Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
“PM wanted consumer prices not to rise”: Sitharaman hails fuel excise cuts
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Prime Minister's priority was ensuring domestic consumer prices do not rise despite the West Asia-driven ...
Centre cuts excise duty for petrol to Rs 3/litre & zero for diesel amid global oil shock
The central government reduced excise duty on petrol by approximately ₹10 per litre, bringing the effective rate down to ₹3 per litre, while cutting excise d...
What we know so far about the Supreme Court’s ruling on reservation for converted Dalits
A Supreme Court bench of Justices P.K. Mishra and N.V. Anjaria ruled on March 24, 2026 that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste loses that status immedia...
CAG flags gaps in Gujarat’s financial oversight; ₹7,400 crore in UCs pending
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Gujarat's finances found that as of March 2025, 4,258 Utilisation Certificates (UCs) totalling ₹7,431.84 cr...
Govt reduces excise on petrol, diesel by ₹10 per litre each to cushion pressure on OMCs
The central government reduced excise duty on petrol by ₹10 per litre (from ₹13/litre to ₹3/litre) and fully eliminated excise duty on diesel (from ₹10/litre...
Cabinet approves ₹33,660 crore BHAVYA scheme for 100 new industrial parks by 2032
The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA), a ₹33,660 crore scheme to develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across India over ...
As ‘Ladki Bahin’ spends crores, malnutrition deaths persist in Melghat, Bombay HC asks State for explanation
The Bombay High Court administered a sharp rebuke to the Maharashtra government, observing that while the state allocates thousands of crores to schemes like...
Govt slashes excise duty on petrol to Rs 3/litre, exempts diesel
The central government reduced the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on petrol by Rs 10 per litre, bringing the SAED component to Rs 3 per litre Diesel h...
T.N. election 2026: When an ‘underdog’ MGR stunned many with his 1980 victory in Tamil Nadu
As Tamil Nadu approaches the 2026 Assembly Elections, a historical retrospective has examined how M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) — dismissed by political opponents ...
Rolling back rights: Karnataka’s gender minority communities question Trans Bill 2026
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it by a voice vote after the Lok Sabha p...
Parliament panel calls for preserving British-era heritage sites not under ASI ambit
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, released a report on the Min...
SC: Vague allegations no basis for dowry case
The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed in a recent 2026 ruling that vague, general, and omnibus allegations cannot form the basis of prosecution under Section...
Nagaland Assembly refers FNTA Bill back to govt
The 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly deferred the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill, 2026 on March 27 — a day after it was introduced — a...
Jaya Bachchan’s fiery standoff in Rajya Sabha as controversial Transgender Bill clears Parliament
The Rajya Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 25, 2026, completing its passage through Parliament after...
Faiths and fences: On reservation benefits, religious groups
The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that a person who converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism loses their Scheduled Caste (SC)...
Relying on limited number of launch pads for rockets poses operational risks: panel
A parliamentary panel has flagged the operational risks posed by India's reliance on a single spaceport — the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikot...
Dowry claims lives of thousands, do not give bail for such deaths mechanically: SC
The Supreme Court has strongly cautioned high courts against granting bail mechanically in dowry death cases, cancelling the bail granted to an accused husba...
46 pc of CSR spends in Maharashtra, aspirational districts need more attention: Crisil
A new report by CRISIL (released March 27, 2026, marking a decade of mandatory CSR) found that 46% of India's total Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) exp...
President urged not to grant assent to transgender bill
Over 140 legal professionals and activists have written to President Droupadi Murmu urging her not to grant assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of ...
Kenya faces hotter, riskier year after one of its warmest years in 2025
Kenya recorded its seventh warmest year in 36 years during 2025, extending a long-term warming trend of approximately 0.22°C per decade since 1991. The Kenya...