Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Karnataka to proceed with 50% quota, internal reservation subject to court verdict: Minister Patil
The Karnataka government announced it will proceed with recruitment under the existing 50% reservation cap, after the High Court issued an interim stay on th...
SC raps Bengal for rushing to court daily against SIR
The Supreme Court reprimanded the West Bengal government for repeatedly filing vague, poorly drafted petitions to delay the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...
Agencies can't launch probe solely on poll funding allegations: CBI court
A CBI special court in New Delhi delivered a landmark ruling while discharging AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor p...
Nirmala Sitharaman calls for delivery-focused governance in post-budget webinar
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a post-Budget webinar titled "Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat" — the first in a series of pos...
Concessions and simplified system for start-ups, faster accident claim disposal: Railways announces two more reforms
Indian Railways announced additional reforms under its "52 Reforms in 52 Weeks" initiative, including concessions for startups using the Rail Tech Portal and...
CAQM panel may back only EV registrations in Delhi-NCR by ’30
An expert panel set up by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) — led by Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala of IIT Madras — is expected to recommend tha...
NGT has space for experts, most of them now are former Govt officers
A report examining the composition of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) finds that the majority of its Expert Members are now former government officers — pr...
Rajasthan overturns 30-year two-child limit for local polls, removes leprosy bar
The Rajasthan Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, approved bills to repeal the two-child norm for candidates contesting Panchayati Raj and munic...
Rajasthan tables Disturbed Areas Bill to curb ‘improper clustering’; offences non-bailable with up to 5-year jail term
The Rajasthan state government tabled the Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provisions for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from...
India slams Pakistan at UNHRC over its J&K claims: ‘Living in a La La Land’
At the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva (February 23 – March 31, 2026), India exercised its "Right of Reply" to rebut Pakistan's...
Railways reform plan 2026: RailTech Portal launched; Railway Claims Tribunal goes online
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Rail Tech Policy 2026, the Rail Tech Portal, and the e-Railway Claims Tribunal (e-RCT) as part of Indian Railway...
‘Action will be taken against those involved in preparing it’: Pradhan on NCERT book chapter on ‘corruption in judiciary’
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that "action will be taken against those involved in preparing" the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook ...
Ashwini Vaishnaw warns digital platforms on deepfakes, calls for mandatory consent in AI content
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, speaking at the DNPA Conclave 2026, declared that synthetic content (deepfakes an...
Budget 2026-27: ‘Important to anchor our fiscal policy in terms of debt’
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a significant shift in India's fiscal policy anchor: from annual fiscal deficit targeting to a medium-term debt-to-GDP ra...
Why Allahabad HC ruled UP’s anti-conversion law does not bar interfaith live-in relationships
The Allahabad High Court ruled that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 does not prohibit interfaith couples from livi...
What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy, now struck down by US court?
A US federal judge in Massachusetts struck down the Trump administration's "third-country deportation" policy on February 25, 2026, ruling it unlawful and a ...
Digital platforms must share revenue fairly with news publishers, content creators: Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed the DNPA (Digital News Publishers Association) Conclave 2026, calling...
CDSCO modifies norms for testing permissions to speed up drug approvals
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) announced modifications to the process for granting No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for laboratory t...
India's top court bans textbook for referring to judicial corruption
The Supreme Court of India imposed a "complete blanket ban" on a Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook that included a chapter listing corruption, a massive ...
I&B Minister asks online platforms to take responsibility for content
Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting identified deepfak...