Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Army columns deployed in Meghalaya after 2 killed in police firing; curfew clamped
Two persons were killed in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya amid violent clashes linked to nomination disputes for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Co...
Lok Sabha takes up resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla
The Lok Sabha took up a resolution moved by the Opposition to remove Speaker Om Birla from office, marking a rare invocation of Article 94(c) of the Constitu...
UP to drop objectionable references to leprosy-affected people in anti-beggary law
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved an amendment to the state's anti-beggary law to remove provisions that specifically and pejoratively referenced persons af...
PM hails cabinet decisions on boosting rail, road connectivity
The Union Cabinet approved multiple projects focused on rail and road connectivity, with emphasis on tribal and rural regions Jal Jeevan Mission extended as ...
'Entire book withdrawn': After SC rap, NCERT issues public apology over chapter on corruption in judiciary
NCERT issued an unconditional and unqualified public apology for Chapter IV ("The Role of Judiciary in Our Society") in its newly released Class 8 social sci...
‘Only way is to bring in Uniform Civil Code’: SC on PIL seeking equal inheritance rights for Muslim women
The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL seeking equal inheritance rights for Muslim women, observed that the "only way" to address gender discrimination in pe...
SC asks Centre to draft 'no-fault compensation policy' for serious Covid vaccine side effects
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Union Government to formulate a no-fault compensation policy for serious Adverse...
Govt explores delinking women’s quota from Census, delimitation; considers lottery system for 2027 polls
The Union Government is exploring the possibility of delinking the implementation of women's reservation in legislatures from the mandatory Census and delimi...
Home ministry bars NCW, NHRC, NCPCR, NCLT from directly seeking issuance of Look Out Circulars
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order barring statutory bodies — the National Commission for Women (NCW), National Human Rights Commission (...
NCERT issues unconditional apology to Supreme Court; withdraws Class 8 textbook over controversial ‘judiciary’ chapter
NCERT issued an "unconditional and unqualified apology" to the Supreme Court for a chapter on the judiciary in its Class 8 Social Science textbook titled "Ex...
As Opposition plans on motion to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar, here is what the law says
Opposition parties under the INDIA bloc, led by TMC and supported by Congress, are set to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC...
How fast‑tracking the Women’s Reservation Bill could reshape the 2027 electoral map
Political signals have emerged suggesting the government may seek to fast-track operationalisation of the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 — the Wome...
NCERT issues ‘unconditional’ apology for withdrawn Class 8 chapter claiming ‘corruption in judiciary’
On March 10, 2026, NCERT's Director and members tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology to the Supreme Court of India over content in a Clas...
Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act to regulate gas supply as Iran and US-Israel conflict rages on
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a gazette notification — the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 — invoking the Essential Commoditie...
Amid wave of kids’ online safety laws, age-checking tech comes of age
Three months after Australia launched a landmark ban on social media accounts for users under 16 — which came into effect on December 10, 2025 — regulators a...
CJI calls on High Court collegiums to consider female lawyers of Supreme Court for judgeship
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant addressed the inaugural session of the first National Conference of Indian Women in Law on International Women's Day ...
India invokes Essential Commodities Act to secure LPG supply amid West Asia tensions
The Government of India invoked the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 to safeguard domestic cooking gas (LPG) supplies amid the escalating West Asia conf...
NCERT issues 'unconditional, unqualified apology' over textbook with reference to 'corruption' in judiciary
NCERT issued an "unconditional and unqualified apology" on March 10, 2026, over Chapter IV of the newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook "Exploring S...
SC directs Centre to frame no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events post COVID-19 vaccination
The Supreme Court of India, on March 10, 2026, directed the Central Government to frame a no-fault compensation policy for serious Adverse Events Following I...
‘Not targeting Om Birla, but preserving Lok Sabha’s dignity’: Gaurav Gogoi as debate on no-confidence motion begins
The Lok Sabha began formal debate on a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla, with 10 hours allocated for discussion; Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi op...