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Clear filtersThe 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...
Following the death of its Chairperson, Justice S. Tamilvanan, the Vice-Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been entrusted with the Chairperson's duties. Vice-Chai...
The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 to curb forced religious conversions. The Bill seeks to ensure that any conversion is voluntary and free from coercion, fraud or induceme...
The schedule for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election was announced on March 15. Polling will be held on April 23 and votes will be counted on May 4, so the whole process takes 51 days, against 66 days in 2021. Parties...
The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution seeking the inclusion of the Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The State clarified that inclusion would not affect the Schedul...
The Union Cabinet has approved international status for Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu. The decision is expected to give a boost to tourism, trade and economic development in the southern districts of the State. Internati...
Meenambal Sivaraj, born on 12 December 1904 in Rangoon, Burma, was a leading voice for Scheduled Caste rights and women's empowerment. Her father, V.G. Vasudeva Pillai, became the first SC member of the Madras Legislativ...
The second edition of the Indian Bison Fest is scheduled for 8 March 2026 at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha.The festival honours the Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species in the world.The...
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...
Jaisalmer, the desert city in Rajasthan, has been chosen to host India's first Jain Chadar Mahotsav. The festival is scheduled to run for three days, from 6 March to 8 March 2026. As the first event of this kind in the c...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced new base years for India's main economic indicators. Gross Domestic Product and the Index of Industrial Production move to a 2022-23 base, while the Consu...
