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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicHC collegiums

Topic: HC collegiums

Modi govt took nearly a year to clear 24 names for HC judge appointments in 4 states

Bhadra Sinha -
Decks were cleared for appointment of 11 district judges for Allahabad HC, one for Chhattisgarh HC, 8 for Calcutta HC, among others, which now await law ministry’s notification.

Not just govt, judiciary also to blame for mounting judge vacancies in high courts

Maneesh Chhibber -
Over 400 out of 1,079 high court judge posts are vacant, and data accessed by ThePrint shows that HC collegiums don’t recommend names on time.

Fewer Indian women in higher judiciary? Blame high court collegiums, suggests data

Rangin Pallav Tripathy -
Not a single high court collegium recommended more than 30% women for judgeship. For many, the number is below 10%.

Be more proactive, am watching – new CJI Ranjan Gogoi tells high court chief justices

Maneesh Chhibber -
Ranjan Gogoi held a rare video conference with all high court chief justices Friday and told them he’d do a review in 3 weeks.

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Why are Northeast’s youth leaving home to face racial attacks in Delhi? Policy failure

Hoihnu Hauzel -
Why do eight culturally rich, strategically vital states struggle to create enough institutional gravity to hold their young?

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Economy

Indian banks speed up bond purchases as holdings near regulatory minimum threshold

Carter Johnson -
State-owned banks bought $2.5 billion of bonds in February, the biggest monthly purchase since 2006, after selling heavily over the past year as the RBI injected liquidity.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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