Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution encompasses the right to menstrual health: SC
New Delhi, Jan. 30: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday held that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to menstrual health, recognising it as an essential facet of human dignity, privacy and bodily autonomy of girl children, encompassing access to safe, effective and affordable menstrual […]
SC RESERVES VERDICT ON CHALLENGES TO SIR ACROSS 12 STATES & UNION TERRITORIES
NEW DELHI,30 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls—an exercise that began in Bihar in June 2025 and was subsequently expanded to 12 States and Union Territories on October […]
SC ORDERS MENSTRUAL PADS IN SCHOOLS
NEW DELHI,30 Jan 2026 : In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the lack of gender-segregated toilets and access to menstrual hygiene products in schools violates the fundamental rights of girl students, including the right to education, equality, health, dignity and privacy. Delivering the verdict on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), […]
NCP REUNION MID-FEBRUARY: 4 FRONTRUNNERS TO HEAD IT
NEW DELHI,30 Jan 2026 : The two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be reuniting and a formal announcement is expected in the second week of February – after the local body elections, sources said. They said apart from Sharad Pawar, there are three more frontrunners who are likely to lead the merged […]
The Three Bullets that Defined a Nation: Why Gandhi Was Killed
The evening of January 30, 1948, began with a prayer meeting and ended with a global trauma. As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi—the man known to millions as the Mahatma—walked toward his prayer dais at Birla House in New Delhi, three bullets from a Beretta pistol ended his life.The assassin, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, did not flee. He […]
The Equity Paradox: Why the UGC Regulations 2026 have Set the Republic on Edge
The Equity Paradox: Why the UGC Regulations 2026 have Set the Republic on Edge—–A New Charter for Campuses, A New Fault Line for Politics Husnain Naqvi In the cold January of 2026, what began as a technocratic update to campus governance has metastasized into a nationwide political and constitutional crisis. The notification of the UGC (Promotion of […]
