The Election Commission of India (ECI) has submitted a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court defending the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, which has triggered concerns over its legal validity and potential voter exclusion.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has concluded the first phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, triggering debate over migrant disenfranchisement, legal limitations, and the need for systemic reform.
As India and the U.K. near finalization of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), public health experts and civil society have raised concerns about provisions that could restrict India’s ability to produce and export affordable generic medicines.
India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals, a significant diplomatic signal toward thawing ties strained by the 2020 LAC standoff and Galwan clash.
A social audit report tabled in Parliament by the Ministry of Social Justice revealed the systemic failures leading to the deaths of 150 sanitation workers in 2022–23, despite legal and policy safeguards under laws like the Manual Scavenging Act (2013) and schemes like NAMASTE.
