Women's Reservation Bill 2026: After 30 years, here's how India moves to reserve 33% seats for women in ParliamentParliament is considering a new law to bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies starting from the 2029 elec...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Committee of creditors can invite land authorities in realty insolvency cases: FM Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced amendments to insolvency regulations, allowing land authorities to join creditor meetings. Th...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Presidential reference: SC says it cannot impose timelines for Governors, President to act on Bills, also can't grant 'deemed assent'The Supreme Court has ruled on the powers of Governors regarding state Bills. Governors cannot indefinitely delay assent to Bills passed by...
20 Nov, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder': Centre to SCThe Centre has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president for acting on state bills would dis...
16 Aug, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Siddaramaiah seeks President's nod for 7 key Karnataka billsKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met President Droupadi Murmu to request approval for seven crucial bills passed by the state legislat...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
President questions Supreme Court’s ruling on deadlines for assent to state BillsPresident Murmu has sought the Supreme Court's opinion on the constitutionality of its ruling that set deadlines for governors and the Pres...
15 May, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Row over Bills: SC to examine if Tamil Nadu verdict covers issues raised by KeralaThe Supreme Court will hear Kerala's plea against the Governor on May 6. The court will check if a recent judgement on a similar Tamil Nadu...
22 Apr, 2025, 04.09 PM IST
State universities chancellor should be 'elected CM', not 'selected': Punjab CM Bagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's statement came after President Droupadi Murmu returned a Punjab bill that sought to replace the state...
18 Jul, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
President gives assent to bill for appointment of CEC, ECsPresident Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a bill aimed at appointing Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. T...
29 Dec, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
CM Stalin urges President Murmu to clear Tamil Nadu's anti-NEET Bill at the earliestWriting to the President, Stalin pointed to the "unfortunate consequences" due to the delay in the grant of approval to the Tamil Nadu Admi...
14 Aug, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
President assented 247 bills -- 24 from Gujarat and 23 from UP -- between 2014-22; 95 bills still under processThe President has assented 247 bills that were received from the state governments and Union territories between 2014 and 2022, Union Minis...
01 Aug, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
Governor Vajubhai R Vala's nod to BBMP Bill shrouded in confusionThe Bill provides for the creation of two or more municipal corporations in Bengaluru in place of the existing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara ...
29 Jul, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
- ‘Why question a legislative process when its incomplete?’,says Supreme Court
SC accepts petitions against constitutional amendment bill for NJAC asks how legislative process can be questioned when it had not been com...
23 Aug, 2014, 12.45 PM IST
SGPC row: Haryana says the Act can only be challenged in courtHaryana Chief Secretary Choudhary said the Bill was passed after threadbare discussion in the assembly and thereafter the Governor gave his...
18 Jul, 2014, 08.41 PM IST
Companies bill receives President Pranab Mukherjee's assentThe Companies Bill 2013 received assent from the President Pranab Mukherjee on August 29, a government official said.
31 Aug, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
Ponzi scam: West Bengal government asks Centre to expedite Presidential assent to billHundreds of small investors in West Bengal have been affected by the recent ponzi scheme scam, especially by the Saradha group of companies.
06 May, 2013, 02.32 PM IST
- Bill to trifurcate MCD receives President's assent
The Delhi government today received the Presidential assent to a bill seeking to trifurcate the civic agency.
28 Dec, 2011, 10.35 PM IST