https://cnn-news18.in/india/ Union Cabinet decisions, Supreme Court rulings, parliament, governance, and national security dispatches across India. en-in Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:20:00 +0000 https://cnn-news18.in/india/union-cabinet-approves-38500-crore-national-critical-grid-pumped-hydro-storage-mission/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/union-cabinet-approves-38500-crore-national-critical-grid-pumped-hydro-storage-mission/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:20:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India In a landmark overnight infrastructure push, the Union Cabinet sanctioned viability-gap capital for 18 gigawatts of off-river pumped-hydro storage and high-voltage direct-current transmission corridors to firm round-the-clock renewable power. https://cnn-news18.in/india/cnn-news18-launches-official-india-digital-edition-cnn-news18-in/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/cnn-news18-launches-official-india-digital-edition-cnn-news18-in/ Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Transitioning our English national digital newsroom from news18.com to cnn-news18.in, the upgraded broadsheet platform delivers sub-second Core Web Vitals, continuous live news and market tickers, audio narration, and verified 2017–2026 archives. https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-digital-evidence-norms-mandatory-cryptographic-hash-seizures/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-digital-evidence-norms-mandatory-cryptographic-hash-seizures/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India A three-judge Supreme Court bench directed central and state investigating agencies to generate immediate SHA-256 hash values upon seizing phones and laptops, safeguarding chain-of-custody integrity and citizen privacy. https://cnn-news18.in/india/uttarakhand-statehood-day-ropeway-border-tunnel-corridors-garhwal-kumaon/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/uttarakhand-statehood-day-ropeway-border-tunnel-corridors-garhwal-kumaon/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:40:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Marking 26 years of statehood in Dehradun, central and state infrastructure agencies cleared accelerated timelines for twin-tube mountain tunnels and high-capacity aerial ropeways linking remote Himalayan valleys. https://cnn-news18.in/india/rabi-sowing-update-wheat-mustard-acreage-rises-reservoir-levels-northern-plains/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/rabi-sowing-update-wheat-mustard-acreage-rises-reservoir-levels-northern-plains/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:25:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Crisp early-November night temperatures, residual post-monsoon soil moisture, and 84% live storage across major river basins have accelerated winter crop planting across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. https://cnn-news18.in/india/nhai-commissions-four-multi-modal-logistics-parks-western-dedicated-freight-corridor/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/nhai-commissions-four-multi-modal-logistics-parks-western-dedicated-freight-corridor/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:10:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Integrated rail-highway cargo terminals spanning Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana have begun commercial container handling, aiming to shift long-haul industrial freight off congested highways onto double-stack electric trains. https://cnn-news18.in/india/sanand-semiconductor-osat-first-commercial-automotive-chips-ship-gujarat/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/sanand-semiconductor-osat-first-commercial-automotive-chips-ship-gujarat/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:15:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India India’s domestic chip packaging ecosystem crossed a decisive threshold on Thursday as the Sanand outsourced assembly and test facility dispatched certified automotive power management modules to tier-one component suppliers in Pune and Chennai. https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-clarifies-constitutional-limits-acquiring-private-property-article-39b/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-clarifies-constitutional-limits-acquiring-private-property-article-39b/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Applying precedent on material resources of the community, the Constitution Bench ruled that state governments must prove specific public scarcity and nexus before treating privately held assets as redistributable. https://cnn-news18.in/india/kavach-4-0-railway-safety-delhi-howrah-delhi-mumbai-trackside-rfid-tagging/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/kavach-4-0-railway-safety-delhi-howrah-delhi-mumbai-trackside-rfid-tagging/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Engineering teams have finished bolting passive radio-frequency transponders and optical-fibre backbones across nearly 3,000 route-kilometres, clearing the path for locomotive cab-signalling trials at 160 km/h. https://cnn-news18.in/india/gross-gst-collections-october-invoicing-festive-auto-durables-surge/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/gross-gst-collections-october-invoicing-festive-auto-durables-surge/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Strong factory dispatches ahead of Diwali pushed monthly indirect tax receipts up 9.4% year-on-year, with domestic transactions outpacing import-linked levies across major manufacturing states and consumption corridors. https://cnn-news18.in/india/narmada-basin-micro-irrigation-adds-1-8-lakh-hectares-gujarat-rajasthan/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/narmada-basin-micro-irrigation-adds-1-8-lakh-hectares-gujarat-rajasthan/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Solar-powered pressurized underground pipeline networks replace open earthen distributaries across semi-arid border talukas, boosting winter Rabi cumin, mustard, and orchard horticulture water-use efficiency by 44 percent ahead of sowing. https://cnn-news18.in/india/rural-telemedicine-milestone-ayushman-arogya-mandir-32-crore-consultations/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/rural-telemedicine-milestone-ayushman-arogya-mandir-32-crore-consultations/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:40:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Hub-and-spoke video diagnostics linking village Community Health Officers with district hospital physicians slash out-of-pocket travel costs for hypertension, diabetes, and maternal care across 1.74 lakh centres. https://cnn-news18.in/india/winter-session-cabinet-clears-merchant-shipping-cooperative-banking-bills/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/winter-session-cabinet-clears-merchant-shipping-cooperative-banking-bills/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000 Ananya Raghavan India Union ministries finalize draft statutory overhauls targeting coastal vessel registration, digital maritime certificates, and stricter board governance across urban and multi-state cooperative lenders ahead of next month’s parliamentary sitting. https://cnn-news18.in/india/union-cabinet-clears-national-education-policy-2020-5-3-3-4-school-structure/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/union-cabinet-clears-national-education-policy-2020-5-3-3-4-school-structure/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:15:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Policy Archive Desk India Sweeping overhaul introduces early-childhood foundational schooling, flexible four-year multidisciplinary degrees with multiple exit options, and an Academic Bank of Credits. https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-constitution-bench-reads-down-section-377-navtej-singh-johar-2018/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/supreme-court-constitution-bench-reads-down-section-377-navtej-singh-johar-2018/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:45:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Legal Archive Desk India Overturning its 2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal precedent, a five-judge Constitution Bench held that criminalizing consensual adult private conduct violated Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. https://cnn-news18.in/india/nine-judge-supreme-court-bench-unanimously-affirms-fundamental-right-to-privacy-august-2017/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/nine-judge-supreme-court-bench-unanimously-affirms-fundamental-right-to-privacy-august-2017/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:10:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Constitutional Archive Desk India Overruling decades-old M.P. Sharma (1954) and Kharak Singh (1962) precedents, six concurring opinions anchored bodily autonomy, informational privacy, and strict state proportionality tests in Part III. https://cnn-news18.in/india/national-food-security-act-2013-enacted-subsidized-foodgrains-67-percent-population/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/national-food-security-act-2013-enacted-subsidized-foodgrains-67-percent-population/ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:20:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Policy Archive Desk India Covering 75% of rural and 50% of urban India, the statute provides 5 kg of rice, wheat, or coarse cereals per person monthly at ₹3, ₹2, and ₹1 per kg while recognizing the eldest woman as household ration-card head. https://cnn-news18.in/india/pocso-act-2012-takes-effect-childrens-day-gender-neutral-special-courts-november-2012/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/pocso-act-2012-takes-effect-childrens-day-gender-neutral-special-courts-november-2012/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Legal Archive Desk India Replacing fragmented colonial penal clauses, the comprehensive statute mandates child-friendly Special Courts, in-camera testimony without confronting the accused, mandatory reporting, and stringent graded penalties. https://cnn-news18.in/india/india-bangladesh-sign-dhaka-framework-agreement-land-boundary-protocol-duty-free-textiles-2011/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/india-bangladesh-sign-dhaka-framework-agreement-land-boundary-protocol-duty-free-textiles-2011/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:45:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Diplomatic Archive Desk India During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s state visit accompanied by four Northeastern Chief Ministers, New Delhi granted duty-free entry to 46 Bangladeshi textile lines, opened the Tin Bigha corridor 24x7, and signed the enclave-exchange protocol. https://cnn-news18.in/india/census-of-india-2011-provisional-population-121-crore-literacy-74-percent-march-2011/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/census-of-india-2011-provisional-population-121-crore-literacy-74-percent-march-2011/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:30:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Policy Archive Desk India India’s 15th decennial headcount records the sharpest decade-on-decade slowing in population growth since Independence while female literacy climbs nearly 12 percentage points. https://cnn-news18.in/india/uidai-issues-first-aadhaar-12-digit-biometric-identity-numbers-tembhli-maharashtra-2010/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/uidai-issues-first-aadhaar-12-digit-biometric-identity-numbers-tembhli-maharashtra-2010/ Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:40:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Policy Archive Desk India Tribal resident Ranjana Sonawane became the first citizen to receive a unique 12-digit Aadhaar identity in Nandurbar district, inaugurating portable fingerprint-and-iris authentication for welfare delivery. https://cnn-news18.in/india/right-to-education-act-takes-effect-nationwide-free-compulsory-schooling-april-2010/ https://cnn-news18.in/india/right-to-education-act-takes-effect-nationwide-free-compulsory-schooling-april-2010/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:15:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Policy Archive Desk India Operationalizing Article 21A of the Constitution, the landmark legislation mandates neighbourhood elementary schools, pupil-teacher ratio norms, and a 25% disadvantaged-group quota in private unaided classrooms.