Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Experts Explain | India AI applications stack: What the country can bring to the table
India's AI ecosystem is increasingly positioned to offer a distinct "applications stack" to the world — leveraging its unique strengths in digital public inf...
How Supreme Court stance on Aravalli definition stalls Haryana’s ambitious Jungle Safari project
The Supreme Court refused to allow Haryana to submit its revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Jungle Safari project in the Aravalli region,...
Explained: How the trifurcation of urban Hyderabad’s municipal body will work
The Telangana government issued G.O. Ms. No. 55 on February 11, 2026, formally splitting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into three separa...
Delhi at 66%, but only 22% deaths nationwide have certified cause
Data reveals that only 22% of deaths nationwide have a medically certified cause of death (MCCD), despite the scheme being in operation for decades. Delhi le...
Parliament Budget Session Day 12 Highlights: Both Housed adjourned, to resume on March 9
Both Houses of Parliament -- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha -- were adjourned on February 13 for a three-week recess, and will reconvene on March 9 for the second...
High Courts cannot order conduct of counselling beyond admission deadline even if medical seats go vacant: Madras HC
The Madras High Court ruled that High Courts cannot direct the conduct of medical admission counselling beyond the officially prescribed admission deadline, ...
T.N. CM Stalin’s surprise bonanza: ₹5,000 credited to bank accounts of 1.31 crore women today
The Tamil Nadu government credited Rs 5,000 each to the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (Women's Ri...
What is a Substantive Motion, under which BJP MP is seeking Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification
A Lok Sabha member submitted a substantive motion seeking the cancellation of another member's parliamentary membership, bringing renewed attention to the pr...
Netanyahu seeks to strip Palestinian citizens convicted of violent crimes of Israeli nationality
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed court documents seeking to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinian men convicted of terrorism offen...
Supreme Court asks Himachal Pradesh govt, SEC to hold local body polls by May 31
The Supreme Court extended the deadline for completing panchayat and urban local body elections in Himachal Pradesh from April 30 to May 31, 2026, keeping in...
Minister’s adverse remarks in Rajasthan Assembly on right to health spark controversy
Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar questioned the need for the Right to Health Act in the state Assembly, stating that the government's existi...
India's taxpayer base doubled to 12 cr in 11 yrs, middle class expands: FM
India's income tax return filers doubled from 5.26 crore in 2013-14 to 12.13 crore in 2024-25, registering a CAGR of 7.9% over 11 years. The Finance Minister...
"Homebuyers disappointed": Supreme Court questions RERA effectiveness
On February 12, 2026, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made sharp observations about the functioning of Real Estate Regulatory...
A case against the SHANTI Act | Explained
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act received Presidential assent on December 20, 2025, replacing...
Workers join Bharat bandh in Maharashtra, demand to scrap new labour codes
A 24-hour nationwide strike (Bharat Bandh) was observed on February 12, 2026, called by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions protesting the four new l...
Govt approves Rs 4703.81 crore for 82 infrastructure projects in North East under NESIDS
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has sanctioned 82 infrastructure projects costing Rs 4,703.81 crore under the restructured North...
FOGSI seeks rollback of NEET-PG percentile cuts, flags ‘pay-to-enter’ risk
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) formally urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to review and withdraw the red...
Union Budget charts a resilient, outward-looking path for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Experts
Experts have assessed the Union Budget 2026-27 and Economic Survey 2025-26 as charting a resilient, outward-looking development path aligned with the Viksit ...
New labour codes unlikely to hit salary hikes, but IT sector may see softer increments
India's four new Labour Codes, which came into effect on 21 November 2025, have increased employer costs for benefits like gratuity and overtime Despite high...
BJP MPs raise issues of voting rights for undertrials, water crisis, healthcare in Rajya Sabha
Members of Parliament raised multiple issues in the Rajya Sabha including voting rights for undertrials, inter-basin water transfer projects, high-speed rail...