Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Monday moved a resolution in the Punjab Legislative Assembly during a special session, vehemently opposing the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) decision to release an additional 8,500 cusecs of water to Haryana.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday spoke about the census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and stated that a one-man committee has been constituted. The committee will give a report and recommendations, based on which the Cabinet will decide.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to have an aggressive rate cut trajectory for the current fiscal year (FY26), driven by the significant moderation in inflation, said SBI Research on Monday.
The former chairperson of the Backward Classes Commission, H Kantharaju, on Monday said that the government has received the report on the Karnataka caste census and it is under consideration.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday issued a strong critique of advocates of "Aman Ki Asha" in India, highlighting the stark contrast in how pro-India voices are treated in Pakistan compared to the tolerance for pro-peace sentiments with Pakistan in India.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Monday slammed Congress over the caste census and said that they always opposed the issue when they were in power. He said that Congress is now trying to take credit and the people of the country know their policy.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the state will conduct a census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from May 5 to 17, and will collect detailed population data of all SC sub-castes in the state.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Sultana Begum, claiming to be the widow of late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, seeking possession of the Red Fort on account of being the legal 'heir'.
The United Nations Security Council will hold closed consultations on Monday on the situation between India and Pakistan after Islamabad demanded an emergency meeting amid tensions between the two nations.
Ahead of hearing in Supreme Court on Monday of pleas challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who also chairs the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf, said the Central government will submit its response before the Supreme Court, which
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sunil Tatkare on Monday spoke about the 'Gauravshali Maharashtra Mahotsav 2025' and said that Maharashtra was established in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.