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Clear filtersIn Atul Mishra v. Union of India (2026), the Supreme Court heard a writ petition against the title of a proposed film that allegedly stereotyped a community. The Court held that vilifying any community on grounds of cast...
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not apply to Scheduled Tribes unless Parliament passes a law extending it to them. The ruling came in the Nawang vs Bahadur case (October 2025). The...
While hearing matters on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Supreme Court ruled that Aadhaar cannot be accepted as proof of citizenship; it only establishes identity. Nearly 50 la...
A total of 64 Parliamentary Friendship Groups have been set up in the 18th Lok Sabha to deepen ties with other countries. Three-term MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde became the youngest MP nominated to head a group, the India-I...
The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', following a unanimous resolution of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The President will send the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the State...
The Maharashtra government under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdrew the 5% quota for socially and educationally backward Muslims. It was introduced through an ordinance in July 2014 by the Congress-NCP government...
Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson introduced a private member's Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing reservation in appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts. It seeks representation for SCs, STs, OBCs, religiou...
A Private Member Bill seeking a Right to Recall for elected representatives was discussed in Parliament as a way to improve democratic accountability. The right lets voters remove a representative before the term ends. M...
The Union Government told the Lok Sabha that 8,630 complaints were received against sitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts over the past decade, involving allegations such as corruption, sexual misconduct an...
In February 2026 the Opposition moved a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Under Article 94, at least 50 members must give written notice, with 14 days' notice before voting; the procedure follows Rule 200A...
New guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs set out the order in which the National Song and the National Anthem should be performed. Whenever the two are presented on the same occasion, Vande Mataram is to be sung...
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moved a Substantive Motion against Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. A substantive motion is a self-contained proposal, not tied to other business, that seeks a definite and binding decision of the Ho...
