Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Government strengthens DGFT Norms Committees to speed up export authorisations, cut delays
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has undertaken reforms to strengthen Norms Committees (NCs) under the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to sp...
Opposition unity, neither automatic nor obvious, sinks Constitutional Amendment Bill
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduced on April 16, 2026, was defeated on April 17 — the first such defeat for the ruling government since...
Two killed in ambush on Manipur highway
Two Tangkhul Naga civilians — an ex-serviceman (SW Chinaoshang, former Naga Regiment) from Tashar village, and Yaruingam Vashum (42) from Kharasom CV village...
Even if there are 543 or 850 seats, BJP will win: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Delimitation
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi defended the government's Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, stating that the BJP would ...
BJP, Opposition in war of words after Constitution Amendment Bill defeat
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which sought to expand Lok Sabha seats to 850, enable delimitation on 2011 census data, and operationalise th...
'Give women their rights, right now': Priyanka Gandhi demands immediate implementation of 2023 Women's Reservation bill
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, senior opposition leaders demanded the immediate implementation of th...
PM Modi apologises to women after Lok Sabha rejects 33% quota bill, vows to ‘remove every obstacle’ to ensure representation
The Lok Sabha rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to expand Parliament to 850 seats and link delimitation to implementation ...
Women reservation bill fails in Lok Sabha: Strategic move or poor planning?
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduced in Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026, was defeated — the first constitutional amendment bill brought by t...
Delimitation needed to preserve one vote, one value: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
In the Lok Sabha debate on the Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Home Minister argued that delimitation was cons...
As Bill on women’s reservation in Houses is defeated, remembering the women who opposed it in Constituent Assembly
As the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 on women's reservation was defeated in the Lok Sabha, attention turned to a little-discussed chapter of cons...
'Insult meted out to Nari Shakti will never be forgiven': Jaishankar lambasts Oppn after Constitutional Amendment Bill defeat in LS
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies by 2029, was defeate...
Invoke preventive detention against sand mafia, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, taking suo motu cognizance of illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary region, directed state governments (primarily Madhya P...
Government: Sheikh Hasina extradition plea under review
The Indian government confirmed it is examining Bangladesh's formal extradition request for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in Ind...
Women's quota, delimitation: Opposition kills bill in Lok Sabha, it's NDA govt's first legislative defeat
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was put to a vote in Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, after a 21-hour debate spanning two days. The bill received 2...
Deservedly dead: On the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026
Editorial and analytical commentary on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha (298 votes for, 230 against — short of the re...
BJP decides to hit streets against oppn parties
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha (298 votes for, 230 against — short of the 352 required), BJP announced na...
EWS can't seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC,ST, OBC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking age relaxation and enhanced attempt limits for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates in UPSC Civil S...
TDP, YSRCP, JDU back Constitution (Amendment) Bill; Akali Dal opposes
BJP's key NDA allies — Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (United) from Bihar — announced support for the Constitution (131st Amendm...
Kanimozhi, Shashi Tharoor & Kalyan Banerjee reject women’s quota bill as a cover for delimitation push
Opposition leaders including DMK's Kanimozhi, Congress's Shashi Tharoor, and Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 20...
'Anti-national act': Rahul Gandhi alleges quota bill a covert bid to redraw India's electoral map
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposed the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, framing his objection around the absence of OBC sub-categori...