New Delhi, April 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed the need to continuously update governance with the rapidly changing times to ensure ease of living for citizens.Highlighting that the core mantra driving the country's administration today is "Nagrik Devo Bhava" (treating...
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New Delhi, April 1 The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by voice vote on Wednesday, amid an opposition walkout.The bill aims to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different Central Armed Police Forces, replacing...
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New Delhi, April 1 The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote on Wednesday, amidst an opposition walkout.The bill aims to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different CAPFs, replacing the current...
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New Delhi, March 30 The CPI(M) on Monday demanded the revocation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the interest of "constitutional morality," warning that it may lead to excessive government control and undermine federalism.In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra...
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New Delhi, March 19 – The Congress expressed serious concerns about the new Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill on Thursday, alleging that the proposed law violates the federal structure of the Constitution.In a statement, Congress general secretary for communications, Jairam Ramesh...
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New Delhi, March 19 – The Congress launched an attack on the Centre on Thursday over a "shockingly high" number of vacancies in the country's top higher education regulatory bodies, while simultaneously rejecting the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025.Citing the latest...
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New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court questioned the West Bengal government's objection to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea regarding alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, stating that no entity can be left remediless under the Constitution.The West Bengal...
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Chennai, March 6 DMK MP P Wilson said on Friday that Tamil Nadu's outgoing Governor R N Ravi was a constant reminder of the BJP's intentions with the state, and alleged that the Constitution becomes a casualty wherever he is appointed as governor.The senior advocate made these comments on...
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Kolkata, March 5 The sudden resignation of West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has brought to a close a tenure that began with cautious optimism but gradually slipped into friction with the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over a series of political and administrative flashpoints.Although...
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Shimla, March 4 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday appealed to the Central government to grant 50 per cent royalty on water used by hydroelectric power plants in the state, so that it can become self-sufficient in the absence of the Revenue Deficit Grant.The...
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Shimla, February 26 Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajiv Bindal accused the state government of shielding those accused of damaging India's global image at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, calling it "unprecedented" and "deeply disturbing".On February 20, a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC)...
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New Delhi, February 26 The joint committee of Parliament, set up to examine the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, received inputs from members on the legislation on Thursday and said it would address their concerns.The Bill aims to establish a single higher education regulator...
Chennai, February 18 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin tabled Part I of the High-Level Committee's report on Union-State relations in the state Assembly on Wednesday, reiterating the DMK government's long-standing demand for greater state autonomy and a stronger federal structure.The...
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Shimla, February 16 In an unusual move, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla concluded his address to the state Legislative Assembly within two minutes on Monday, skipping a portion of the speech over what he termed as "comments on a constitutional institution".Speaking at the start of...