A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta has questioned the inclusion of a Union Cabinet Minister in the committee responsible for appointing Election Commissioners. Hearing challenges to the 2023 Act, the cou...…
A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta has questioned the inclusion of a Union Cabinet Minister in the committee responsible fo...…
For the week ended May 8, 2026, India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $6.295 billion to hit a total of $696.988 billion. A $5.637 billio...…
The Tamil Nadu government announced portfolio allocations on May 17, 2026. Chief Minister Vijay retains the Home portfolio, K.A. Sengottaiya...…
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has held his first formal meeting to outline protocols for the NEET re-examination. Following pa...…
The Union Cabinet has sanctioned a ₹37,500 crore outlay to push coal gasification capacity to 100 million tonnes per annum by 2030, aiming t...…
V.D. Satheesan will lead a 21-member cabinet as the Congress-led UDF returns to power in Kerala after a decade. Cabinet allocations were fin...…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has greenlit a ₹93 crore power infrastructure plan during the sixth Council of Ministers meet...…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, setting an agenda for equitable global representation...…
On May 15, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed bilateral agreements covering defe...…
The Election Commission of India has ordered an inquiry into allegations that foreign nationals cast ballots in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elec...…
The CBI has launched 'Abhay,' an AI-powered helpbot on its website to help citizens verify the authenticity of official notices and summons....…
SEBI has issued new norms allowing Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) with leverage over 49% of asset value to access fresh borrowing...…
SEBI's May 15, 2026, circular establishes a protocol for InvITs and REITs when underlying SPV concession agreements conclude or terminate, e...…
Indian Railways has officially updated its logo to 18 stars, marking the creation of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone. Headquartered in V...…
Karnataka has reversed its 2022 directive banning religious attire in classrooms. Students may now wear items like hijabs, turbans, and rudr...…
On May 13, 2026, the Karnataka government revoked the February 5, 2022, directive that required students to wear only prescribed uniforms, e...…
Assam dispatched its first legal shipment of agarwood chips to Saudi Arabia and the UAE on May 14, 2026. The move aims to tap into a ₹50,000...…
The NEET-UG 2026 examination, held on May 3 for over 22.79 lakh medical aspirants, was cancelled on May 12 after a Rajasthan Special Operati...…
President Droupadi Murmu has approved a hike in the Supreme Court’s sanctioned judicial strength from 34 to 38. While officials anticipate t...…
A nine-judge Constitution Bench has termed the 'Essential Religious Practice' doctrine elitist, signaling a shift in how Indian courts inter...…
India is phasing out paper-based records for its first entirely digital census in 2027. Enumerators will now use a dedicated mobile applicat...…
India and the Netherlands have formalised a Strategic Partnership following high-level talks in The Hague. The transition moves the relation...…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has formally pushed back against unilateral sanctions as the U.S. deadline to renew or end its Russi...…
Field operations for Census 2027 have launched in Jharkhand, with enumerators beginning house-to-house visits on May 16, 2026. This phase, c...…