Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Centre, Ladakh representatives agree to create elected UT body
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
Soon, Smart Border project to make frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh impenetrable: Amit Shah
The Union Home Ministry announced the launch of a "Smart Border" project to make approximately 6,000 km of India's frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh imp...
States to get VB-G RAM G funds based on the Finance Commission formula
States will receive their share of central taxes based on the revised horizontal devolution formula recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, applicable fo...
Centre promised more legislative powers for Ladakh, says delegation
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
SC refers UAPA bail issue to larger bench amid Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case debate
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the legal question of whether prolonged incarceration and trial delay can override the stringent statutory bail ...
Various organisations, former civil servants oppose CJI’s environmental activists comment
A Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while hearing a case concerning the expansion of Pipavav Port in Gujarat on May 11,...
Ladakh talks breakthrough: Centre, Leh-Kargil groups agree ‘in principle’ on ‘restoring democracy’, Constitutional safeguards
The Union Government and two major civil society groups from Ladakh — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — have reached an "in-...
No new dams in upper Ganga: The Centre’s long-winding road to ‘consensus’ on the issue
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on May 19, 2026, formally stating that n...
Govt to notify amendments to IT Rules by May-end. Controversial oversight clause likely to stay intact
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
'If both parents are IAS officers, why reservation?' Supreme Court questions quota for creamy layer
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and profe...
RBI transfers record ₹2.87 trillion dividend to Centre, raises risk buffer
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
Supreme Court refers UAPA bail curbs to larger Bench for ‘authoritative’ ruling
A two-judge Supreme Court bench referred the question of bail restrictions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to a larger bench, citing a ...
Govt to get record Rs 2.87 lakh cr dividend from RBI
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
The game of numbers: When governor holds the key to people's verdict
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections produced a fractured mandate, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) securing 108 seats — ten short of the 118 needed...
What central exam body told Parliamentary panel on NEET-UG cancellation
The National Testing Agency (NTA) appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee to explain the circumstances surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak and the ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO investigation
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the power to directly order an inve...
Four years after putting on hold sedition law, SC says trials can proceed if accused has no objection
Four years after the Supreme Court placed all pending trials under Section 124A IPC (sedition) in abeyance, the Court has clarified that trial courts across ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO Probe; refers matter to Centre
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the authority to directly order a Serio...
Migrants not in CAA ambit to be deported: West Bengal CM Suvendu
West Bengal's opposition-led state government stated that migrants who do not fall within the ambit of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 would be subj...
No new hydel projects on Ganga in Uttarakhand: Govt
The Union Government informed the Supreme Court it will not permit any new hydroelectric projects in the upper Ganga basin — specifically the Alaknanda and B...