Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
'If both parents are IAS officers, why reservation?' Supreme Court questions quota for creamy layer
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and profe...
RBI transfers record ₹2.87 trillion dividend to Centre, raises risk buffer
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
Supreme Court refers UAPA bail curbs to larger Bench for ‘authoritative’ ruling
A two-judge Supreme Court bench referred the question of bail restrictions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to a larger bench, citing a ...
Govt to get record Rs 2.87 lakh cr dividend from RBI
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
The game of numbers: When governor holds the key to people's verdict
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections produced a fractured mandate, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) securing 108 seats — ten short of the 118 needed...
What central exam body told Parliamentary panel on NEET-UG cancellation
The National Testing Agency (NTA) appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee to explain the circumstances surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak and the ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO investigation
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the power to directly order an inve...
Four years after putting on hold sedition law, SC says trials can proceed if accused has no objection
Four years after the Supreme Court placed all pending trials under Section 124A IPC (sedition) in abeyance, the Court has clarified that trial courts across ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO Probe; refers matter to Centre
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the authority to directly order a Serio...
Migrants not in CAA ambit to be deported: West Bengal CM Suvendu
West Bengal's opposition-led state government stated that migrants who do not fall within the ambit of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 would be subj...
No new hydel projects on Ganga in Uttarakhand: Govt
The Union Government informed the Supreme Court it will not permit any new hydroelectric projects in the upper Ganga basin — specifically the Alaknanda and B...
The bail rule: On liberty and the Andrabi ruling
The Supreme Court's decision in Syed Iftikhar Andrabi v. NIA (2026) reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21 cannot ...
Supreme Court upholds bail for man booked under UAPA
The Supreme Court upheld bail for Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, a Jammu and Kashmir resident arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in June 2020 on cha...
Forest-dwelling tribes push for direct recruitment
Tribal communities residing on the fringes of forests — particularly from among the most socio-economically disadvantaged groups — are demanding implementati...
Analysing India’s budgets for justice
An analysis of India's state and central budgets for the justice system reveals a persistent structural imbalance: police (enforcement) receive the overwhelm...
Philippine Supreme Court says won’t stop ICC arrest of drug war enforcer
The Philippine Supreme Court voted 9–5–1 on May 20, 2026 to deny a temporary restraining order sought by Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, clearing the way fo...
Centre tells Supreme Court no new hydel projects should come up in upper Ganga
Three Union Ministries — Jal Shakti, Environment Forest and Climate Change, and Power — filed a joint affidavit before the Supreme Court stating the governme...
CPI seeks legal guidelines for regulating online medicine sales
Demands have been raised for the government to introduce legally binding guidelines for online medicine sales (e-pharmacies) in India, including strengthenin...
Delhi HC dismisses PIL to deregister AAP, disqualify Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deregister a recognised pol...
97 pc urban wards across country now covered by door-to-door waste collection: Centre
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that 97% of urban municipal wards across India are now covered under door-to-door waste collection, marki...