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The Central Information Commission has set aside CBSE's denial of an RTI request, directing the board to provide point-wise details regarding procurement, expenditures, and tendering processes for Class 10 and Class 12 board examination answer sheets

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said his NDA-led government has overcome challenges inherited from the previous regime and delivered welfare, development, and good governance over two years, while pursuing the goal of building a prosperous "Swarna Andhra"

The Narendra Modi led NDA government completes 12 years in office, showcasing welfare schemes, economic reforms, and global diplomacy gains. The administration highlights initiatives like DBT, GST, and PM Awas Yojana as drivers of inclusive development and growth

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced a separate secretariat to address public grievances and appointed officials to prepare departmental action plans within 15 days. He urged bureaucrats to work transparently, resist political pressure, and focus on accountable governance

Facing financial strain, the Himachal Pradesh government led by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has deferred salaries of public representatives for six months, including the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs, clarifying it is a temporary measure to ease fiscal pressure

Narendra Modi became India’s longest-serving head of government, completing 8,931 days in office, surpassing Pawan Kumar Chamling. BJP Chief Ministers praised his leadership, highlighting development, governance, and sustained public trust over decades

Parliament on Thursday extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining Bills related to the removal of the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, allowing it to submit its report by the last week of the Budget Session in 2026

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has converted a civil suit linked to the deadly Arpora nightclub fire into a PIL, seeking accountability and asking the state government to explain permissions granted to the establishment

Mass surrenders by Maoist cadres in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region highlight a steady decline in Left Wing Extremism, driven by sustained security operations, improved governance, and credible rehabilitation policies offering insurgents an alternative path to civilian life

The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 11,718 crore for India’s first fully digital Census, scheduled in two phases from April 2026 to February 2027. The exercise will include electronic caste data collection and deploy nearly 30 lakh field staff using mobile app-based systems

Karnataka has tabled the Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2025, criminalising caste-based and other social boycotts. Violators may face up to three years in jail and a fine of Rs 1 lakh, with a dedicated officer to oversee enforcement

The Karnataka government has introduced the Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill, defining broad categories of hate speech and prescribing penalties of up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of up to Rs one lakh for repeated offences

Andhra Pradesh has set a Rs 10,169 crore revenue target for its Registration and Stamps Department for 2025-26. The State aims to facilitate 15,570 user-friendly registrations through 430 real estate projects and has resolved over 4.5 lakh grievances

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told NDA MPs that no law should burden citizens and stressed that the government’s “Reform Express” is focused on making daily life easier. He urged lawmakers to highlight ground-level issues and called for simpler procedures and citizen-friendly governance

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised the Chandrababu Naidu government for alleged failures in agriculture, education and healthcare, and accused it of misusing institutions to target YSRCP leaders. He claimed corruption, political vendetta and deteriorating welfare services under the coalition regime

The Supreme Court directed States to ease the heavy workload on Booth Level Officers engaged in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise, following reports of deaths, FIRs and extreme stress, while allowing exemptions and replacements for employees with genuine difficulties

The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to consider extending Kerala’s December 11 SIR deadline, noting that 1.76 lakh government staff are currently deployed for local body polls. It allowed the state to submit a representation and directed the EC to decide within two days

Opposition parties at Sunday’s all-party meeting flagged concerns over electoral roll revisions, the Delhi blast, unemployment, inflation and federal issues. They criticised the shortened Winter Session, demanding time-bound debates as Parliament meets from December 2 to 19 with just 15 sittings

Despite nearly two years in power, the Telangana Congress government has failed to constitute full-fledged Executive Councils (ECs) for the State universities. Except for the Kakatiya University, no State conventional and technical university has a full-fledged EC.

The Union Home Ministry has clarified that the Chandigarh bill, listed provisionally for the Winter Session, will not be introduced. The Centre said the proposal is only meant to simplify law-making for the UT and does not alter existing arrangements with Punjab or Haryana