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Clear filtersThree Panchayats from Tripura secured top honours in the Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Nanaji Deshmukh Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar 2025.Sepahijala was judged the best District Panchayat.Kanchabari won first place in the Hea...
Niranjan Jyoti has assumed charge as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). Along with her, Kiran Umesh Mahalle took charge as a Member of the Commission. The NCBC is a constitutional bod...
The Ministry of Home Affairs has revised the rules for issuing Look Out Circulars (LOCs), which the Bureau of Immigration uses to stop wanted or absconding persons from leaving India through airports and seaports. Statut...
Kerala has launched 'MLATrack.com', described as India's first digital platform for tracking how Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) perform in the legislature. The portal is designed to make the legislative work...
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has recused himself from hearing petitions against the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, citing a possible conflict of interest. Recusal is a judge'...
Gujarat has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026, becoming the second state after Uttarakhand to adopt a common civil law for all communities. The law governs marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships,...
The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya has amended its rules so that a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate is compulsory for contesting council elections. Non-tribal residents, even permanent inhabi...
The Supreme Court of India has held that only Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists are eligible for Scheduled Caste status, relying on Clause 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950. Converting to any other religion...
The Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which amends the 2019 Act. The Bill alters the process of identity recognition: certification will be issued by the District M...
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 is expected to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha. It seeks a single legal framework for recruitment, promotion, deputation and service conditions across CA...
The Government of India has set up the National Dental Commission in place of the Dental Council of India to reform dental education and regulation.It aims to raise the quality of dental education, ensure transparent adm...
The Election Commission of India has permitted postal ballot voting in the Assembly elections for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwDs), service voters and essential service workers.The facility is provided u...
