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Clear filtersThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) marked its centenary on 1 October 2026. The first Public Service Commission was set up on 1 October 1926 with Sir Ross Barker as Chairman. Under the Government of India Act, 193...
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly passed a resolution on 28 September 2026 demanding immediate restoration of full Statehood. Moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on 25 September, it was adopted by voice vote, backed by ar...
The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BLSA) will establish the country's first Victim Rights Centre in Patna as a pilot project. The centre will act as a single point of entry for victims of crime, helping them acces...
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) has been extended for six more months from 1 October 2026 in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. In Manipur it covers the whole State except 13...
The Government of India has dissolved the Digital Communications Commission (DCC) after nearly 37 years. Set up as the Telecom Commission in April 1989 and renamed DCC in October 2018, it was the apex inter-departmental...
While hearing the challenge to the Election Commissioners appointment law, the Supreme Court defended the Collegium system of judicial appointments. Justice Dipankar Datta described the Centre's comparison of the Collegi...
The Supreme Court has referred the challenge to the law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) to a larger Constitution Bench. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Elect...
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Inter-State Council (Amendment) Order, 2026, made by the President under Article 263. A State's Governor will be invited to Council meetings when President's Rule under Article 3...
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has notified the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending the Passports Rules, 1980. Under the change, an ordinary passport issued to a child below 15 years will be valid for fiv...
The Government of India has declared the Shahzad Bhatti Network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cited the network's role in violence, unr...
Hindi Diwas on 14 September recalls the day in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union under Article 343. It has been observed every year since 1953. Ar...
The Centre has proposed inserting Article 371(K) into the Constitution to grant Ladakh constitutional safeguards and greater local autonomy. The provision may set up a directly elected Union Territory-level body with leg...
