Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Uttarakhand files first FIR on allegations of nikah halala under Uniform Civil Code
Uttarakhand Police registered the first FIR under the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024, on allegations involving the practice of nikah halala. The cas...
Govt: Right to religion does not provide for gender equality
In ongoing hearings before a 9-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on the Sabarimala reference case, the Union Government submitted that the right ...
NEET-UG, 2026 paper leak: Experts call for reforms in exam process, exemption of State-government seats
The NEET-UG 2026 examination was cancelled following a paper leak, where a handwritten "guess paper" circulated in Jaipur was found to match several actual e...
Why this show-off about independence in appointment of CEC/ECs when it can be decided by govt? SC to Centre
The Supreme Court, while hearing challenges to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term ...
FSDC-SC reviews key global and domestic macroeconomic developments
The Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC) convened a meeting at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mumbai, chaired by the ...
Supreme Court summons Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh officials over ‘casual approach’ to Chambal illegal sand mining
The Supreme Court summoned senior officials from Rajasthan — including the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Principal Secretaries of the Mining, Finance...
Iran urges BRICS group to condemn “international law violations” by US, Israel
At the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, Iran's Foreign Minister urged BRICS member states to "unequivocally condemn violations of international...
Phase 3 of SIR in 16 States, three UTs from May 30, says ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, to be conducted across 16 States and thr...
NTA casually ignored Supreme Court order to overhaul system after 2024 leak: FAIMA petition
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) filed a petition in the Supreme Court arguing that the National Testing Agency (NTA) "casually ignore...
BRICS: India hits out at sanctions, calls for free Hormuz transit, supports 2-state Palestine solution
As the current BRICS Chair, India issued a national statement at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting (New Delhi, May 14–15, 2026), read out by the External ...
Why did NTA’s ‘Zero Error’ policy fail? | Explained
The National Testing Agency's (NTA) "Zero Error Policy" — a framework of safeguards meant to ensure tamper-proof examinations — has failed across multiple NE...
Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Andhra Pradesh; APBIL; BSNL & APSFL for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in Andhra Pradesh
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh BharatNet Infrastructure Limite...
Issuance of first instalment of Mother Sanction of Rs 401.50 crore for F.Y. 2026-27 under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for District and Subordinate Courts
The Ministry of Law and Justice released the first instalment of a "mother sanction" of ₹401.50 crore for FY 2026-27 to States and Union Territories through ...
The law does not favour AIADMK rebels
Following the Tamil Nadu trust vote on May 13, 2026, in which 25 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs voted in favour of the ruling government against party direction, co...
Testing troubles: On the National Testing Agency, NEET-UG 2026
The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination, conducted on May 3, 2026, after investigations revealed that "guess papers" circula...
India weighs joint Centre-State funding framework for heatwave mitigation
The Union government is weighing a formal joint Centre-State funding architecture for heatwave mitigation, moving heatwaves from an ad hoc, state-managed eve...
Nicobarese oppose proposal for three wildlife sanctuaries
The Tribal Council of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar Islands has formally opposed three proposed wildlife sanctuaries — a Leatherback Turtle Sanctuary on L...
Local transport, storage and human handling are the weakest links in conducting NEET, according to panel report
A high-level committee headed by former ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan, constituted by the Ministry of Education in June 2024, identified local transport, st...
AIADMK split erupts in Assembly as 25 of 47 MLAs back Vijay government in trust vote
During a trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on May 13, 2026, 25 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs voted in favour of the ruling TVK-led government, defy...
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh top logistics performance ranking, Mizoram and Delhi also lead
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the LEADS 2025 (Logistics Ease Across Different States) report, benchmarking logistics performance across all ...