Polity & Governance
5 min
Battle of the rolls: How Mamata vs EC over SIR has set stage for 2026 Bengal assembly elections
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sit-in protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
'It was right thing to do': Jaishankar briefs Parliament on India permitting docking of Iranian ships
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar briefed Parliament that India granted docking permission to the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan at the Kochi port on hum...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Gender balance in judiciary remains unfinished task: CJI
The incumbent Chief Justice of India acknowledged that achieving gender balance in India's higher judiciary remains an "unfinished task" and called for syste...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Government lacks intent to achieve gender parity in courts: Ex-CJI
A former Chief Justice of India publicly criticised the government for lacking genuine intent to ensure adequate representation of women judges in the higher...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
West Asia conflict: India favours peace, return to dialogue, diplomacy, says EAM Jaishankar in Parliament
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated in Parliament on March 9, 2026, that India favours peace and a return to dialogue and diplomacy in the West As...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Maharashtra Health Department rolls out HPV vaccine for girls on Women’s Day
The Maharashtra government launched a statewide HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign on March 8, 2026 — International Women's Day — targeting appr...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
How Dalit voting patterns have changed across elections
Data analysis of Dalit voting patterns across Lok Sabha elections reveals a significant fragmentation of the Dalit vote, which was once consolidiated behind ...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
India believes in ‘dialogue & diplomacy’—Jaishankar briefs Parliament on West Asia crisis
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, reaffirming India's position of "dialogue and diplomacy" on the 2026 Iran...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Watch: End of chapter: R.N.Ravi’s posture helped the DMK | The Hindu Editorial
R.N. Ravi, who served as Tamil Nadu's Governor since September 2021, was transferred to West Bengal as part of a gubernatorial reshuffle in March 2026, endin...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
VPNs up, porn websites down as Australia brings in new online age-restrictions
Australia's Online Safety Act provisions mandating age verification for adult content websites came into force on March 9, 2026, requiring all adult sites se...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Murmu Visit Row: What protocol says about receiving the President in states – was there a breach in West Bengal?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not personally receive President Droupadi Murmu during a state visit, triggering a political controversy and a...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
4 min
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests; Kiren Rijiju lashes out
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 PM on March 9, 2026, as Opposition members disrupted proceedings demanding a full-fledged debate on the escalating West Asia c...
Polity & Governance
5 min
'Injustice has been done to Opposition': IUML MP to back no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla
Opposition parties, including the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), announced support for a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the s...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliament Budget session LIVE: Jaishankar addresses Parliament on West Asia war; speaks on Indians stranded in the region and energy security situation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, making a formal ministerial statement on the ongoing West Asia conflict (...