Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Opposition plans to move fresh notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Opposition parties in Parliament have drafted a fresh notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, after their earlier remo...
NMC draft norms proposes single-state licence for AFMS doctors to practice across country
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued draft amendments to the Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, ...
58 Jamaat-e-Islami-linked private schools taken over by J&K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered the takeover of management committees of 58 functional private schools found to have direct or indirect links wi...
Census portal shows Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh town; issue fixed, say officials
A resident of Pasighat in East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, flagged that the self-enumeration map on the official Census 2027 portal (se.census.gov.in)...
PM Modi flays Opposition for women's quota bill defeat
The Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at fast-tracking women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state assemblies was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 ...
Why has Punjab introduced a new law on sacrilege?
The Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — an anti-sacrilege law prescribing lif...
Opposition to move fresh motion seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The opposition is drafting a fresh motion to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, citing new allegations against him, followi...
Is India’s Maoist insurgency finally over?
India's decadeslong Maoist insurgency has reached a historic turning point, with the government declaring near-total victory by March 2026 following sustaine...
At Cabinet meeting, PM Modi tells ministers to expose opposition's 'anti-women' mindset before people: Sources
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was put to a vote in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 and failed to secure the required two-thirds majority: 298...
Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu criticise Opposition after Constitution Bill defeat; warn of impact on South’s representation and women’s quota
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, marking the first time in 12 years that the government failed ...
Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav back 2023 women's quota act, but reject 2011 census link; target BJP over delimitation row
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, opposition leaders including Congress MP Priyanka G...
Punjab’s border farmers caught between fence and Zero Line
The Central government has ordered a survey in six border districts of Punjab to assess relocation of the border fence closer to the actual international bou...
Justice is served in Sattankulam
On April 6, 2026, a Madurai sessions court sentenced all nine policemen convicted in the Sattankulam custodial deaths case to death — classifying the case as...
Centre sets up expert panel to steer AI governance framework
The Central Government has constituted a new expert panel to provide guidance on artificial intelligence governance, aimed at aligning policy across ministri...
SHANTI Act push: Atomic Energy Commission clears FDI policy, sends it for inter-ministerial consultation
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared the FDI policy framework under the SHANTI Act and forwarded it for inter-ministerial consultation The Sustaina...
Delimitation row not over with defeat of amended women’s quota Bill in Lok Sabha: Here’s why
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which proposed expanding Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850 and linking this expansion to the implementation of ...
Day after Manipur CM’s visit, ex armyman among 2 killed in Ukhrul attack
Unidentified armed militants ambushed a convoy of four civilian vehicles travelling along the Imphal–Ukhrul road between Litan and TM Kasom under Litan polic...
Explained: Odisha becomes first state to launch Marine Spatial Plan. Here is what to know
Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) on April 16, 2026, in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan C...
States’ rights, OBC inclusion: Before legislature, the debates over 33% women’s reservation in local bodies
Debates have intensified around extending the 33% women's reservation in local bodies to include OBC women, with state governments and political parties stak...
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have decided not to mandate the p...