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Clear filtersThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued Advisory 2.0 to States and Union Territories for the welfare of transgender persons, covering ten key areas.Separate categories such as 'Intersex', 'Transmen' and 'T...
The Government of India has notified a 1% welfare cess on construction costs under the Code on Social Security, 2020. The levy applies to the total construction cost paid by employers for building and construction works,...
The Union Cabinet cleared the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which will raise the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. It amends the...
Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam on 12 May 2026, beginning his second term in a row. With this, he became the first leader from outside the Congress party to hold the post for consecutive terms...
Suvendu Adhikari has taken the oath of office as Chief Minister of West Bengal. He leads the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government ever formed in the State, following the results of the 2026 Assembly elections. T...
The Supreme Court has widened the meaning of ‘acid attack victims’ under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, so that people forced to swallow acid are also covered. Invoking Article 142, the Court s...
The Lok Sabha Speaker has reconstituted four major Parliamentary Committees for 2026-27: the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee, the Committee on Public Undertakings, and the Committee on Welfare of Sched...
Sikkim has become the first Indian state to adopt a fully paperless judiciary, a landmark in digital justice delivery. The announcement was made at the National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education held in Gangt...
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a third consecutive term in the Assam Assembly Election 2026, bagging 102 of the 126 seats, far above the majority mark of 64. The BJP alone won 82 seats, while its alli...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won around 206-208 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, well above the majority mark of 148, and will form a government in the state for the first time. The All In...
In the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026, the United Democratic Front (UDF) won about 97-98 seats, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 71 in the 140-member House. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Pinarayi Vijay...
Joram Aniya and R. Balasubramaniam have been appointed as full-time members of NITI Aayog. Joram Aniya is the first person from Arunachal Pradesh, and from the entire Northeast region, to hold this post. With these two a...
