In-depth coverage of Indian politics, governance, policies, and institutions. From Parliament debates to government schemes, this section brings context and clarity to the issues shaping India’s democracy.
SHANTI Bill opens nuclear power to private players, reforms liability rules, and strengthens regulation as India targets big capacity expansion.
Election Commission orders postal ballot counting to finish before the penultimate EVM round to ensure clarity and transparency.
Justice M.M. Sundresh says rising misuse of criminal defamation law calls for decriminalization, reviving debate on free speech and reputation.
Custodial torture persists despite laws and Supreme Court safeguards. Bail orders remind us that deterrence needs accountability, not just procedure.
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The SC has kept its November 20 Aravalli definition in abeyance, barred fresh mining leases without its nod, and proposed a new high-powered panel to re-examine
The SC has stayed the Delhi HC order that suspended Kuldeep Sengar’s sentence and granted bail, flagging “unique circumstances” .
EC asks DEOs not to summon “unmapped” voters if their names or ancestral links exist in the 2002 roll, shifting verification back to officials and records.
Bangladesh police say Hadi murder suspects fled into Meghalaya; India calls the claim inaccurate, as both sides trade sharp words on minority safety.
India’s growth story risks plateauing unless R&D spending, private-sector participation, and university research capacity rise sharply and sustainably.
The new rural jobs law replaces MGNREGA, raises guaranteed days to 125, and shifts focus to outcomes in four priority work areas.
Tamil Nadu’s deleted-electors data shows patterns that don’t pass a basic smell test. The answer is not panic — it is a transparent audit.
Aland shows how deletion requests can be industrialised through weak authentication & poor alerts. The fix is not one feature — it is a layered security design.
CJI says retired judges are reluctant to return as ad hoc judges as “juniors”, while serving judges question sitting with retirees on Division Benches.
A multi-vehicle pile-up in dense fog on Yamuna Expressway killed 13 and injured 60, triggering a magisterial inquiry.
EC’s draft rolls show large deletions across five States and two U.T.s; verification and objections run through mid-January.
Bill assures 125 days’ work, but shifts power upward—budget caps, norm allocations, notified areas, and a peak-season pause.
VBSA Bill to replace UGC heads to a joint committee after protests over autonomy, federalism, funding control and penalties.
SHANTI Bill opens nuclear power to private players, reforms liability rules, and strengthens regulation as India targets big capacity expansion.
A fresh Supreme Court opinion is seen as restoring elbow-room to Governors, diluting the discipline set by the April 2025 verdict.
Tamil Nadu’s growth story is built on industry and welfare, but the next leap depends on productivity, jobs and fiscal resilience.
Kolkata court sent the main Messi-event organiser to 14-day police custody after fans vandalised Salt Lake Stadium over “no glimpse” claims.
Navy to commission MH-60R Sqn INAS 335 “Ospreys” on Dec 17 at INS Hansa, Goa; CNS Adm Dinesh K. Tripathi to attend.
CbMRV in Tamil Nadu aims to convert community observations into systematic environmental intelligence, integrating local knowledge with field monitoring.
The NCBC has advised the Union government to remove 35 communities, mostly Muslim, that were added to West Bengal’s Central OBC list in 2014.
The Supreme Court has ruled that narco tests cannot be forced, calling involuntary testing unconstitutional and unusable as evidence.
A tough new hate speech law may look like a solution, but vague definitions and non-bailable offences risk turning enforcement into censorship-by-complaint.
Election Commission revises the SIR schedule in five States and one U.T., giving extra days for scrutiny before draft electoral rolls.
The Supreme Court’s 16th Presidential Reference verdict, by refusing to fix timelines for constitutional authoritiesand constitutional morality.
