Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
SC upholds retrospective 28% GST on online gaming cos
The Supreme Court upheld the Centre's imposition of 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online money gaming, fantasy sports, and casino platforms, calculated...
Cabinet clears tech-driven overhaul of PDS; extends SARTHAK Scheme with ₹25,530 crore outlay
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five ...
Supreme Court upholds 28% GST, retrospective levy on online gaming firms
The Supreme Court dismissed petitions filed by online gaming companies challenging the government's retrospective tax demand of approximately ₹1.5 trillion (...
Supreme Court constitutes panel under Home Secretary to draw up action plan to clean Yamuna
The Supreme Court constituted a high-powered committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary, directing it to prepare a comprehensive Yamuna Action Plan within...
NCW calls for legislation to codify Muslim personal law related to marriage
The National Commission for Women (NCW) submitted a comprehensive recommendatory report on the rights of Muslim women in India to the Ministry of Home Affair...
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A formal letter was sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs flagging what was described as "flagrant violations" of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the e...
Supreme Court confirms organised online gaming comes under GST regime
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming: o...
Supreme Court upholds SIR exercise as an advancement towards free and fair elections
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising the Chief Justice of India and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, upheld the constitutional va...
Supreme Court backs Tamil Nadu, Karnataka online gaming laws on online rummy, poker with stakes
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming: o...
Cabinet extends SARTHAK-PDS scheme for 5 yrs with Rs 25,530-crore outlay
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five yea...
SC upholds govt retrospective 28% GST levy on online gaming companies
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming: o...
Sarthak PDS: Cabinet clears Rs 25,000-crore overhaul of public distribution system
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five yea...
Rajya Sabha defections, constitutional questions
Seven of a party's ten Rajya Sabha members resigned from the original party and sought to merge with another, invoking the merger exception under Paragraph 4...
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Bihar SIR tomorrow
The Supreme Court was scheduled to pronounce its verdict on May 27, 2026 on a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) conduct...
Government operationalises amended insolvency law, sets 14-day admission deadline for NCLT
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 came into force on May 26, 2026, operationalising significant changes to India's insolvency resoluti...
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting Live Updates: India, US sign critical minerals deal on sidelines of Quad meet
On 26 May 2026, India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement to deepen cooperation on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare e...
IBC 2.0 takes effect as MCA notifies major insolvency reforms
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the operational provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 (which received p...
Canada PM Carney’s visit to India reset ties after 2023 killing of Sikh activist, Piyush Goyal says
India and Canada have formally reset bilateral relations following nearly two years of diplomatic strain that began after the June 2023 killing of a Sikh act...
Centre forms high-level panel on demographic change led by Justice Naolekar
The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-level committee to examine demographic changes across India caused by illegal immigration and other facto...
Supreme Court to examine if law is diluting India’s wetland count
A bench of the Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 — notified under the Environment (Protectio...