BJP to lay siege to Karnataka Vidhana Soudha on Aug 24: LoP AshokaThe BJP and JD(S) will protest at Vidhana Soudha on August 24. They demand the removal of minister B Nagendra from the cabinet. This action...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Adjourned, not prorogued: Parliament's Monsoon Session awaits formal closureParliament's Monsoon session remains open ten days after adjournment, sparking legislative speculation. The government may seek to pass a k...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Mayawati opposes demand for reservation on economic basis, says it undermines constitutional safeguardsExpressing her firm stance, Mayawati, the BSP chief, has rejected the idea of substituting caste-based reservations with economic ones, arg...
23 Aug, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Amit Shah sets up panel for political solution to Gorkha IssuesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced a high-level committee for Gorkha issues. This committee will prepare a framework for a permanent p...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Gujarat panel to frame promotion quota policy for disabled employeesA five-member committee has been formed by the Gujarat government to create a promotion reservation policy. This panel will examine central...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Centre forms panel to finalise 'permanent political solution' to Gorkha issueA committee has been formed to draft an agreement for a permanent political solution. This committee will finalize modalities for the Gorkh...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
BJP constitutes team for Gen Z outreach programme; Nitin Nabin, Smriti Irani, Vinod Tawde among key membersThe Bharatiya Janata Party has formed a dedicated team for its Gen Z Outreach Programme. This initiative aims to strengthen engagement with...
22 Aug, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Supreme Court: Should right to work be a fundamental right?The SC was hearing a plea concerning payment of minimum wages and compensation for delayed wages for rural employment guarantee workers. Ad...
21 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Pakistan moves to give Asim Munir sweeping control over armed forcesPakistan's National Assembly passed two bills to streamline military and nuclear command structures. These bills follow last year's constit...
21 Aug, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Streamline three-language policy: SC to Centre, NCERT, CBSEThe Supreme Court questioned the CBSE's three-language policy, particularly treating English as non-native. Justices expressed reservations...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
NEET protests: SC constitutes 5-member panel to probe police excesses, use of force and surveillanceThe Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee headed by former judge R Subhash Reddy to investigat...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
CRPF forms 10-member core group after suicides hit five-year highThe CRPF established a ten-member core group to address personnel self-harm incidents. This group will review suicide cases and suggest pre...
20 Aug, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Jharkhand government releases list of 44 recruitment exams cancelled due to irregularitiesJharkhand government cancelled forty-four recruitment exams due to irregularities and student protests. These cancellations include examina...
19 Aug, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
SC likely to quash FIRs against student protesters, exempts those with serious criminal recordsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it may quash FIRs against student protesters involved in last month’s nationwide agitations over exa...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
SC rejects plea to replace hanging with less painful method for death penaltyThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging hanging as the method of executing death sentences, while leaving the door open for futu...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
State can't take life arbitrarily or without dignity: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled that state execution powers are not arbitrary. The method of execution must uphold human dignity and minimize suffe...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
CJI Surya Kant proposes daily 2 pm-4 pm sittings to clear 29 pending Constitution Bench casesThe Supreme Court may hold daily two-hour sittings after lunch. These sessions will address long-pending seven-judge Constitution Bench ref...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.35 PM IST