Union Cabinet approves a separate bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Ladakh to improve access to justice and legal services for residents of the Union Territory.
Read Full ArticlePM Modi delivered his 13th Red Fort address on India's 80th Independence Day, announcing AI skilling for 1 crore youth, free online coaching for competitive exams, nuclear expansion to 200 GW, and appealing for women's reservation. He declared armed Naxalism "breathing its last" while warning of a new threat he called "Dimagi Naxals."
President Droupadi Murmu on August 11 gave assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Act 2026, making intentional disruption of Vande Mataram punishable by up to three years in prison. The national song now holds the same legal protection as Jana Gana Mana, 76 years after the Constituent Assembly declared parity.
For the first time in India's 80 years of independence, Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2026, 150 years after Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay penned it. 2,500 NCC cadets will form the words on the ground, a Mi-17 will shower flower petals, and the full six-stanza version will precede the flag unfurling.
The Union Cabinet approved the Rs 84,084 crore Samudra Manthan National Offshore Exploration Scheme on July 31, committing to 60 deepwater wells, AI-driven seismic surveys, and offshore infrastructure hubs, targeting 600 MMTOE in new reserves and reducing India's $144 billion annual oil import bill by 2030-31.
PM Modi announced on July 26 a six-member high-powered examination reform task force chaired by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, a day after Pradhan resigned, with new Education Minister Pralhad Jo...
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, 2026, the first resignation under public pressure in Narendra Modi's entire prime ministership, submitting his letter to PM Modi at 2:1...
PM Modi announces fast-track courts for NEET paper leak cases as Parliament prepares to debate the ongoing controversy and student protests.
On July 21, Mallikarjun Kharge's 84th birthday,, Congress leaders marched from Kharge's residence to PM Modi's home at Lok Kalyan Marg over the NEET row. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Akhilesh Ya...
Lok Sabha rejects Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 as delimitation package fails to secure two-thirds majority; key reforms on seats and women’s quota stalled.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Ethiopia’s highest civilian honour, the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, marking a historic milestone in bilateral ties.
India and Bhutan strengthen cultural ties as Lord Buddha’s sacred relics are enshrined in Thimphu during the Global Peace Prayer Festival.
PM Modi at SCO Summit 2025 in Tianjin: India reaffirms SCO role, pushes strategic autonomy, energy ties, and AI cooperation under Tianjin Declaration.
SC dismisses bail plea of sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 1990 custodial death case; orders expedited hearing on his life term appeal.
PM Modi convenes urgent CCS meet after Pahalgam terror attack kills 26; CCS is India’s top decision-making body on national security matters.
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
