Government News & Updates

Tribals near Tirupattur town threaten to boycott polls due to lack of basic facilities

Lack of good roads affects bus services, ambulances and access to healthcare, say residents

Mizoram civic body election: Campaign gains momentum as parties gear up for April 21 polls

The last date for filing nomination papers is March 25, while the nominees can withdraw their candidatures latest by March 30, officials said

PM Modi writes to Nitish Kumar on Bihar Diwas, hails State’s rich culture and tradition

The Prime Minister said that a grand event was organised in Surat to mark the completion of 100 years of Bihar’s formation

Supreme Court directs States, UTs to furnish updated details on prisons, including overcrowding

It said the data shall include jail-wise capacity of each prison, total number of prisoners, percentage of overcrowding in each jail, steps proposed to address overcrowding, and details of women’s jai...

Himanta, Assam BJP chief Dilip Saikia reach out to leaders threatening to contest as Independents

The recent induction of Congress leaders Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Borah into the BJP and their subsequent nomination as party candidates has raised the hackles of many ticket aspirants in the party

West Asia conflict: PM Modi calls ministerial meeting to review energy situation

The focus of the meeting is to ensure uninterrupted supply, stable logistics and efficient distribution across the country, and the government is taking proactive steps to this end, they said

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: DMK president Stalin offers only five seats, CPI (M) seeks more time to discuss

Mr. Shanmugam said, though both parties had been holding talks, a meeting with the Chief Minister had taken place only now. “As he has requested us, we have to respect his words and hold further talks...

Cabinet colleagues laud PM Modi’s record breaking 8,931 days in public office

His Cabinet colleagues congratulated Prime Minister Modi on this record, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauding his “pure devotion to the nation and its people” both as Chief Minister of Gujarat ...

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Thousand Lights, a developed neighbourhood that struggles with traffic woes

By virtue of its key location, the Thousand Lights Assembly segment has long been at the epicentre of vibrant political activity. The constituency is also home to several iconic places.

Assembly Elections LIVE: Election Commission tightens vigil in West Bengal ahead of polls

The Congress and DMK broadly agreed to share 15 seats each in the 30-member Puducherry Assembly, which goes to polls on April 9

Assembly election dates 2026 master guide: Dates for Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

CEC Gyanesh Kumar on March 15, 2026, announced that the 2026 State Assembly elections will take place in 824 constituencies, with approximately 17.4 crore eligible voters participating in the democrat...

HDFC Bank cracks down on executives in Credit Suisse AT-1 bonds mis-selling case

NTPC eyes imported PWR tech for nuclear fleet; in talks with French, Russian, US players

Govt raises commercial LPG allocation to up to 50%; latest increase specifically for restaurants, dhabas, canteens

‘Need enough buffers, inflation to be seen via multiple channels’

Trump weighs secretive elite unit deployment to seize Iran’s nuclear stockpile: Report

Express Exclusive: Govt moves against digital arrest scammers; tells WhatsApp to block device IDs used in digital arrest, add Skype-like safety features

How J-K Police helped 75-year-old UP woman find her family after 11 years

Year after stampede, Goa steps up Jatra safety with watchtowers, control room, multiple entry points

Delhi-NCR wakes up to unusual fog, cool spell likely to continue; IMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms across North India