Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Government issues draft norms to standardise state, district GDP estimates
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released draft uniform guidelines for the compilation of Gross State Value Addition (GSVA...
Sattankulam father-son custodial death case: all nine policemen get death sentence
The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai sentenced all nine accused police personnel to death on April 6, 2026, in connection with the cus...
Several villagers, police personnel injured in clash in Odisha amid protests against mining of bauxite
Violent clashes erupted between tribal villagers and security forces in Rayagada district, Odisha, over protests against a proposed bauxite mining project at...
Social ill cannot be branded as ‘religious practice’, says Supreme Court on maiden day of Sabarimala reference hearing
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court began hearing the Sabarimala reference on April 7, 2026, revisiting the 2018 five-judge bench verdict th...
History books can’t prove title, says Jammu & Kashmir HC; declares two shrines & attached properties in Kishtwar as waqf
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court declared two Kishtwar shrines — Ziarat Farid-ud-Din Sahib and Ziarat Assrar-ud-Din Sahib — and their attached pro...
Sabarimala entry case: Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days, says SC judge Nagarathna
During the nine-judge Constitution Bench hearing on the Sabarimala reference, Justice V. Nagarathna made a pointed observation about the nature of the exclus...
Manipur bomb blast: Indefinite curfew imposed in 4 valley districts; government hands over probe to NIA
A projectile (suspected mortar shell or rocket) fired by suspected Kuki militants struck a civilian house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village, Bishnupur distr...
45% out: EC releases first data of deletions after adjudication in West Bengal
The Election Commission of India released data showing that approximately 45% of the "doubtful voters" identified in West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision...
Of 27.16 lakh Bengal voters deleted after adjudication, doors shut for more than half
Out of 27.16 lakh voters deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls following the adjudication process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), approximat...
Amaravati notified as Andhra Pradesh capital 12 years after bifurcation
Amaravati has been officially notified as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh following the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026....
Affordable housing at heart of DDA’s new TOD policy notified by Centre
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has notified the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy for Delhi, amending the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 (MPD-...
40 police personnel among 60 injured as protests break out over bauxite mining project in Odisha
Violent clashes broke out at Shagabari village in Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, when tribal villagers attempted to block construction of a three...
Why Odisha’s BJD, BJP leaders opposed the carving out of stretch from Railways’ biggest freight-loading zone
The Railway Board decided to transfer the Palasa–Ichchapuram section (approximately 50 km) from the Khurda Road Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to ...
Uttarakhand HC stays felling of oak trees in Mussoorie: Why these matter for Himalayan ecology
The Uttarakhand High Court issued an interim order restraining the Mussoorie Municipality from felling any trees without prior mandatory permission from the ...
Delimitation will cause economic hardship to South Indian States, says Congress leader D.K. Suresh
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that delimitation based on the latest population ratios will cause "severe economic hardship" to South Indian st...
Karnataka makes audit of adolescent pregnancies mandatory
The Karnataka government has issued a directive making statewide audits of all adolescent pregnancy cases involving girls aged 10 to 18 years mandatory, requ...
Tied portion under SASCI to include ‘Right of Way’, linking farmer ID with fertilizer usages
The tied portion under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) is being expanded to include "Right of Way" as an eligible ...
Understanding India’s internet censorship regime
A detailed examination of India's internet censorship framework has gained renewed urgency in 2026, following escalating use of Section 69A of the Informatio...
India's top court hears challenges to ruling on women's entry into temple
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court commenced hearing on April 7, 2026, in the reference arising from review petitions challenging the 2018 ...
Sabarimala: Kerala government should withdraw cases filed against devotees, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanded that the Kerala government withdraw all cases filed against Ayyappa devotees who had opposed women's entry into Sabarimal...