, 2026, Justice Yashwant Varma also formally withdrew from the Lok Sabha Speaker's Judges Inquiry Commit...
'Mahatma Gandhi mein aag lag rahi hai bhai'
On the night of March 14, 2025, firefighters responding to a blaze at the official residence of then-Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma at 30 Tugh...
SIR in 10 states, three Union Territories so far: Electoral rolls trimmed by 5.58 crore, most in Gujarat, UP
The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, conducted across 10 states and 3 Union Territories, has resulted in a net...
In Assam, first evicted, now erased
In Assam's Kachutali village (Dimoria constituency, ~30 km east of Guwahati) and surrounding areas, families evicted from government land — predominantly Ben...
Draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island projects tourism as primary growth driver
A draft master plan for the development of Great Nicobar Island (GNI) has been notified for public suggestions, positioning tourism as the primary economic d...
Congress discusses women’s reservation law and delimitation; Kharge to meet other Opposition leaders for joint strategy
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on April 10, 2026, to deliberate on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill ahead of a three-day special session of P...
Centre slams X’s inaction on Ayyub tweets, threatens to withdraw safe harbour protection
The Central government told the Delhi High Court that social media platform X (formerly Twitter) risks losing its safe harbour protection under the Informati...