Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Is staging a protest legal in India: What rights, restrictions the law gives
Questions around the legal boundaries of staging public protests in India periodically draw attention to the constitutional and statutory framework governing...
CM land purchase allegations: Madhya Pradesh Government introduces UCC Bill amid Congress protests
The Madhya Pradesh Government introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the State Legislative Assembly during the Monsoon Session The State Cabin...
APAAR Scheme: Supreme Court assures parents it will pass order requiring CBSE to provide opt-out, refusal option
The Supreme Court indicated it will direct the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to implement, on a pan-India basis, an Orissa High Court judgment ...
Government set to bring Bill making insult to Vande Mataram a criminal offence
A Bill was listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, making insu...
Maharashtra panel to study ST benefits after Christian conversion allegations
The Maharashtra government constituted a 27-member high-level committee, chaired by the Tribal Development Minister, to examine whether Scheduled Tribe (ST) ...
Bill to hike number of SC judges to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which raises the Court's sanctioned strength from 34 to 38 judges (including the Chief Justice of ...
MP assembly session begins Monday; UCC on agenda, Congress to target govt over ‘land scam’
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly's Monsoon Session opened, scheduled to run from July 20 to 24, 2026 The state cabinet approved a Uniform Civil Code (...
Not declaring live-in relationship could land couples in jail under Madhya Pradesh’s UCC
The state Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code Bill for introduction in the state assembly, mandating monogamy across all communities and criminalizin...
Government to move Bill in Rajya Sabha today to make insult to Vande Mataram a criminal offence
A Bill to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, was listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to extend criminal liability ...
All party meeting: DMK seeks safeguards and clarity, not confrontation on delimitation
Ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session (20 July–13 August 2026), the government convened an all-party meeting to seek cooperation from political parties for t...
Government may seek Parliamentary nod for additional spending
The government is expected to place Supplementary Demands for Grants before Parliament during the Monsoon Session (20 July to 13 August 2026), seeking approv...
Delimitation: how to align what is said and what is written
Three Bills concerning delimitation were introduced in the Lok Sabha: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Uni...
Income-tax, MSME amendment Bills among key economic legislations listed for Parliament's Monsoon Session
Parliament's Monsoon Session (scheduled from July 20 to August 13, 2026) has listed several economy-related Bills for introduction, consideration, and passag...
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves UCC draft bill for presentation in State Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill for introduction in the state legislative assembly during its monsoon session. The ...
New bills, old battles, changed equations: What awaits Parliament this Monsoon Session
Parliament's Monsoon Session runs from 20 July to 13 August 2026, carrying a packed legislative agenda. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which...
'Equal rights for Ram, Rahim, Ravinder and Robin': CM Mohan Yadav after Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves UCC
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, clearing it for introduction in the state legislative assembly during its monsoo...
Religion, birth, refugees: Recalling the citizenship debate inside the Constituent Assembly
A recent explainer revisited the Constituent Assembly's debates (1947–1949) on how India should define citizenship "at the commencement of the Constitution,"...
Friends to foes, controversial bills, agitation at its door: Parliament braces for stormy Monsoon session
Parliament's Monsoon Session is set to open in the third week of July 2026, with a heavy legislative agenda and expectations of contentious floor proceedings...
Om Birla clears merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with Shinde-led Sena
The Lok Sabha Speaker approved the merger of six members of a legislative party with another recognised party in the House, formally recognising the merged g...
Another bill put on hold as Centre seeks regional parties’ backing for women’s quota, delimitation
Introduction of a pending bill on higher education reform has been deferred, according to reports, as legislative priorities shift ahead of the Parliament's ...