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Supreme Court judge distinguishes between active and passive euthanasia
In Harish Rana v. Union of India (2026 INSC 222), a Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan permitted — for the first time in Ind...
Speaker forced to act according to government wishes: Opposition in Lok Sabha
Congress MP K.C. Venugopal stated during the Lok Sabha debate on March 11, 2026 that Speaker Om Birla had repeatedly barred Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi...
Parliament likely to take up Bill to codify IPS deputation in CAPFs this session
The Union Cabinet approved a draft of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, expected to be introduced in Parliament during the curre...
Meghalaya govt postpones Garo Hills polls after violence
The Meghalaya government postponed elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), which were scheduled for April 10, 2026, following violen...
Oppn motion against Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla defeated by voice vote
The Lok Sabha on March 11, 2026, defeated the opposition's no-confidence resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, with a voice vote going in favou...
EC seeks report from Bengal on action against officials over 2021 and 2024 poll violence
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a detailed accountability report from West Bengal on actions taken against officials implicated in poll-rel...
Amit Shah defends speaker Om Birla, criticizes Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha debate
Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to the Opposition's no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on March 11, 2026, defending the Speaker ...
Uttarakhand HC declares state PSC rule on answer sheet verification unconstitutional
A division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, declared as unconstitutional a provi...
'To be or not to be': Why Supreme Court allowed passive euthanasia for the first time
On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgment in Harish Rana v. Union of India (2026 INSC 222), allowing withdrawal of life-sus...
Opposition's no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla defeated with a voice vote in Lok Sabha
The Opposition's no-confidence motion seeking removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was defeated by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha on March 11, 2026 — followi...
‘Muted Parliament Dangerous…’: Owaisi says executive is encroaching on legislature in Speaker debate
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, during the debate on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on March 11, 2026, warned that a "muted Parli...
For CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s impeachment motion, what are Opposition’s key grounds
Opposition parties led by the Trinamool Congress submitted a formal motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in both the Lok...
NCERT book row: Who are the 3 whom SC wants Centre, states to disassociate from
The Supreme Court on March 11, 2026 directed the Government of India and all state governments to disassociate from three members of the NCERT Class 8 Social...
Supreme Court applies passive euthanasia framework for first time: Here is what the law says
In a historic first, the Supreme Court of India applied its own passive euthanasia framework to a real case — granting permission to withdraw life support fr...
What is the Essential Commodities Act, invoked by the Centre amidst the West Asian crisis?
The Central Government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (ECA) to regulate LPG supplies amid the shortage caused by disruption to West Asian import...
KTR flays Speaker’s verdict on defector MLAs, terms it undemocratic, shocking
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed all disqualification petitions against 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who had joined the rulin...
Tribal organisations begin 48-hour satyagraha at Aralam farm
Tribal organisations launched a 48-hour satyagraha at the Aralam Farm in Kannur district, Kerala, demanding that the land be distributed to landless tribal c...
Country will successfully navigate the energy crisis triggered by the West Asia conflict successfully: PM
Addressing Parliament, the Prime Minister stated that India has a comprehensive short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategy to navigate the energy crisis...
All you need to know about: passive euthanasia
The Supreme Court of India's framework for passive euthanasia — established in 2018 — has for the first time been practically applied in the Harish Rana case...
India's top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state
The Supreme Court of India, for the first time in the country's history, permitted the withdrawal of life support from a patient in a permanent vegetative st...