Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
‘Excessive secrecy’: Congress' Manickam Tagore calls for transparency in defence book guidelines
A Member of Parliament criticised the government's proposed guidelines for serving and retired military personnel who intend to publish books, calling them "...
Maharashtra govt to procure AI infrastructure for higher, technical education department
The Maharashtra state government granted administrative approval to procure AI infrastructure for its Higher and Technical Education Department, aligned with...
VB-G RAM G: when a policy shift meets rural realities
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Aajeevika Mission (Grameen), or VB-G RAM G, passed by Parliament on December 18, 2025, and approved by the President...
RBI invites public comments on the Draft Circular on Lead Bank Scheme (LBS)
The Reserve Bank of India issued a draft circular on revised guidelines for the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) and invited public comments by March 6, 2026 The revis...
Behind Madhya Pradesh cough syrup deaths: Bad batch, compromised system, a phone call
At least 25 children died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after consuming Coldrif cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic indu...
DC, tehsildar ‘misappropriated funds’ for crucial Bharatmala road project, arrested
Two revenue officials in Chhattisgarh — a former tehsildar of Abhanpur and a former naib tehsildar of Gobra-Nawapara — were arrested for their alleged involv...
Behind Assam’s contentious Special Revision: Why over 10 lakh names have been deleted from voter list
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for Assam on 10 February 2026 after a Special Revision (SR) covering all 126 Assemb...
No confidence is no answer. But onus is on Speaker to earn trust of MPs, especially in Opposition
Opposition parties, led by Congress, submitted a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under Article 94(c) of the Constitution, with approx...
‘Too Harvard-oriented’: Why Supreme Court is revisiting its guide on gender stereotypes
The Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has described the 2023 "Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes" as "too Harvard-oriented" a...
Less than half of those trained under PM-DAKSH scheme for SCs, BCs, DNTs got jobs
Data reveals that less than half of those trained under the PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi) scheme for Scheduled Castes, B...
Villagers skip meeting convened by Odisha govt over Anganwadi boycott row
An Anganwadi centre in Nuagaon village, Ghadiaamal gram panchayat, Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district in Odisha has remained non-functional for over 80 da...
Budget promises vs reality: Underspending across ministries get wider
An analysis of Union Budget execution data reveals that several ministries have consistently failed to utilise their allocated funds, with underspending rang...
Preferential allotment likely in PFC-REC merger to help Centre retain majority stake and government company status
The government is planning a preferential share allotment mechanism in the proposed merger of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corpo...
Decode Politics: Why 16th Finance Commission proposal has Himachal govt on the warpath, BJP on the defensive
The 16th Finance Commission's recommendations, tabled in Parliament on 1 February 2026, have triggered a political standoff in Himachal Pradesh, with the Con...
Tension in Manipur’s Ukhrul: How a ‘drunken brawl’ triggered three days of arson and a district-wide internet ban
A drunken altercation on February 7, 2026, at Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, in which a Tangkhul Naga man was assaulted by members of ...
Will continue OPS, other welfare schemes despite RDG withdrawal: Sukhu, seeks PM’s appointment
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu declared that the state will continue the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and all welfare schemes despite the...
U.S. to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week
The Trump administration will formally rescind the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding this week, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joining the President for the a...
Trade concerns, LAC stability top focus in India-China Strategic Dialogue
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and China's Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held the India-China Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on February 10, 202...
Draft income tax rules: Hike in threshold for quoting PAN for cash deposits, hotel bills, property transactions
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released the Draft Income Tax Rules, 2026 on February 7, 2026, inviting stakeholder feedback ahead of their implemen...
Two crucial water projects in Jammu and Kashmir to move forward after Indus treaty suspension
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the Legislative Assembly that work on two long-pending water projects will begin soon following the suspe...