The Hindu Morning Digest: April 15, 2026

States that have stabilised their populations over past decades could see their share of representation in Parliament shrinking if proposals in the drafts of a Constitution Amendment Bill and a Delimitation Bill circulated by the Centre become law.

Pakistani officials said on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress” and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (April 13, 2026) “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want to work a deal.”