Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
200 illegal foreign nationals detained in Bengaluru; 124 Bangladeshi nationals held in CCB operation
Bengaluru City Police detained over 200 foreign nationals during a special operation targeting illegal immigration, of whom 124 were identified as Bangladesh...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
7 min
Woman in Assam becomes first to get Indian citizenship after two years in detention camp
Dipali Das, a woman from Hawaithang village under Dholai Police Station, Cachar district, Assam, received a "Certificate of Naturalisation" on March 6, 2026 ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Lok Sabha to take up notice on Monday for resolution to remove Om Birla as speaker
The opposition moved a resolution for the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, with a notice reportedly signed by over 100 MPs citing partisan conduct and ...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
6 min
Regulating internet is Centre’s domain, social media ban imposed by A.P., Karnataka may hit jurisdictional barrier
The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology stated that the government was actively discussing age-based restrictions on social media use f...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Fadnavis presents ₹7.69 lakh crore Maharashtra Budget, loan waiver for farmers
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the Maharashtra Budget 2026-27 with a total outlay of ₹7.69 lakh crore in t...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Jailed as juvenile, Bangladesh man freed after 21 years in jail
The Calcutta High Court ordered the release of a Bangladeshi national who had served 21 years in prison for murder, after ruling that he was a minor at the t...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Opposition notice to oust Speaker Om Birla to be taken up in Lok Sabha on Monday
The Congress-led INDIA bloc tabled a formal notice seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging partisan conduct in the management of House pr...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Cross, Jesus statue at home not proof of conversion, rules high court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that the presence of a cross, a statue of Jesus Christ, or other Christian symbols in a home cannot be treate...
Modern History
Polity & Governance
5 min
North Indian CMs went overboard on sterilisation targets because of Sanjay Gandhi: Karan Singh
Veteran politician Karan Singh — who served as Union Health Minister during the Emergency period (1975–77) — publicly disclosed that North Indian Chief Minis...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Cong, BJP issue whips as Lok Sabha all set to discuss motion against Speaker
Lok Sabha is scheduled to consider a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, moved by the Congress-led opposition over allegations of partisan co...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
In marathon outreach, NCW plans week-long public hearings covering 500 districts
The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched "Mahila Jan Sunwais" — Women's Public Hearings — beginning March 8, 2026 (International Women's Day), runnin...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
RBI Issues Draft Amendment Directions for ‘Review of Framework of Limiting Customer Liability in Digital Transactions’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft amendment directions for reviewing and revising the framework on limiting customer liability in unauthorised ele...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Karnataka, Andhra move to ban social media use by children
Karnataka announced a ban on social media use for all children under 16 years as part of its 2026-27 Budget, aimed at curbing the harmful effects of excessiv...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Bengal CM Mamata says not consulted on Governor appointment. But does Centre need to discuss this?
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned on March 5, 2026, ahead of the state's assembly elections. The Centre appointed former Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ra...
Polity & Governance
Art & Culture
6 min
In Karnataka’s Amogasidda Temple dispute, how SC decided who would conduct puja rituals
On February 25, 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed appeals in a 100-year-old dispute over h...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
EPFO okays auto-settlement for inoperative accounts with balance up to Rs 1,000: What are they, and the process
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Central Board of Trustees approved a pilot project to automatically settle inoperative EPF (Employees' Prov...
Polity & Governance
5 min
T.N. govt. constitutes Waqf Tribunal in Coimbatore
The Tamil Nadu government constituted a Waqf Tribunal in Coimbatore, adding to the existing tribunal framework for adjudicating waqf property disputes in the...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Non-IAS officers, retired IAS officers must not be posted in cadre posts, says CAT
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) issued a landmark ruling directing the Kerala government to stop the practice of appointing non-IAS officers or ret...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
New rules clear the way for first women firefighters in Telangana
The Telangana government amended its fire service recruitment rules to remove the gender bar that had previously restricted firefighter appointments to men o...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Short of crossing the red line
Karnataka's Budget 2026-27 projects a fiscal deficit of Rs 97,449 crore, amounting to 2.95% of GSDP -- just short of the 3% upper limit under the Karnataka F...