Morning Digest | PM Modi-headed panel to meet today to select new Election Commissioner; Govt will fence entire border with Myanmar, says Amit Shah, and more

From , to , read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

Affluent sub-castes among backward classes may be excluded from quota list, observes Supreme Court

A seven-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday questioned why affluent sub-castes among backward classes should not be “excluded” from the reservation list and made to compete with the general category.

PM Modi-headed committee to meet on February 7 to select new Election Commissioner

A committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mandated to select the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners would meet for the first time on Wednesday.

T.N. extends support to Kerala’s suit in Supreme Court seeking to retain fiscal autonomy

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan on February 6, 2024, appreciating Kerala for moving the Supreme Court against the Union government’s attempts to “stifle State governments” over finances, and further hoped to collaborate to address this “crucial challenge”.

Amid protests in Jammu, Lok Sabha passes Bill to include Paharis in J&K’s ST list