Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
U.S. House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
The US House of Representatives narrowly rejected a War Powers Resolution that would have required the withdrawal of US forces from the military campaign aga...
Watch: West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose resigns, R.N. Ravi takes charge
President Droupadi Murmu announced a reshuffle covering 9 Governors and LGs on March 5, 2026 — weeks before West Bengal's 2026 assembly election schedule is ...
Watch: The SIR connumdrum in West Bengal and impact on ensuing assembly polls
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has emerged as a major political flashpoint ahead of the April 2026 Assembly elections...
CV Ananda Bose quits; Ravi is Guv of Bengal; Taranjit Sandhu is named Delhi Lt Governor
Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed Delhi's new Lieutenant Governor on March 5, 2026, replacing Vinai Kumar Saxena who was transferred to Lad...
RN Ravi takes charge as West Bengal Governor; Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) appointed Bihar Governor
President Droupadi Murmu transferred Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi to West Bengal as the new Governor, following CV Ananda Bose's resignation on March 5, 202...
The legality of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, designated Operation Roaring Lion (Israel) and Operation Epi...
High court fails to deliver verdict for 6 years, Supreme Court shifts case to itself
The Supreme Court transferred three criminal revision petitions from the Allahabad High Court to itself after the High Court failed to deliver judgments for ...
MoSPI to launch new surveys, boost high-frequency economic indicators: Saurabh Garg
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is set to launch a new Index of Services Production (ISP), which would track services sector ...
Bose quits as Bengal Governor days before poll schedule; Mamata hints at ‘pressure’ from Amit Shah
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on March 5, 2026 — days before West Bengal's 2026 assembly election...
Major reshuffle in Raj Bhavans: Ex-envoy Sandhu named Delhi LG, Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi moved to Bengal
President Droupadi Murmu approved a major reshuffle of gubernatorial posts on March 6, 2026, affecting nine regions Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taran...
Centre may extend sector & sponsored schemes beyond April 1 amid ongoing review
Several government schemes — both Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Central Sector Schemes (CS) — are likely to continue in their present form beyond Apr...
Courts must deal with disobedient litigants with an iron hand: Supreme Court
A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan condemned the practice of government authorities and litigants routinely defying court order...
Kerala HC flags non-compliance of pre-arrest norms leading to release of accused
The Kerala High Court flagged repeated instances where accused persons secured bail because investigating officers failed to comply with mandatory pre-arrest...
Big governor reshuffle: Rashtrapati Bhavan issues orders for changes across 9 states and UTs - full list
President Droupadi Murmu signed orders for a sweeping reshuffle of Governors and Lieutenant Governors across 9 states and Union Territories on March 5, 2026....
Census 2027: Amit Shah unveils mascots ‘Pragati’ and ‘Vikas’; what’s new this time
Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the official mascots for Census 2027 — "Pragati" (female) and "Vikas" (male) — symbolising the equal participation of ...
Ahead of Bengal polls, governor CV Ananda Bose resigns; RN Ravi set to take over, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned on March 5, 2026 via a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, stating that his three-and-a-half year tenure was "en...
President’s war powers: Who can take the US to war? What the American Constitution says
The question of who holds the constitutional authority to take the US to war has re-emerged amid the US military campaign against Iran The US Constitution di...
Centre releases over ₹1,034 cr. to gram panchayats under 15th Finance Commission grants
The Central government has released over ₹1,034 crore to gram panchayats under the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). The ...
Karnataka High Court notice to State and Centre on plea challenging wildlife boards’ approval for ₹10,000 crore Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric project
The Karnataka High Court issued notices to the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka on a PIL challenging approvals granted for the Rs 10,000 c...
‘Even stricter than Gujarat, MP’: Maharashtra cabinet approves draft of proposed anti-conversion law
The Maharashtra cabinet approved the draft of a proposed anti-conversion law on 5 March 2026, officially titled the Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, ...