Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Delimitation row: Revanth Reddy wants current gap in seats be maintained, as 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats will leave South at a disadvantage
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has formally demanded that the proportional gap in Lok Sabha seats between northern and southern states be maintain...
Comply or lose safe harbour: MeitY’s draft amendment to IT Rules lets govt give platforms binding orders
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has circulated a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
IBC Amendments target delays, governance; experts see gains but urge balance on litigation risks
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026, introducing 12 significant amendments aimed at reducing res...
LS passes insolvency law amendments; FM says bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the amendments are designed ...
Sitharaman defends IBC citing higher recoveries and post-resolution performance of firms
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the IBC framework by citing ...
Lok Sabha passes insolvency law amendments; Sitharaman says Bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026 with a voice vote during the Budget Session. Finance Ministe...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)
A joint committee inspection ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) found rampant debris dumping by construction contractors during the Jowai bypass ro...
NDA, opposition spar in Lok Sabha over efforts to free country of Naxalism
The Lok Sabha held a Rule 193 short-duration discussion on "efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism" on March 30, 2026 — one day before the gove...
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha hit out at Centre over CAPF Bill
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha strongly opposed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 during the Budget Session of Parliamen...
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms’ compliance with advisories, SOPs
MeitY has proposed tweaks to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that would formally mandate digital platforms' compl...
FCRA amendment bill draws opposition flak in Kerala ahead of polls
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging withdrawal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill,...
‘Stable’ live-in couples to be considered married in Census 2027
Census 2027 FAQs and enumeration guidelines indicate that live-in couples residing together in the same household will be counted as "married" if they consid...
2027 Census activities at an advanced stage: RGI
The Registrar General of India (RGI) confirmed that preparations for Census 2027 are at an advanced stage, with caste enumeration to be conducted during the ...
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Underutilised fast-track process given new creditor-initiated insolvency framework, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The Lok Sabha took up the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing on March 30, 2026, with Finance Minister Nirmal...
Centre allocates PDS kerosene to States, UTs in 60-day emergency measure to ease LPG pressure
The Central Government has made an ad hoc allocation of PDS Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to States and Union Territories for 60 days to ensure households faci...
Government releases 33 FAQs for first phase of Census
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released 33 officially notified questions for the first phase of Census 2027 — the House Listing and Housing Operation...
Has BJP chief Nitin Nabin's resignation as Bihar MLA been put on hold? What we know
Following the Bihar Rajya Sabha biennial election results on March 16, 2026, questions arose about whether BJP Bihar President Nitin Nabin's MLA resignation ...
Export rule-breaking: A good many offences could soon see punishments reduced
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27, 2026, by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, p...
What is the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill? | Explained
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 (also called Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam), making Maharashtra the 13th state to...
Nitin Nabin resigns as Bihar MLA, set for bigger role in Rajya Sabha
BJP Bihar President Nitin Nabin, elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in the biennial elections on March 16, 2026, resigned as MLA from the Bankipur constit...