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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicDirective Principles of the State Policy

Topic: Directive Principles of the State Policy

How SC invoked Article 21 to protect nursing mothers’ right to breastfeed in public spaces

SC has asked Centre to send reminder communication to chief secretaries of all states/UTs about its February advisory on measures to be taken in interest of women in public spaces.

Private wealth part of ‘community resources’, state can redistribute, Maharashtra govt tells SC

Attorney-general's arguments on definition of 'material resources of community' in Constitution, a long-running legal conundrum, are significant amid political debate over redistribution.

Uniform Civil Code raked up before polls to hide governance failures, says Muslim body

AIMPLB compared efforts to implement UCC to prohibition, which was also a part of the directive principles of state policy but not made into a law in the country.

How directive principles fuel BJP and Congress politics on cow and Hindutva

The Narendra Modi-led BJP govt reinvented the directive principles as an important source for its brand of majoritarianism.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.