Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Why Opposition may not back women’s quota changes: Delimitation, caste census concerns
With the government proposing to amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (106th Constitutional Amendment, 2023) to delink the commencement of women's reservat...
Person born in India has right to remain on electoral roll, vote: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to the deletion of voter names from West Bengal's electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (S...
Panel examining SC status for Dalits post-conversion gets a third extension
The Commission of Inquiry chaired by former Chief Justice of India Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, set up to examine whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status and assoc...
Punjab Assembly passes Bill with strict provisions against acts of sacrilege
The Punjab State Assembly passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, providing life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 25 la...
Opposition slams delimitation formula in women's quota bill
Opposition leaders across parties united to challenge the Modi government's approach to implementing the Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniya...
Resisting delimitation can be more harmful for southern States
Analysis of the government's proposed delimitation formula suggests that southern states may actually gain more from participating constructively in the proc...
Delimitation must be preceded by census: Sonia Gandhi
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi articulated the Congress party's formal position ahead of the April 16–18, 2026 special Parliament sess...
‘Parliament making history’: PM Modi says special session to end decades of wait for women’s reservation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a special three-day session of Parliament beginning April 16, 2026, to introduce amendments enabling implementation of ...
As Centre seeks tighter control over online content, why it may lead to pre-censorship
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) circulated a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digita...
Why farmers in Haryana are protesting against biometric verification in mandis
Haryana farmers staged protests — including sit-ins under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha banner — against new state government rules requiring Aadhaar-based biomet...
Congress issues three-line whip to LS MPs; unlikely to back delimitation proposal
Congress issued a three-line whip requiring all its Lok Sabha members to be present during the special three-day parliamentary session (April 16–18, 2026) co...
Can the apex court’s high-powered panel file a report that prioritises conservation and protection of the Aravallis?
The Supreme Court constituted a 10-member High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) in March 2026 to redefine the Aravalli hills — a decision that followed the Co...
PM calls for dialogue, cooperation to amend women’s quota law
The Prime Minister called for cross-party dialogue and cooperation to amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Act) to enable its implemen...
Harivansh likely to return as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
The government reached out to opposition parties to build consensus for the return of Harivansh Narayan Singh as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. If elect...
Activists slam ‘opaque’ manner of bringing in women’s Bill amendments
A group of prominent academics, activists, and retired civil servants issued a statement criticising the government's secretive and non-consultative approach...
SC notice to Centre, others on plea concerning MSP
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Union Government and other respondents, including...
'All-party meeting' on April 15 to dicuss women's reservation: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that opposition parties will convene their own all-party meeting on April 15, 2026, to discuss the implementa...
Centre vs Tamil Nadu: Sitharaman hits back at Stalin on paddy, wheat bonus row
The Centre's Department of Expenditure sent a January 9, 2026 letter to all Chief Secretaries, advising states to "review" their bonus policies above MSP for...
PM Modi says Parliament set to amend Women’s Reservation Act for 2029 rollout
Addressing a women's conference, the Prime Minister confirmed that Parliament will amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to enable its implementation before...
Manickam Tagore questions 'sudden rush' in delimitation, targets Centre over Women's Reservation Bill timeline
A Congress MP questioned the government's plan for the Women's Reservation Bill, arguing that the constitutionally correct sequence must be: Census first, th...