In 2015, the union government at the centre declared 26 November as Constitution Day by a 19 November gazette notification. The day ...

The Supreme Court has ruled  right to privacy is intrinsic to the entire fundamental rights  chapter of the Constitution. The court...

The Supreme Court has clarified that a general prohibition on all online content about pre-natal sex determination will curtail the  funda...

NALSA  along with other Legal Services Institutions conducts Lok Adalats. Lok Adalat is one of  the alternative dispute redressal mechanis...

The Lok Sabha has passed the   Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 . The Bill amends the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to address issues such...

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh recently chaired the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the  Inter-State Council . The ...

President Pranab Mukherjee said on January 25 that simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State assemblies could substantially re...

The government announced   Padma awards   to citizens of the country in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres...

The Supreme Court on January 25 agreed to hear a plea by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action and animal ri...

The report of an analysis done by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on the income of national parties was recently released. ...

The Union Cabinet has given its post-facto approval for the launch of the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017.   Key facts: The schem...

The Union Cabinet has approved the Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Bill, 2017, under which the IIMs would be declared as Institution...

The Bombay High Court has given the Union government six months’ time to take a decision on making safety sealing mandatory for healthcare...

The Lok Sabha has passed the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Finance Act, 2016 on 29 Nov...

Tamil Nadu has opposed the Centre’s view on the role of tribunal in inter-state river water disputes.

Civil society groups are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, terming it “communally motivated humanitarianism.”

There are 38 proposals pending for inclusion in the VIII Schedule of the Constitution with the government. The government had instituted a...

A Bill has been introduced in the  TN Assembly  to empower councilors to elect the chairpersons in all local bodies in the State.

Parliament has passed the Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

A delegation of MPs has petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an increase in the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD)...