Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
What does the Jan Vishwas Bill do? | Explained
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 has been passed by both Houses of Parliament, proposing amendments to 784 provisions across 79 Central A...
Congress to hold CWC meet on April 10 to discuss women's quota law amendments, delimitation, West Asia crisis
The Indian National Congress held a meeting of its Congress Working Committee (CWC) on April 10, 2026, to deliberate on three issues: the government's propos...
Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan indicated that the theaterisation proposal would be shared with the Defence Ministry "in a week or so," sig...
Morning vs. evening: how do the benefits of yoga differ depending on when you do it
A health and wellness discussion on optimal timing of yoga practice (morning versus evening) highlighted the scientifically studied benefits of yoga — a 5,00...
Police ordering takedown of posts based on their own judgement, Kamra tells High Court
A petition challenging the use of the Sahyog portal came before a High Court, with counsel arguing that police are ordering social media content removal base...
Prime Minister asserts Women’s Reservation in legislative bodies is the need of the hour
The Prime Minister, addressing a gathering focused on women's empowerment, asserted that reservation for women in legislative bodies is "the need of the hour...
Sabarimala temple case: Centre backs curbs on women’s entry, says 2018 verdict assumed 'men superior'
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, commenced hearing review petitions challenging the 2018 Sabarimala jud...
CBSE’s three-language formula: The controversy, and why some states are calling it ‘Hindi imposition’
CBSE announced a new curriculum framework for the 2026–27 academic session implementing a phased three-language formula from Class 6, under which students mu...
Opposition questions rejection of notices seeking removal of CEC
Opposition leaders publicly criticised the rejection by the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker of impeachment notices seeking the removal of Chief El...
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported illegal detention and torture of a journalist by the Rajkot Crime Branch police in Gujarat
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of a media report describing the unlawful detention and torture of a journalist by the R...
Secretary , School Education & Literacy launches Career Cards for Children with Special Needs to strengthen inclusive career guidance under NEP 2020
Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, launched the Career Cards for Children with Special...
NITI Aayog Organises Workshop and Releases Report on Roadmap for Horticulture Development in Jammu & Kashmir
NITI Aayog organised a workshop and released the report "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir" at New Delhi, attend...
Civil Aviation Minister Shri Ram Mohan Naidu announces relief measures for domestic operations of Indian carriers
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu announced a package of relief measures for domestic Indian airlines severely affected by the ongoing West Asia ...
TEC explores ‘Connectivity for All’ Vision through Deliberations on Direct-to-Device (D2D) Technologies
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), organized a technical workshop titled "The D2D Frontier: ...
Appointment of priests by govt boards can't be a secular act: Centre
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Sabarimala reference, argued that the appoi...
Cabinet clears Bills for women’s quota in Lok Sabha and Assemblies
The Union Cabinet approved the Constitution Amendment Bills designed to operationalise the 33% women's quota in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblie...
At long last: On Kalpakkam reactor criticality, India’s regulatory regime
India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality on April 6, 2026, marking a landmark in the country's nucl...
Cabinet clears draft amendment Bill to implement women’s quota
The Union Cabinet cleared a draft Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies ahead ...
Logic may not be the right tool to examine faith and belief systems, says Supreme Court
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, continued its hearing on the Sabarimala temple entry issue...
Special session on delimitation: T.N. CM Stalin says ‘DMK will not stand by and watch’
A special three-day session of Parliament was scheduled (April 16, 2026) to take up bills aimed at increasing the total number of Lok Sabha constituencies fr...