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Charu Bahri (IndiaSpend) 16 April 2026
India’s top metros—Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, home to 75 million people—rank among the world’s 10 most populous cities. However, “population scale has not translated proportionately into urban productivity, liveability or global economic influence,” the Union government’s Economic Survey...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 14 April 2026
The Union government has framed the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposing a significant expansion of the Lok Sabha’s strength from the current 550 members to a maximum of 850, comprising 815 members from States and 35 from Union Territories.   The Bill forms part of a broader...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 14 April 2026
क्या ज़ुल्मतों के दौर में भी गीत गाये जाएंगे? हाँ, ज़ुल्मतों के दौर के ही गीत गाये जाएंगे   In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 14 April 2026
क्या ज़ुल्मतों के दौर में भी गीत गाये जाएंगे? हाँ, ज़ुल्मतों के दौर के ही गीत गाये जाएंगे   In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 13 April 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked the Election Commission of India (ECI) created a "logical discrepancy" list of doubtful voters only during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.   Justice Joymalya Bagchi, sitting on a Bench headed by Chief Justice of...

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Tanvi Deshpande (IndiaSpend) 13 April 2026
Of course, the heat is increasing. My eyes burn,” said Sangeeta Sonawane in Mumbai’s Borivali on a hot April day. Sonawane sets up her stall on the street, near the local railway station, at 10 a.m. and spends 12 hours selling vegetables. In the peak afternoon, she uses a piece of thermocol or...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2026
The Union government is considering bringing user-generated fact-checking tools such as X’s 'community notes' under regulatory oversight through proposed amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules, a move that could allow authorities to seek removal of content that challenges or adds...

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Bar  and   Bench 09 April 2026
The Bombay High Court at Goa has quashed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) notification for the conduct of a byelection at Ponda to fill the legislative assembly seat left vacant following the demise of Congress MLA Ravi Naik on October 15, 2025 (Pritam Harmalkar v. Election Commission...

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Bhavini Srivastava (Bar  and   Bench) 06 April 2026
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the restoration of a recently blocked satirical X (formerly Twitter) account that goes by the name Dr. Nimo Yadav.    Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, however, added that certain tweets flagged as objectionable by the Central government will remain...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 April 2026
In a significant ruling that could have wide implications for redevelopment transactions in Mumbai and other urban centres, the income-tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) has held that a flat received in exchange for surrender of tenancy rights cannot be taxed as income from other sources under...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 April 2026
Warning that the proposed changes could significantly undermine free speech and expand executive control over digital content, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) has expressed strong concerns over the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second...

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KBS Sidhu 02 April 2026
Happy New Financial Year — and Welcome to the New Income Tax Act   1 April 2026 is not merely the start of a new financial year. It is the date on which India’s tax administration crossed a generational threshold. The Income Tax Act, 2025, has come into force today, replacing the...

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Grace Anu  and   Edgar Kaiser (The Leaflet) 02 April 2026
Custodial violence has been a never-ending saga in India. Recent figures from the NHRC reveal that only since the beginning of this year, as of March 15, there had been 170 recorded custodial deaths. During this time, Tamil Nadu has seen a series of 4 custodial tortures leading to death. Under...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 01 April 2026
The Supreme Court of India told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it does not maintain judge-specific information about allegations of corruption or misconduct.    Advocate Rukhmini Bobde appeared for the public information officer of the Supreme Court and stated that even collating such...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 March 2026
The BrihanMumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has cancelled a key tender to lease the Cumballa Hill officers’ quarters, A and B wings, citing administrative reasons, in a development that comes amid growing scrutiny over land monetisation in south Mumbai. In October 2025, activists and...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 24 March 2026
Only persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist faiths can claim Scheduled Caste status and conversion to any other faith like Christianity will result in the converted person losing Scheduled Caste status, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday.   Thus, a Dalit person who converts to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 March 2026
Prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned that the ongoing conflict in West Asia is likely to have prolonged global and domestic consequences, urging the country to remain united, vigilant and prepared to deal with emerging challenges. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the PM says the...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 23 March 2026
  Had Adam Gondvi (1947-2011) been alive, he would say, “In your executive, legislative, judicial and editorial files, Aadhaar number online database may appear rosy, but this data is fake, this is filish.”     In his book Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1909),...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 23 March 2026
  Had Adam Gondvi (1947-2011) been alive, he would say, “In your executive, legislative, judicial and editorial files, Aadhaar number online database may appear rosy, but this data is fake, this is filish.”     In his book Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1909),...

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Neha Joshi (Bar  and   Bench) 23 March 2026
In an order which could have significant ramifications, the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to conduct a comprehensive verification of all persons engaged in hawking activities across Mumbai including those alleged to be foreign nationals or...

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