Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
IBBI issues new guidelines to speed up appointment of insolvency professionals
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) issued the Insolvency Professionals to act as Interim Resolution Professionals, Liquidators, Resolution P...
Naxalism eradicated from country before March 31 deadline due to valour of forces: Amit Shah
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) formally communicated to nine previously affected States that no district in India any longer falls under the category of ...
RBI set to pay government record dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to transfer a record dividend (surplus) to the central government for the fiscal/accounting year 2025-26, anticip...
Over 400 labourers from four Southern States rescued from bonded labour at Nizamabad brick kilns
More than 400 labourers from four southern states were rescued from bonded labour-like conditions at brick kilns in Nizamabad district, Telangana. The rescue...
Trump suggested a US-Russia-China alliance to take down Int’l Criminal Court when he met Xi—FT report
During a visit to Beijing in May 2026, the US President reportedly proposed that the United States, China, and Russia coordinate efforts to undermine and ult...
Delhi Police may seek larger Bench reference on UAPA bail curbs amid ‘conflicting’ coordinate Bench rulings
A Supreme Court bench, in its May 18, 2026 ruling, reaffirmed that "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" even under the Unlawful Activities (Preventio...
Pondage, power and Pakistan—India versus ‘Indus’ court at The Hague
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a supplemental award on "maximum pondage" — the amount of water that can be held in reservoi...
Vladimir Putin visits Beijing with ‘very serious expectations’, soon after Donald Trump leaves China: What’s cooking?
Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook a state visit to China on May 19–20, 2026 — his 25th visit to China — at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Ji...
Caste slurs in Census forms: SC Commission issues notice to Punjab Census office
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued notices to the Director of Census Operations in Punjab and the Punjab Social Justice Department af...
NHRC asks Centre to review changes to trans law, ‘revisit’ community concerns on self-identification
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued Advisory 2.0 on May 19, 2026, directed to 11 Union Ministries, the Office of the Registrar General and Cen...
Supreme Court asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizens on foreign servers
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising the Chief Justice and two other justices, heard a PIL filed by a cybersecurity professional seeking court interventi...
Congress says Great Nicobar project endangers UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve
Parliamentary debate has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with opposition voices arguing that the project poses an existential ...
RBI proposes banks to disclose detailed information on capital, risks under Basel Pillar 3
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed new rules requiring banks to publish detailed quarterly disclosures on capital adequacy, leverage, liquidity, an...
Bengal restores 7 pc OBC quota for 66 communities, scraps religion-based categories
The West Bengal government regularised 66 communities that were included in the state's Other Backward Classes (OBC) list prior to March 2010, restoring thei...
RBI invites comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026”
The Reserve Bank of India released draft amendment directions on May 19, 2026 to align the capital adequacy disclosure requirements of Commercial Banks and S...
Why India’s courts are slow: the need for court managers
India's district courts carry more than 49 million of the country's total 55.8 million pending cases — over 85% of the entire judicial backlog — as of early ...
CAA applicants must declare passport status, surrender foreign passports: Home Ministry
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on April 30, 2026, further amending the Citizenship Rules, 2009 to tighten proc...
India now Naxal-free: HM
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has officially communicated to nine state governments that no district in India is now classified as Left Wing Extremism (...
Citizenship rule tweak for Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan applicants
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009 through the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing new procedural r...
Inquiry panel probing allegations against Justice Varma submits report to Speaker
A three-member Judges Inquiry Committee constituted under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 submitted its report to the Lok Sabha Speaker on May 18, 2026, concl...