Curbing Hate Speech in India: Karnataka has become the first Indian state to introduce a dedicated legislation to curb hate speech and hate crimes — the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025.The Bill aims to plug a legislative gap in Indian criminal law where “hate speech” remains undefined, despite its frequent invocation […]
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Impeachment and In-House Inquiry for Judges
Impeachment and In-House Inquiry for Judges: INDIA bloc Members of Parliament (MPs) intend to submit an impeachment motion in Parliament against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.The move follows his order directing the Subramaniya Swamy Temple authorities to ensure the lighting of a lamp at the deepathoon (pillar) near […]
Dr Renuka Iyer Appointed Chief Medical Officer of NCCN
Dr Renuka Iyer Appointed Chief Medical Officer of NCCN: Dr Renuka Iyer has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Her appointment, effective from 26 February 2026, marks a major leadership transition at the organisation known globally for its authoritative cancer treatment guidelines. Dr Iyer is […]
Roman Gofman Appointed as Next Mossad Chief
Roman Gofman Appointed as Next Mossad Chief: Major General Roman Gofman has been appointed as the next director of Mossad, set to take over in June 2026. The decision, announced on December 5, 2025, by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reflects a bold and rare move—placing a career military officer without a traditional intelligence background at […]
UMEED Portal : Update
UMEED Portal: Update The union Minister said that the government will not impose any penalties and strict action for the next three months against those who have not registered waqf properties on the UMEED Portal. The ‘Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Portal is a centralised digital platform to register Waqf properties across […]
Parliament disruptions
Parliament disruptions: The 2025 Winter Session opened amid protests over electoral roll revision and a sharply curtailed sitting schedule, again stalling both Houses in the first days.Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India, consisting of the President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (Article 79). It performs four core functions: lawmaking, budget approval, executive accountability, […]
Booth Level Officer
Booth Level Officer: Concerns have been raised with several Booth Level Officers (BLOs) deaths that have been reported from the states undergoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The BLOs are representatives of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at the grass-root level who assist in updating the electoral roll using their local knowledge. […]
Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025
Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025: The Chief Minister of Assam introduced the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025 in the Assam Legislative Assembly, aiming to criminalize polygamy across the state, with severe punishments for those violating the law. Provisions of Assam’s Anti-Polygamy Bill 2025 Criminalization of Polygamy: The Bill makes polygamy a criminal […]
IBTP Chief Praveen Kumar Takes Additional Charge as DG of BSF
IBTP Chief Praveen Kumar Takes Additional Charge as DG of BSF: Praveen Kumar, the current Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has now taken additional charge as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF). He stepped into this role on Sunday after the retirement of former BSF chief Daljit Singh Chawdhary.The […]
Vivek Chaturvedi is Appointed as New CBIC Chairman
Vivek Chaturvedi is Appointed as New CBIC Chairman: The Government of India has appointed Vivek Chaturvedi, a 1990-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officer, as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). His selection was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, as mentioned in an […]
