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Clear filtersDelhi Police has withdrawn the status of Jantar Mantar as an officially designated site for protests in the capital. In its place, three alternative venues have been named: Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and the CBD Groun...
West Bengal wants to change its name to "Paschim Banga", and a Bill for this is expected in the State Assembly. Under Article 3 of the Constitution, renaming an existing state is Parliament's power, and the Bill may be i...
Of the 24 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees, six are getting new chairpersons in a reshuffle in which the Trinamool Congress (TMC) gives up two chair posts. Among BJP MPs, Sudhanshu Trivedi will lead t...
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is heading India's parliamentary team at the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), under way in Arusha, Tanzania. The Assembly's theme is “Enhancing good governance...
The Madras High Court dismissed a plea seeking a five-year ban on legislators who resign their seats and then contest the resulting bypolls, often on another party's ticket. The court said only Parliament or the legislat...
The 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, under the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Delegates are discussing parliamentary democracy, legislative pract...
The International Day of Democracy is observed on September 15 to promote and uphold democratic principles. The UN General Assembly created the day in 2007 through a consensus resolution, and it was first marked in 2008....
The Jury Committee has chosen 10 Lok Sabha MPs, 2 Rajya Sabha MPs and 4 Parliamentary Standing Committees for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2026. The awards honour parliamentary performance measured through questions, debates,...
Digvijay Diwas, on September 11, commemorates Swami Vivekananda's historic address at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago on that date in 1893, where he represented Hinduism and opened with “Sisters and Brothe...
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) released its Annual Report 2025, noting that more than 7,200 corruption cases probed by the CBI are awaiting trial. The CBI's conviction rate improved from 69.14% in 2024 to 71.71%...
The name 'High Court of Kerala' will remain even though the State has become Keralam. A High Court's name can be changed only through a High Court Name Amendment Act passed by Parliament, on the State executive's recomme...
The Supreme Court has ruled that hanging, as a method of carrying out the death sentence, does not breach Article 21 or the right to dignity. It relied on its 1983 ruling in Deena v. Union of India and noted that Parliam...
