Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
'Mahatma Gandhi mein aag lag rahi hai bhai'
On the night of March 14, 2025, firefighters responding to a blaze at the official residence of then-Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma at 30 Tugh...
SIR in 10 states, three Union Territories so far: Electoral rolls trimmed by 5.58 crore, most in Gujarat, UP
The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, conducted across 10 states and 3 Union Territories, has resulted in a net...
In Assam, first evicted, now erased
In Assam's Kachutali village (Dimoria constituency, ~30 km east of Guwahati) and surrounding areas, families evicted from government land — predominantly Ben...
Draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island projects tourism as primary growth driver
A draft master plan for the development of Great Nicobar Island (GNI) has been notified for public suggestions, positioning tourism as the primary economic d...
Congress discusses women’s reservation law and delimitation; Kharge to meet other Opposition leaders for joint strategy
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on April 10, 2026, to deliberate on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill ahead of a three-day special session of P...
Centre slams X’s inaction on Ayyub tweets, threatens to withdraw safe harbour protection
The Central government told the Delhi High Court that social media platform X (formerly Twitter) risks losing its safe harbour protection under the Informati...
Over two crore names deleted as final list released in U.P. SIR exercise
The final electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh released on April 10, 2026, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, shows 2,04,88,000-odd names de...
Supreme Court steps in after transwoman teacher seeks work
The Supreme Court of India stepped in on April 10, 2026, to revive interim employment protections for Jane Kaushik, a transwoman teacher who had been unable ...
RBI's Utkarsh 2.0 places focus on better service
The Reserve Bank of India's Utkarsh 2.0 medium-term strategy framework (covering 2023–2025) placed strong emphasis on improving customer service and financia...
Uttar Pradesh voter list down 13% as SIR 2 trims 5.38 crore names
Uttar Pradesh's final electoral roll, published on April 10, 2026, shows a net reduction of approximately 13.21% compared to before the SIR (Special Intensiv...
Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid cash recovery row
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, amid impeachment proceedings in th...
Justice Yashwant Varma, facing probe in cash-at-home case, resigns from Allahabad High Court
Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge of the Allahabad High Court (transferred from Delhi HC after the incident), resigned on April 9, 2026 by submitting his resig...
‘Would throw banking operations into disarray’: Why SC rejected oral hearings for accounts declared fraudulent
The Supreme Court, in the case State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited (2026 INSC 323), delivered a significant ruling on April 7, 2026, settling th...
Expert Explains | The long, fractured history of Manipur, and the road ahead
Manipur continues to face an uneasy situation even in 2026, following the devastating ethnic violence that began in May 2023 between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo c...
Governor gives assent to legislation against ‘honour killing’
Karnataka's Governor gave assent to the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition ...
India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) circulated draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital...
Deeply concerned by mass casualties in Beirut: MEA
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a formal statement saying India was "deeply concerned" by reports of mass civilian casualties in Beirut fol...
Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid parliamentary proceedings to remove him
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, with immediate effect, becoming onl...
Government examining compliance burden on MSMEs due to West Asia crisis
The Indian government is examining the compliance burden faced by MSME exporters due to the ongoing West Asia crisis (Iran war), which has caused significant...
'With deep anguish': What Justice Yashwant Varma wrote in resignation letter to President Murmu
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, with immediate effect, citing "dee...