Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Why Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK wants education back from Concurrent to State List amid NEET row
The Tamil Nadu state government renewed its demand for education to be moved from the Concurrent List back to the State List of the Constitution The demand c...
Government proposes stricter anti-paper leak law, faster investigation and trials
The government proposed amendments to the existing anti-paper-leak law, aimed at faster investigation and trial of examination-malpractice offences The propo...
CAG report alleges irregularities in Bengal Amphan relief
A compliance audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on post-Cyclone Amphan relief and restoration works was tabled in the West Bengal Legi...
Are pellet guns legal for crowd control in India? | Explained
Allegations emerged that pellet guns were used against a student march heading toward Parliament, prompting a preliminary verification by the force involved ...
Adani airline plans: Why the Centre may ease airport-airline ownership rules | Explained
The government is reported to be examining a proposal to relax the rule restricting airport operators from holding a significant stake in scheduled airlines ...
Centre proposes Bill to strengthen anti-cheating law in bid to curb exam malpractices
A Bill to amend the existing anti-cheating law governing public examinations has been proposed, raising maximum prison terms for both individual and institut...
SIR process in Haryana: Nearly 1 in 3 Gurugram voters may vanish from electoral rolls
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana flagged nearly 4.6 lakh voters (29.3%) in Gurugram as absent, shifted, deceased, or regist...
What is the Public Examinations Amendment Bill? Govt proposes sweeping changes to anti-cheating law
The government proposed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill to strengthen the existing anti-cheating law The Bill requires in...
OpenAI vs ANI case: what it means for the future of information
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an interim injunction sought by news agency ANI against OpenAI, holding that using ANI's content to train a large lang...
Chhattisgarh govt. to table UCC Bill during Winter Session: CM Sai
The Chhattisgarh government announced that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill will be tabled in the winter session of the state assembly The announcement follow...
Union Cabinet approves draft Bill for stricter punishments in paper leak cases
The Union Cabinet approved a draft bill to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, raising penalties for question paper leaks a...
Simply Put: Guardians of the Constitution
Amid continuing nationwide student protests over alleged irregularities in a national-level entrance examination, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear public...
Up to 10-year jail & Rs 10 crore fine: Cabinet clears tougher anti-paper leak bill
The Union Cabinet cleared amendments to the anti-paper-leak law, proposing a maximum jail term of 10 years and a maximum fine of ₹10 crore for exam-malpracti...
Cabinet clears Bill prescribing up to 10-year jail, up to ₹10 crore fine for paper leak convicts
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to India's anti-paper-leak law, raising the maximum prison term to 10 years and the maximum fine to ₹10 crore for offen...
Up to 10 years’ jail, ₹1 crore fine: Centre notified anti-paper leak law in 2024
With a new Bill proposing tougher penalties for examination malpractice under discussion, attention has returned to the existing Public Examinations (Prevent...
Govt tables Vande Mataram Bill in Rajya Sabha amid Oppn sloganeering: What does it propose?
A Bill to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, proposing to make obstruction of, or disrespect tow...
SC proposes special courts for Manipur violence cases; directs CBI, SIT to expedite investigations
The Supreme Court tentatively proposed constituting special courts for the day-to-day trial of cases arising from the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence, to be set...
Government bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2026, on 20 July 2026, under ...
Supreme Court proposes Special Courts for Manipur violence cases; seeks speedy completion of probes
The Supreme Court, hearing a batch of petitions related to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence, proposed setting up Special Courts to conduct day-to-day trials ...
Crackdown on paper leak: Govt planning to tweak anti-cheating law by increasing jail term
The Union Cabinet is considering amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, aimed at strengthening penalties for paper lea...