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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...
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 attack: 2 children dead as violence flares up again in Bishnupur
A bomb was hurled at a house in the Moirang Tronglaobi area of Bishnupur district, Manipur, killing a five-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl, and injurin...
Violent protests in Manipur after projectile attack kills 2 children sleeping in their home
A projectile (RPG/rocket-propelled device) struck a civilian home in Bishnupur district, Manipur in the early hours of April 7, 2026, killing two sleeping ch...
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...
Violence grips Manipur’s Bishnupur: 2 children killed at home, 2 protesters shot dead while trying to storm CRPF post
A projectile attack struck a civilian home at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in Manipur's Bishnupur district, killing two children — a 5-year-old and a 6-month-old ...
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...
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...
A recognition for emerging Tamil Nadu sportspersons
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, resumed hearing the Sabarimala reference case in April 2026 The bench ...
‘PM Modi remains top choice of women voters', says Ravi Kishan ahead of special Parliament session on quota bill
A special Parliament session has been called for April 16–18, 2026, to advance legislation necessary for implementing the Women's Reservation Act (Constituti...
What is the Sattankulam custodial deaths case all about? | Focus Tamil Nadu
The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai sentenced all nine police officers convicted in the Sattankulam custodial deaths case to death on...
Centre’s proposal for women’s quota follows UPA blueprint for OBC reservation in higher education
Parliament is set to reconvene in a special session from April 16, 2026 to operationalise women's reservation The Centre's proposal involves increasing Lok S...
Women cannot be seen as ‘untouchables’ for three days a month: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala case
During the nine-judge bench hearing of the Sabarimala reference on April 7, 2026, Justice B.V. Nagarathna sharply questioned the logic of excluding women fro...
NGOs in A.P. and Telangana call for revisions to FCRA Bill, 2026
Civil society organisations and NGOs in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have called for revisions to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026,...
NHRC, India organised a meeting of the Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition on the theme 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms'
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) convened a meeting of its Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition on the theme "Tackling Food Adulteration in I...
Top 10 per cent rural households control 44 per cent of land in India: Report
A working paper (2026/09) titled "Land Inequality in India: Nature, History, and Markets" by the World Inequality Lab found that the top 10% of rural househo...
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta says, '1,531 colonies to be regularised under new housing scheme'
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that 1,531 unauthorised colonies in Delhi will be regularised under the Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colonies in De...
Regularisation of Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi on ‘As-is Where-is’ Basis
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced regularisation of 1,531 unauthorised colonies in Delhi under the PM-UDAY scheme without requiring layout plan appr...
Policy for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in MPD-2021 and Regulations for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Charges, 2026 for providing affordable housing in NCT of Delhi
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy incorporated into the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 (MPD...