Polity & Governance
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Centre reissues notification on Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone amid deadlock with States
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reissued a draft notification proposing an Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA) along the Western Ghats, ope...
Tougher law, faster trials now, says Jitendra Singh; selective outrage, says Bansuri Swaraj
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced and debated in the Lok Sabha The Bill proposes to amend the Public E...
Hindu daughters not entitled to equal share in ancestral property if they had died before September 9, 2005, rules Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that legal heirs of a woman who died before September 9, 2005 cannot claim coparcenary rights in ancestral Hindu joint family prop...
As told to Parliament (July 28, 2026): Centre clears Rs 5,520 crore urban flood management programme for 18 cities
Parliament was informed that the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme has been approved for 18 cities in two phases, with a combined outlay of Rs 5,520.07 c...
Anti-paper leak bill explained | Tougher jail, bigger fines, fast-track courts
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 restructures how paper-leak and exam-fraud cases are investigated and tried, not ju...
Parliament debates examination Bill: How it compares with states’ anti-cheating laws
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha to amend the parent Public Examinations (Prevention of ...
Seven years on, how Assam’s NRC process remains incomplete
Seven years after the final updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam was published on 31 August 2019, key follow-up steps in the process remain ...
What is the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill | Explained
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to strengthen the Public Examinations (Prevention o...
Cauvery Water Regulation Committee orders Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, amounting to roughly 4 T...
Lok Sabha resumes business after days of deadlock, takes up anti-paper leak Bill amid sharp govt-Opposition clash
The Lok Sabha resumed legislative business after a period of deadlock during the Monsoon Session, taking up detailed discussion of the Public Examinations (P...
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 7 LIVE: Lok Sabha likely to debate Public Examinations Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha took up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage, aimed at strengthening enforce...
Monsoon Session: Parliament to take up anti-paper leak Bill today, MSME, others on agenda
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was taken up for consideration during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, seeking to...
Supreme Court: Insolvency shield is for firm, not promoters
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the protective shield available to a company undergoing insolvency proceedings does not extend to its promoters who have gi...
End to Parliament impasse in sight, Lok Sabha may take up bill on exam reforms today
Parliamentary proceedings in the Monsoon Session 2026 resumed after a period of disruption, following outreach by the Lok Sabha Speaker to restore normal bus...
Anti-defection law: Supreme Court ready to hear plea for its interpretation
The Supreme Court agreed to examine a petition challenging how the "merger exception" under the Tenth Schedule (the anti-defection law) is being interpreted ...
Lok Sabha deadlock may end tomorrow; MPs to discuss new anti-paper leak bill
Lok Sabha proceedings, which had been disrupted over preceding sittings, resumed following an appeal from the Speaker for orderly conduct of business. Floor ...
Madras High Court strikes down orders granting government jobs to the family members of Karur stampede victims
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court set aside a Government Order that had granted compassionate government appointments to relatives of persons who di...
Supreme Court flags 'enormous issues' with anti-defection law, issues notice on Kapil Sibal's plea
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union Government on a petition challenging the prevailing interpretation of the "merger" exception under the Tenth Sch...
Lok Sabha set to take up tougher anti-paper leak Bill today
The Lok Sabha took up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 for debate and passage The Bill proposes enhanced penalties a...
Mekedatu: Centre cites SC order to say Karnataka need not take consent of riparian States to build structure across Cauvery
The Union Government stated in Parliament that Karnataka is not legally required to obtain the consent of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, or Puducherry before constructi...