Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Supreme Court judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SC
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India criticised the excessive use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Prevention of Mone...
Group of Ministers, Secys to be formed to deal with critical needs of citizens
On March 22, 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) convened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the situation arising from the ongoing West ...
Opposition MPs, activists oppose amendments to Transgender Persons Act
Opposition MPs from multiple parties — including the Indian National Congress, CPI(M), RJD, and NCP (SP faction) — and transgender rights activists have call...
National Council members to govt: 'Self perceived identity' must remain foundation of transgender identification
Members of the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP), constituted under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, met with official...
Modi reviews fuel, fertilizer supplies amid escalating West Asia conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level review meeting with key Cabinet ministers to assess the availability of crude oil, gas, petroleum products,...
Maoist endgame nears, but no political fanfare in offing
The March 31, 2026 deadline set by the Union Home Minister for eliminating armed Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) from India is passing without formal public celebr...
UAPA misuse not a model for Viksit Bharat: SC judge
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India, speaking at the 1st Supreme Court Bar Association National Conference 2026 on "The Role of Judiciary in V...
Opposition MPs, activists seek rollback of transgender bill, say law could dilute rights
Opposition MPs and civil society activists have demanded a rollback of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the...
Transgender Rights Bill row: Opposition MPs, activists seek withdrawal
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, proposing significant changes to the 2019 ...
PM Modi chairs high-level review meet on fuel, power amid Middle East tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting on India's energy security in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict, whic...
PM Modi calls high-level meeting to review West Asia crisis & India’s energy security
Prime Minister Modi chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting to assess India's preparedness across five identified pressure points arising from the ong...
‘Criminalising lived realities’: Protests across India against Transgender Persons Amendment Bill
Widespread protests have erupted across India against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13...
SC internal reservation: Religious heads spearheading campaign of their communities
Ahead of Karnataka's Special Cabinet meeting to decide on internal reservation within the 15% Scheduled Caste (SC) quota, religious heads of various SC commu...
House panel seeks details of road map on operationalising Lokpal’s inquiry, prosecution wings
A Parliamentary Standing Committee sought details of the roadmap for fully operationalising the Lokpal's inquiry wing and prosecution wing, more than a decad...
NCTP members oppose transgender Act amendments, say not consulted
Members of the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) — the statutory body created under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 — ...
Evening news wrap: PM Modi reviews energy preparedness amid crisis; IDF flags Europe in Iranian missile range & more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on March 22, 2026 to review India's energy preparedness amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, whi...
CEC Gyanesh Kumar acting under 'executive's thumb', says Opposition's notice seeking election chief's removal
193 opposition MPs — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — submitted notices to the presiding officers of both Houses seeking removal of Chief Electio...
PM Modi to chair high-level meeting to review energy preparedness amid Middle East tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a high-level inter-ministerial meeting on March 22, 2026, to review India's energy preparedness as the West Asia confli...
In call with Iran president, PM Modi slams infra attacks, says ship lanes must stay open
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, condemning attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure. Modi s...
Rice, wheat procurement remains ‘consistently’ low; House panel raises concern
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has raised concern over the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) consistently low and declining share in the direct procureme...