Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
After Pahalgam massacre, security forces took the terror fight back to Kashmir’s jungles
Following the April 22, 2025 terror attack at Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam — which killed 26 tourists — a comprehensive review of the security grid in the U...
India bats for greater Global South representation in UNSC
At the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) session on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform held at UN Headquarters in New York, India delivered a national sta...
Expert Explains | ‘India’s fiscal federalism must be reimagined to ensure every vote carries equal weight’
Expert analysis has renewed attention on a structural tension in India's constitutional design: states that successfully controlled population growth face a ...
India leads in AI talent, but also brain drain & anxiety, says Stanford’s AI index report
Stanford University's 2026 AI Index Report identifies India as the world's second-largest source of top AI talent globally, with approximately 50,460 leading...
Digital arrest is a crime against human dignity: CJI
The Chief Justice of India, delivering the 22nd D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture at Bharat Mandapam on "Challenges of Cyber Crime – Role for Police and Judiciary,...
Govt reviews rural schemes, supply chain woes to protect beneficiaries from Iran war impact
An inter-ministerial review has been convened to assess the impact of the West Asia conflict on rural welfare schemes, particularly PM-KISAN, the Mahatma Gan...
India moves closer to opening nuclear power sector to foreign investment as AEC cleared FDI policy: Official
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for the nuclear power sector, marking a significant policy shift ...
India extends OCI card eligibility in Sri Lanka to sixth generation
India has extended Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card eligibility to sixth-generation Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka, a historic policy expansion announ...
Southern States’ combined representation will increase from 23.76% to 23.90% in LS after delimitation, says Anurag Thakur
Three interconnected Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha in April 2026: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) ...
Export disruption hits ‘Bangalore Rose’ onion farmers; MP seeks urgent support
Farmers cultivating the 'Bangalore Rose' onion variety in Karnataka's Chickballapur district and surrounding areas of the Kolar cluster (Karnataka) are facin...
We know how to bring debt under control, improve finances of Tamil Nadu: Edappadi Palaniswami
The delimitation question — the redrawing of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituency boundaries based on population — has become a central issue in souther...
Gig workers social security scheme may have multiple fund managers
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is actively designing the implementation architecture for a social security scheme covering gig and platform workers, w...
Finance ministry may review MOOWR benefits for battery storage imports
The Finance Ministry is convening discussions to review the application of the MOOWR (Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations) scheme to im...
How DMK’s resistance to Centre’s proposed delimitation evokes the language debates of 1950s and 60s
The Centre has introduced the Delimitation Bill, 2026 (along with the Constitution 131st Amendment Bill, 2026) to redraw parliamentary and assembly constitue...
Govt. constitutes panel for implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026
The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a state-level committee under the chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary to oversee the implementation of the S...
Rationalisation of voters in Lok Sabha constituencies: A look at seats with highest and lowest no. of voters
In Parliament's debate on the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Union Home Minister argued that large and unequal electorates prevent Members of Parliament from s...
Delimitation decoded: What the Centre tried to do, why opposition shot it down & what happens next
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, receiving 298 votes in favour against the 352 needed (two-thir...
'Factually Abused Quackery': Congress' dig at government FAQs on women's quota bill
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which would have expanded Lok Sabha to 850 seats and enabled the delimitation required to activate women's re...
Cong demands implementation of women's quota law on current LS strength, marches to BJP office
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, multiple opposition parties staged protests demanding immediate implement...
Govt may hike FDI limit in pension sector; Bill likely in Monsoon Session
The central government is considering raising the FDI cap in the pension sector from 49% to 100%, mirroring the liberalization recently carried out in the in...