Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it on March 25 after the Lok Sabha passe...
Cabinet nod for 50% waiver of property tax arrears in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a one-time scheme waiving 50% of accumulated interest on property tax arrears for the financial year 2025–26. The sch...
Karnataka govt. announces 60-day age relaxation for 2026-27 class 1 admission
Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa announced a one-time 60-day relaxation in the minimum age requirement for Class 1 (Grade 1) school admissions f...
KPCC delegation fails to placate rebel candidate Sadiq Pahilwan
In Davangere, Karnataka, last-minute efforts by KPCC Working President Saleem Ahmed and MLA Rizwan Arshad to persuade rebel Congress candidate Sadiq Pahilwan...
India’s Resilient Production Systems in Agriculture
The Government of India has highlighted India's resilient agricultural production systems, citing a record foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes (...
15 women professionals term menstrual leave policy ‘benevolent sexism’, move Karnataka High Court
Fifteen women professionals have moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's paid menstrual leave policy as a form of "benevolent sexis...
Groups urge President not to grant assent to ‘regressive’ Transgender Amendment Bill
The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and the National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR), along with several other civil society orga...
Health insurance sector records Strong growth momentum with premiums exceeding ?1.2 lakh crore in 2024-25
India's health insurance sector recorded strong growth momentum in FY2024–25, with total health insurance premiums crossing ₹1.2 lakh crore — an approximatel...
News Today Live Updates, 26 March | SC status on Dalit Christians: Why Chinthada Anand verdict isn’t the final word despite recent outcry
The Supreme Court, in *Chinthada Anand v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.* (2026 INSC 283), ruled on March 24, 2026 that conversion to Christianity ends Sched...
IMA Haryana flags ₹400 crore dues under Ayushman Bharat
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Haryana has written to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagging over ₹400 crore in unpaid dues owed to empanelled hospi...
Transgender persons Amendment Bill opposed by community collectives
Transgender community collectives across multiple states, including Maharashtra, mounted protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amen...
When drinking water became a revolution | Mahad Satyagraha
The Mahad Satyagraha, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 20 March 1927, completes 99 years in 2026 and enters its centenary year (the 100th anniversary falls on 20 ...
Parliament passes Bill to amend law to protect transgenders
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 amid strong protests from Opposition parties who demanded its referral ...
After GHADC amendment, Meghalaya groups seek curbs on non-tribal voters
Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar approved the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)'s amendment making it compulsory for candidates contesting ...
Two members from National Council for Transgender Persons resign, citing ‘regressive’ Amendment Bill
Kalki Subramaniam (southern representative) and Rituparna Neog (northeast representative) resigned from the National Council for Transgender Persons, calling...
Parliament clears Transgender Bill amid an uproar
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the parent Act of 2019. Lok Sabha passed it on March 23 and R...
India’s ‘newest voters’ caught in SIR adjudication trap in West Bengal
Thousands of former Bangladesh enclave residents in Cooch Behar, West Bengal — who received Indian citizenship after the 2015 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary ...
Parliament passes bill to amend transgender law; two members of council for TG persons quit in protest
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 — the Rajya Sabha approved it by voice vote after the Lok Sabha had alr...
Excommunicating members for marrying outside Church violates their constitutional rights: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court ruled that excommunicating members of the Knanaya Catholic Church for marrying outside the community violates their constitutional righ...
India’s first repository of major psychiatric disorders, CALM-Brain, launched in Bengaluru
CALM-Brain, India's first repository of major psychiatric disorders built on Indian patient data, was formally launched in Bengaluru. The database incorporat...