Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announces incentives for third and fourth children under new population management policy
The Andhra Pradesh government announced financial incentives of ₹30,000 for the birth of a third child and ₹40,000 for the birth of a fourth child, as part o...
The week in charts: PM Modi’s austerity call, MSP hike, sugar export ban
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for the marketing season 2026-27, m...
NTA ‘structurally incapacitated’, NEET-UG shift to computer mode won’t fix integrity, says doctors’ body
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) filed a petition in the Supreme Court on May 13, 2026, arguing that the National Testing Agency is "s...
Gravity of a crime must not dictate decision on premature release of a convict: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, in Rohit Chaturvedi v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. (2026 INSC 490), ruled that the heinousness or gravity of a crime cannot, by i...
Kuki-Zo protestors rally in Manipur, demanding justice for slain church leaders, release of hostages
Kuki-Zo tribal organisations, led by Kuki Inpi Manipur (the apex body of Kuki tribes), held mass rallies and protests across Kuki-Zo inhabited hill districts...
Average of 53% MPs attend meetings of 16 Parliamentary Standing Committees, PAC: data
Data compiled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) revealed that Members of Parliament attended, on average, only 53% of meetings held by the 16 Department...
'Illegally constituted': MEA rejects Pakistan-backed Court of Arbitration ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected the latest award issued on 15 May 2026 by the Court of Arbitration convened under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), ca...
‘One Nation, One Election’ will strengthen India for next 100 years: JPC Chairman Chaudhary
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) overseeing the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 contin...
CJI on panel to pick CEC not statutory need: Govt
The Central Government has taken the position before the Supreme Court that inclusion of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the selection panel for appointi...
Why reserved candidates availing relaxations are barred from open category recruitment
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a settled principle in reservation jurisprudence: a reserved category candidate who avails category-specific relaxations (su...
Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex declared as temple by Madhya Pradesh High Court
On 15 May 2026, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court delivered a 242-page judgment declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar (Madhya P...
DMRC rolls out hydrogen buses in Central Vista
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), launched a hydrogen fuel cell-powered shuttle bus service in t...
State to tighten groundwater governance to prevent over exploitation of resource
Telangana's Irrigation Minister directed officials to treat groundwater conservation as a state-wide mass movement, with immediate steps to enforce stricter ...
GST Tribunal revamps appeal process: Division bench review now mandatory for appeals
The GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has mandated that all appeals must undergo a screening by a Division Bench before any matter can be assigned to a Single B...
Election Commission orders probe into voting by foreign nationals in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections
The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered an inquiry after foreign nationals — including Sri Lankan, British, Canadian, and Indonesian passport holders ...
Farmers from Punjab protest at Mohali-Chandigarh boundary against Centre Government
Thousands of farmers from Punjab marched from Mohali to Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on 15 May 2026, under the banner of Sanyukt Kissan Morcha (SKM) and allied o...
ECI orders probe into voting by foreign nationals in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered an investigation after foreign nationals were found to have voted in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Leg...
Census: 1.34 lakh submit self enumeration in Delhi; 50,000 deployed for houselisting visits
The self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 concluded in Delhi on May 15, 2026, with 1.34 lakh (134,000) individuals submitting census data online across 250 w...
SC: Present set-up lets govt pick CEC, ECs of its choice
The Supreme Court, while hearing challenges to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term ...
Sabarimala reference hearing concludes; Supreme Court reserves judgment
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgment in the Sabarimala reference case after 16 days of extensive hearings; all parties ...