Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
West Asia dominates Lok Sabha; resolution on Speaker’s removal not taken up
On March 9, 2026, the West Asia crisis dominated Lok Sabha proceedings as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a ministerial statement on the regiona...
Prime Minister to launch projects worth ₹10,800 crore at Kochi event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth approximately ₹10,800 crore in Kochi (Ernakulam), Kerala o...
If BNS distinguishes between throwing and administering acid, RPwD Act must too: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a suo motu matter on the welfare of acid attack survivors, observed that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act,...
JPC on higher education Bill to interact with UGC, AICTE, NCTE officials this week
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 met this week to consult officials from UGC, AICTE, and NCT...
Kiwi General Insurance, Allianz Jio Reinsurance get IRDAI nod
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) granted fresh licences to two new entities: Kiwi General Insurance Limited (a 100% Indian...
Government sends feelers to Opposition on women’s quota law implementation
The Central Government is in early consultations with the Opposition to explore a possible amendment to the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act (the Nari Shak...
Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to scrap two-child norm for panchayat elections
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, removing the long-standing provision that barred individuals w...
Parliament Watch: Crude price rise, PM-SYM enrolment, GST ads and DRI seizures in focus
In Parliament, Finance Minister stated that rising crude oil prices are unlikely to significantly impact India's inflation at present, citing India's diversi...
Do we have nothing except Bengal SIR to hear, asks SC
The Supreme Court, while hearing matters related to West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questioned whether it had nothing else...
Opposition likely to move notice for CEC removal
The joint Opposition — led by the INDIA bloc — is preparing to move a notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyan...
FinMin advises banks to speed up IBC resolutions
The Finance Ministry has advised public sector banks to adopt a more strategic and coordinated approach to speed up insolvency resolution under the Insolvenc...
Census commissioner reviews preparations for Census 2027 in J-K
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, conducted a review visit to the Directorate of Census Operations for Jammu and K...
Autonomous bodies should leverage risk-controls maturity scorecard to access financial prudence: CAG
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) K. Sanjay Murthy urged autonomous institutions receiving government funding to adopt and use the Risk-Control Maturity ...
In Manipur’s 1st House session under new govt, a Budget prioritising rehabilitation, Kuki-Zo participation via video
The seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly convened on March 9, 2026 — the first sitting under the new popular government of Chief Minister...
Air India workforce better aligned with private sector performance metrics post privatisation: Government
Air India's workforce structure has been progressively realigned with private-sector performance benchmarks following the airline's transfer to the Tata Grou...
Karnataka High Court declines to quash female foeticide case against government doctor and others
The Karnataka High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings against a gynaecologist accused of involvement in an alleged case of illegal sex determinatio...
NITI Aayog lauds southern States for progress in Aspirational Districts Programme
NITI Aayog lauded southern states for their progress under the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), recognising districts from these states as models of d...
Simultaneous polls can curb defections, says Ghulam Nabi Azad at JPC meet
Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitut...
PM Modi emphasises preventive healthcare, calls for stronger caregiver training ecosystem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Post-Budget Webinar on Health, Ayush and Pharma Sectors on the theme *"Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas — Fulfilling Aspirati...
Kerala brings out Cyber Safety Protocol in public schools amid AI surge
Kerala released the Cyber Safety Protocol 2026, a comprehensive framework developed by the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) — the te...