Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction by a Surat court in the criminal defamation case on March 23 over his ‘Modi surname’ remark The decision was…
Politics & Governance
Supreme Court on the selection process of Election Commission: Basics Explained
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Anoop Baranwal vs Union of India unanimously held that the selection of the Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) and the Election Commissioners would be done by a three-member Committee consisting of the Prime Minister,…
Supreme Court: Speaker is the deciding authority under anti-defection law: Basic Explained
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday said it will go by the fact that Speaker, as laid down by Parliament and recognized by it, is the deciding authority so far as proceedings under anti-defection law are concerned. The court observed…
12th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan in Fiji: Basics Explained
The World Hindi Conference co-hosted by the governments of India and Fiji from February 15-17 in Nadi, Fiji was inaugurated External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The main theme of the conference is “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”. The…
Budget session of Parliament: Constitutional Provisions Explained
The Budget session of Parliament will begin on Tuesday,31 Jan, with the maiden address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses. Under Article 112 of the Constitution, a statement of estimated receipts and expenditures of the…
26 JANUARY: INDIA’S 74RD REPUBLIC DAY
Today, the nation celebrates its 74rd year as a Republic. In 1950, on this day India’s constitution replaced Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. …
Court has allowed a married woman to terminate her 33-week pregnancy : Basics Explained
The Bombay High Court has allowed a married woman to terminate her 33-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities. The Court noted that the length of the pregnancy did not matter, as the petitioner had taken an…
JANUARY 23, SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE( NETAJI’S) ANNIVERSARY
January 23 is the 126th Birth Anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose,a defiant patriot and one of India’s greatest freedom fighters. Affectionately called as Netaji, he was one of the most prominent leaders of Indian freedom struggle. Passed Indian Civil Services Exam; elected…