Government News & Updates

Battle of Bengal: On the West Bengal Assembly election 2026

The Trinamool Congress is fighting off anti-incumbency sentiment

Tamil Nadu election 2026: Palaniswami meets Shah in Delhi to discuss sharing of seats

Dhinakaran and Anbumani also expected to go to the national capital

Impact of West Asia war likely to be felt for long time, PM tells Lok Sabha

Country should be prepared and united, says Modi as he condemns attacks on commercial ships and obstruction of Strait of Hormuz; India has 5.3 million tonnes of petrol reserves, and govt. is working t...

Centre mulls delimitation based on 2011 Census to fast-track Women’s Reservation Act

“Under the amendments that the government wants to bring in, the basis for the selection of seats will be the Census data of 2011. The number of seats in Parliament will increase to 816, out of which ...

U.S. military pause on Iran attack: India tracking developments, says Centre

The announcement led to cooling of oil prices with benchmark Brent Crude futures (May) slipping more than 12%

Punjab official death case: Former AAP Minister’s arrest triggers credit war

Ruling AAP calls it swift action, while the Opposition parties say the Punjab govt. was forced to act

Anil Ambani bank fraud case: Supreme Court says CBI, ED showed reluctance

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta promises to personally convey the court’s message to ED and CBI directors in “harsher terms”

Mannachanallur DMK MLA ‘distributes’ SUVs; ECI issues notice

The AIADMK alleged that Kathiravan and his father V. Srinivasan had given SUVs to five panchayat union secretaries and two town panchayat secretaries of the DMK on March 16 and 17 when the Model Code ...

Supreme Court gives Centre four-week leeway to respond to petition on airfare hike, says govt. handling ‘bigger problems now’

Petitioner had sought steps to address fare fluctuation, fare transparency, and continuity of essential air services

Medical bodies raise concerns over permits for procedures

Warn of safety risks in Dental Council of India nod to Master of Dental Surgery doctors to perform such surgeries

People will assess governance failure, corruption and favour UDF: KPCC chief

Sunny Joseph dismisses concerns of internal dissent within the Congress over granting electoral berth to former CPI(M) leaders; he says the UDF’s decision to support such leaders will strengthen the c...

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: NTK releases manifesto; pitches decentralised governance, anti-drug measures, Tamil-centric policies

The manifesto proposes a major administrative overhaul, including the creation of multiple functional capitals across Tamil Nadu to ease pressure on Chennai and improve access to governance

Bill to amend trans rights law listed for consideration, passing in Lok Sabha on March 24

Bill proposes amendments on transgender individuals, the procedure for obtaining a transgender certificate, and compliance requirements for medical institutions that may perform gender-affirming care ...

A true benevolent authoritarian enforces discipline for the greater good: Seeman

Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman contends that without discipline, there will be no order; he bats for an economy centred on agriculture in T.N. and plans to create government-led industri...

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Ramadoss, Sasikala join hands, to field candidates in all 234 seats

S. Ramadoss did not clarify under which banner his candidates would be fielded as the judiciary has refused to restrain his estranged son Anbumani from using the name and flag of the PMK

14 polling stations across T.N. to be in high-rise buildings or group housing societies

Five such polling stations would be in Chennai district

Nitish Kumar kicks off fifth phase of Samriddhi Yatra

The Chief Minister announced that his government has set a target of providing jobs and employment opportunities to 1 crore youths in the next five years

PDP legislator Parra submits Bill on divisional status for Chenab valley, Pir Panjal valley in J&K

The Bill also pressed for new districts in Jammu as well as Kashmir

T.N. Assembly election: DMDK open to ‘give-and-take policy’ in seat-sharing

Assembly Elections LIVE updates: ECI approves transfer of returning officers for West Bengal polls

A total of 445 candidates have filed nominations for the 30 assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry