Polity & Governance
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Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam
Parliament passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, changing the state's official name from Kerala to Keralam The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on Augu...
Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka to decide future course after SC hearing, says minister
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, a sharp increase ...
FCRA Bill sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition ruckus
Amid disruption in the Lok Sabha, a motion was moved and adopted to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary...
Delimitation: Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts Govt’s resolution to freeze Lok Sabha seats at 543
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution moved by the state government urging Parliament to permanently freeze the total strength of the Lok ...
FCRA Bill sent to JPC amid Opposition protests; Rijiju challenges parties to cite provision against minorities
The Lok Sabha passed a motion referring the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for det...
Kerala HC sets aside Centre's order refusing FCRA renewal to two NGOs over alleged Vizhinjam port protest funding
The Kerala High Court set aside orders refusing renewal of FCRA registration to two NGOs — Save A Family Plan India and Kerala Social Service Forum — which h...
Govt refers FCRA Amendment Bill to JPC as Parliament deadlock continues; Oppn says, ‘scrap the bill’
The Lok Sabha adopted a motion referring the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further scru...
Centre redefines Ganga floodplain, drops ‘construction-free zone’ provision
The Jal Shakti Ministry notified the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities (Second Amendment) Order, 2026, amending the 2016 pare...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 referred to joint parliamentary committee for review
The Lok Sabha passed a motion to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed scrut...
Delimitation row: CM Vijay moves resolution to freeze Lok Sabha Seats at 543
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a special resolution opposing any delimitation exercise that would alter the state's relative representation in th...
Parliament Monsoon Session: What to expect in final 2 days as deadlock continues. Will Amit Shah speak?
Parliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, with the Lok Sabha clearing it on August 10 and the Rajya Sabha on August 11, 2026, during the Monsoon Se...
Rajya Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill in Opposition’s absence
Parliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day after it was passed in the Lok Sabha; the bill was passed by voice...
CWMA endorses CWRC’s direction to Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) affirmed and endorsed a recommendation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), directing Karnataka to...
Cauvery row: Karnataka CM calls all-party-style meet amid Tamil Nadu water demand
Karnataka's state leadership convened a multi-party consultation with ministers and technical experts to deliberate on the Cauvery Water Management Authority...
Government proposes 40% hike in SC/ST atrocity compensation to up to Rs 12 lakh
A proposal has been put forward to raise the maximum relief/compensation payable to victims under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention o...
'Arunachal is integral part of India, nothing can change this': India tells China
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected China's fresh objection to India formally notifying standard (Indian) names for 27 places and geographical features...
NCDC Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid din
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote amid sloganeering from Opposition members ...
Split in legislature party does not amount to split in political party, Shiv Sena (UBT) tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a split among a party's elected legislators, without a corresponding change in the underlying political party's ...
State of border with China will reflect on state of bilateral ties: India
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the overall state of the border with China will determine the broader trajectory of bilateral relations Th...
Centre relaxes construction hurdles in Ganga flood plain
The Union Government removed the blanket declaration, contained in a 2016 order, that the entire Ganga flood plain is a "construction-free zone." A new strat...