Government News & Updates

Titagarh Rail Systems, BHEL to form JV for maintenance of Vande Bharat Sleeper trains

Railways revises allowance rates for Loco Pilots, Guards and Firemen

BJD suspends six MLAs for defying party’s whip in Rajya Sabha election

Regional party’s tally in Odisha Legislative Assembly has come down to 42 from 51 seats won in 2024 assembly election

RDG discontinuation fallout: Himachal presents ‘reduced’ budget

The Chief Minister started his budget presentation by accusing the BJP for not supporting the State’s interests; Milk procurement price hiked by ₹10

Centre removes caps on airfares after three months

The removal of the caps, introduced when widespread cancellation of IndiGo flights triggered a spike in fares, comes at a time when West Asia conflict has led to increase in aviation turbine fuel (ATF...

Without nature, human life is unimaginable, says Hemant Soren on Sharhul

Jharkhand Chief Minister asserted that had nature not existed, there would be no living beings neither humans nor animals in the world

Kanshi Ram returns

The Bahujan Samaj Party founder’s name is being invoked by the leaders in Uttar Pradesh across political lines over the past two weeks and his supporters say that the architect of Dalit consciousness ...

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Segments under Vadakara LS seat could see some keen contests

Left Democratic Front has an upper hand at present in these seats, and the United Democratic Front has only one MLA

Tribal council chiefs enter Assam electoral fray

Sewli Mohilary, the wife of the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council Hagrama Mohilary is the BPF candidate from Kokrajhar constituency

Kerala Assembly polls: Gandhi siblings recast Wayanad politics, but local fault lines persist

Despite Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 LS victory, the UDF won only four of seven Wayanad Assembly segments in 2021, with slimmer margins; key regional issues include tribal development, corruption allegations, ...

In Frames: Sanctuary of stories

A quiet Kashmir hamlet turns its homes into libraries, welcoming readers from near and far; the village writes its future through pages, people, and shared spaces

What did the Supreme Court say about paid maternity leave?

Why did the Supreme Court strike down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020? What did it say about maternity leave for adoptive mothers? What did the Court recommend that the Union governmen...

South Pars | Same field, two fates

An Israeli attack on a gas field straddling the Persian Gulf and Iran’s counterstrikes have laid bare how fragile the world’s energy security really is

SIR fallout obliterated localised anti-incumbency in West Bengal, no discontent against Mamata: Sagarika Ghose

In its list of 291 candidates, declared by Ms. Banerjee on March 17, the TMC dropped 74 sitting MLAs, nearly a third of its legislative strength, signaling a calibrated counter anti-incumbency strateg...

T.N. Assembly election: For second time, Thoothukudi’s Pottalurani residents to boycott polls over fish waste processing units

The residents have been demanding the closure of fish waste processing units near the village since 2019, and have submitted multiple petitions in this regard. However, the protest intensified in earl...

World Water Day: Let us reaffirm our commitment to conserve every drop of water, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister said today is also a day to appreciate those who engage in sustainable practices, promote awareness and nurture a culture of conservation

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Stalemate in DMK-CPI(M) seat-sharing continues

The delay in finalising seat-sharing has stalled the next phase of identifying constituencies and announcing candidates

Mild earthquake of 4.1 magnitude reported in Sikkim; no casualties

The epicenter of the earthquake was in Mangan district at 14 km below the surface at 8.41 p.m. on Saturday (March 21, 2026)

Tamil Nadu Assembly election: CPI(M) State Committee stands firm on six seats

The CPI(M)’s contention is that it had been promised an increase in the seats for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election by the DMK leadership. On the other hand, the DMK argues that it has included mo...

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: a game of four

The Tamil Nadu Assembly election will see a four-cornered contest this April. As the DMK and its allies and the AIADMK and its partners remain the principal participants of the big fight, it is also c...