Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Transforming India’s nuclear power landscape
India's SHANTI Act (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) has received presidential assent after passing both Hous...
The executive office without a limit
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 8,931 days in office (as of the article's reference point), an opinion piece in a national daily examines the co...
A debate on the tenure of Election Commission-appointed police chief
A constitutional debate has emerged over whether a Director General of Police (DGP) appointed by a state government on the recommendation of the Election Com...
Ladakh talks with open mind and heart: Sonam Wangchuk
Environmentalist and activist Sonam Wangchuk called for dialogue with the Centre "with an open mind and heart," advocating for a "win-win approach" to Ladakh...
Petition filed in SC challenging amended 'transgender persons' law
Transgender rights activists Laxmi Narayan Tripathi and Zainab Patel have filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Trans...
NeSL enabling real-time access to digital debt & claims data in insolvency cases
National e-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL), India's first Information Utility (IU) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework, is providing real-time ...
Women's rights & religion: CJI-led 9-J bench includes all faiths, and a woman
The Supreme Court has constituted a nine-judge constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, to hear a batch of cases examining the scope of reli...
GST Council meeting likely in end-May or June
The 57th GST Council meeting is expected to be held only towards the end of May or in June 2026, later than usual. The delay is directly linked to ongoing as...
How did the ‘Amaravati Bill’ come into place?
Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amending Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 to designate Am...
Centre’s claim of no displacement of tribals a lie: Congress on Great Nicobar project
Congress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, challenged the Centre's claim that the Rs 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project would not displace...
Supreme Court notifies nine-judge Bench for Sabarimala verdict review
The Supreme Court formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to hear the Sabarimala review case, with hearings commencing from 7 A...
What are the concerns over the FCRA Bill?
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, proposing sweeping changes to how foreign donations...
Prime Minister: Women should ensure quota bills passed unopposed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will implement the women's reservation law (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) from the 2029 Lok Sabha ...
Delimitation to put Punjab at disadvantage, Centre should build consensus among parties: Warring
Punjab Congress president Randeep Singh Warring claimed that the proposed delimitation exercise for implementing the Women's Reservation Act will put Punjab ...
‘Linguistic imposition’ vs ‘linguistic liberation’: Stalin and Pradhan clash over 3-language formula
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan engaged in a sharp public exchange over the three-language formula unde...
National digital wellbeing mission launched amid rising concerns over screen addiction and online risks
The National Digital Wellbeing Mission has been launched amid growing concerns over screen addiction and online risks, particularly among children and young ...
States are not Centre’s subordinates: Justice B.V. Nagarathna
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna stated that the Centre ought to view states as "coordinates" and not "subordinates," and that federalism is a constitut...
Plea in Supreme Court challenges transgender law amendments as breach of right to self-determined gender identity
Activists Laxminarayan Tripathi and Zainab Javid Patel filed an Article 32 petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Trans...
States that stabilised population will not lose Lok Sabha seats: Modi
The Prime Minister addressed concerns over the proposed delimitation exercise for the first time, assuring that states which have stabilised their population...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada on 27 March...