Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Centre’s revenue focus has shifted from selling PSUs to earning more from them, data shows
A data analysis of government finances reveals a structural shift in how the Centre extracts revenue from Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs): from the earlier...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Karnataka government skirts internal reservation in recruitments
The Karnataka government issued a Government Order authorising recruitment notifications for 56,432 Group A, B, and C posts across various departments — with...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
A budget that remains unspent, patients remain untreated, crisis brews, this Rare Diseases Day
A significant gap exists between the budgetary allocation and actual utilisation under India's National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD) 2021: while Rs 299.59...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
5 min
AI can be an efficient tool in the legal profession but needs rigorous monitoring, say legal experts
Legal experts assessed the growing use of artificial intelligence tools in the Indian legal profession, noting both significant efficiency gains and serious ...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Bengal SIR deletes 61.78 lakh names; electorate drops to 7.04 crore
The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the final electoral rolls for West Bengal on February 28, 2026, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
4 min
Govt. blocks Supabase website, popular among code developers
The Indian government issued a blocking order on February 24, 2026, directing internet service providers to restrict access to Supabase, a widely used open-s...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Dilution of RTI Act undermining Constitutional guarantees, say legal experts
Legal experts and transparency advocates have warned that recent amendments to the Right to Information Act, 2005 — introduced through the Digital Personal D...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
Kerala issues order to implement Assured Pension Scheme from April 1
The Kerala government issued an order on February 28, 2026, to implement the Assured Pension Scheme (APS) for state government employees effective April 1, 2...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
HM Shah reviews border security in Seemanchal; all post-SIR deaths to be verified
Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted a three-day visit to Bihar's Seemanchal region (districts: Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia, Katihar), chairing high-level ...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
For a house built in Kerala, another brought down in Bihar
A wage dispute in Bihar's Darbhanga district between a Dalit family and upper-caste members escalated into a caste atrocity case, with a house being demolish...
Polity & Governance
Economics
5 min
Judiciary must not create anti-investment climate: SC
The Supreme Court of India cautioned that judicial orders and conduct must not create an "anti-investment climate," emphasising that the judiciary should be ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
We pass sweeping orders without realising impact on the ground: CJI
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant publicly reflected on the problem of sweeping court orders passed without adequate appreciation of ground realities, statin...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
J&K HC raps Srinagar District Magistrate, says accused’s detention under PSA ‘fundamentally flawed’
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court reprimanded the Srinagar District Magistrate, ruling that an accused's detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was not l...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Justice Unplugged 2026 LIVE: 'Constitutional morality is justice without the fear of favour,' says Kapil Sibal
Justice Unplugged 2026, a flagship event co-hosted by The Hindu and VIT School of Law (VITSOL) at VIT Chennai, was held on February 28, 2026 in New Delhi, br...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
5 min
J&K police secure non-bailable warrants against 4 Hizbul ‘commanders’, including chief Salahuddin
A Sessions Court in Srinagar issued Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) against four Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commanders, including Syed Salahuddin (Mohammad Yousuf S...