Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Women's reservation must not be linked to delimitation: Congress urges NCP (SP) to tell PM Modi
Discussion continues in Parliament over whether implementation of the 33% women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies should procee...
What happens if there is no Constitutional Amendment on Delimitation?
With no constitutional amendment currently in force to alter the delimitation framework, the existing text of Articles 81 and 82 governs what happens once th...
One crore homes completed and delivered under PM scheme: Government
Over one crore urban houses have been completed and delivered under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) since the scheme's launch Since 2015, 1.25 ...
Census 2027: Ladakh to lead independent India’s first caste enumeration
The Union Territory of Ladakh, along with snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, will be enumerated first un...
Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justices for four HCs
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended four judges for appointment as Chief Justices of the Patna, Calcutta, Bombay and Punjab & Haryana High Courts Justice...
'Anti-people': Congress vows to oppose FCRA Bill, Venugopal accuses Centre of targeting NGOs
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, listed for consideration during Parliament's Monsoon Session, proposes to create a government-app...
Uncertainty over key bills as Congress vows to resist; Monsoon session heading for washout
Parliament's Monsoon Session has seen limited legislative business, with several sittings disrupted by adjournments amid protests demanding government statem...
T.N. MPs’ meeting convened by CM Vijay seeks freeze on 543 Lok Sabha seats
A meeting of Tamil Nadu Members of Parliament passed a resolution seeking a permanent freeze on the total strength of the Lok Sabha at 543 seats and on Tamil...
Mayawati opposes 'creamy layer' for SCs, STs in reservation, hits out at RSS
A renewed public debate has emerged over whether the "creamy layer" exclusion — currently applied only to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) — should also be exte...
Rajya Sabha to take up Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Bankers' Books Evidence Bill tomorrow
The Rajya Sabha took up the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage, after bo...
Rajya Sabha to take up Taxation, Bankers’ Books bills on Monday
The Rajya Sabha is scheduled to take up the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 for consideration and p...
P Chidambaram backs Rahul Gandhi, seeks delinking of women’s quota from delimitation
A renewed call was made for implementing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 without waiting for a fresh delimitation exercise, on the argument that the r...
National Green Tribunal must make public report of panel that reviewed approvals for Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh
A request was made for the National Green Tribunal to make public the report of the expert panel that reviewed environmental clearance approvals for the Grea...
6 years after NDA exit, Punjab's SAD backs delimitation push
Renewed political outreach has been reported around reviving the constitutional amendment package required to enable delimitation and operationalise the one-...
Rijiju, Rahul trade barbs over women's quota bill rollout
Renewed debate has surfaced over the timeline for implementing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 202...
Government examines if Meta recommendation system deciding what-to-show-to-whom fits intermediary status
The government examined whether a major social media platform's recommendation system, which decides what content is shown to which user, and its paid conten...
Govt examines if Meta recommendation system deciding what-to-show-to-whom fits intermediary status
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology held meetings with a major social media company's leadership to examine whether its content-recommenda...
Restore J&K statehood, says human rights forum
A civil society forum working on human rights in Jammu and Kashmir released its seventh annual report, marking six years since Parliament revoked the region'...
Explainer: What changes as Parliament passes Registration of Births and Deaths Bill
Parliament passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amending the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 The Bill introduces ...
Centre releases additional instalment of tax devolution of ₹1.09 lakh crore to States
The Union Government released an additional instalment of tax devolution amounting to ₹1,09,019 crore (about ₹1.09 lakh crore) to States on 1 August 2026, ah...