Government News & Updates

Address attacks on Hindu temples in the U.S., MEA says

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is ‘presenting a distorted and selective picture of India’, the Ministry of External Affairs says

Supreme Court says stakeholder consultation needed, reluctant to alter duration of five-year law courses

While acknowledging that reforms in legal education are a necessity, the Chief Justice-led Bench says it may not be appropriate for courts to determine the duration of professional courses.

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: BDJS announces candidates for Assembly polls

NDA wins nine Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, Odisha, Haryana

BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar romp home as NDA secures all five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar; the party also secures victory of three candidates in Odisha; BJP and the Con...

BJP announces first list of candidates for 144 seats for Bengal Assembly polls

Suvendu Adhikari will contest from two seats Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district and Bhabanipur in Kolkata; at Bhabanipur, Adhikari is likely to contest against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

AAP govt. fulfilled all pre-poll promises in just 4 years: Punjab CM

Mann says key promises include free electricity, 65,000 govt. jobs and 5.5 lakh employment opportunities; Oppn. calls it ‘most disappointing govt.’

NCP (SP) not to contest Baramati seat against Sunetra, says Sule

Transgender communities across India demand withdrawal of Bill to redefine trans people

The Centre’s action led to protests and public meetings within the transgender community across cities such as New Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata, calling for protecting the right to self-perceive...

In Haryana, BJP and Congress gain inroads into each other’s bastions

Both the national parties, while tightening their hold, are keen to look beyond

Congress sees BJP leader’s bid to trigger polarisation

BJP MP from Aligarh, Satish Gautam, had claimed that Muslims were taking the most advantage of welfare schemes

‘Hope peace restores’: Maharashtra Congress president meets Consul General of Iran

Mr. Sapkal further said that he expressed condolences over the demise of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei

Haryana Rajya Sabha poll: Counting delayed; Congress writes to ECI alleging ‘attempt at interference’

For Haryana’s two vacant Rajya Sabha seats, three candidates are in the fray

All five NDA candidates win Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including CM Nitish Kumar and Nitin Nabin

Three MLAs of Congress party and one MLA of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) skipped the voting. RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet alleged that BJP used the money power to win the election.

SC declines to intervene in Calcutta High Court order for NIA probe into Beldanga violence

On February 11, the apex court questioned the invocation of the UAPA; on March 16,the court finds the High Court’s confirmation of the NIA probe into the case ‘quite balanced’

BJP romps home with three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, BJD content with one seat

As many as 11 MLAs cross-voted in favour of BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray, who initially did not have numerical strength for winning the Rajya Sabha seat

Assam polls: BJP keeps tribal council-based ally in limbo

The BJP is yet to clear the air about the status of the United People’s Party Liberal in the National Democratic Alliance

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Political crossovers gather pace in Kerala as Assembly elections near

Defections and cross-affiliations are blurring the traditional ideological boundaries between the United Democratic Front, Left Democratic Front, and the National Democratic Alliance. Increasingly, el...

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Poll heat rises in Palakkad as BJP trains guns on UDF MLA scandal

The BJP has fielded Sobha Surendran, who helped the party leap to the second position in the constituency for the first time in 2016, hoping to wrest the seat from the United Democratic Front. The Lef...

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia, Congress’ Karamvir Boudh elected; Haryana CM congratulates

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, in a late-night press conference, congratulated both the leaders on their win

Tulip festival beckons tourists to Kashmir Valley

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister throws opens the annual Tulip festival in Srinagar