Polity

Balancing Identity and Inclusivity: The Supreme Court’s Verdict on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

Balancing Identity and Inclusivity: The Supreme Court’s Verdict on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

Balancing Identity and Inclusivity This essay explains the Supreme Court’s verdict about Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. It looks...

Ladakh’s Political Journey and the Path to Autonomy

This essay, inspired by Rangarajan’s article “What Special Status is Ladakh Seeking?” from The Hindu (October 3, 2024), talks about...

The Living Constitution: A Dynamic Framework for India’s Evolving Society

This essay critically analyses the September 26 New Delhi news story in The Hindu (September 27, 2024) titled “Constitutional Doctrine...

Understanding Patriotism: How the Constitution Separates Government from Nation

Understanding Patriotism: How the Constitution Separates Government from Nation

  Introduction As India just celebrated its 77th Independence Day, it is a good time to reflect on what it...

Assam’s Foreigner’s Tribunals

Context: The Assam government, keeping with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, asked the Border wing of the State’s police...

Central Information Commission

Context: The Supreme Court has affirmed that the Central Information Commission (CIC) has the authority to constitute benches and establish...

Gram Nyayalayas

Context: The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court (HC) inaugurated two-gram Nyayalayas in Jharkhand with the primary aim of deliver...

Jurisdiction Powers of CBI

Context: The Supreme Court upheld the maintainability of the West Bengal government’s suit accusing the Union government of “constitutional overreach”...

Parliamentary Privileges

Parliamentary Privileges

Context: In the 18th Lok Sabha, both the opposition and the ruling party have been accusing each other of violating...

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Context: Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Additional Secretary, is representing India at the three-day CLGF Annual Board meeting in Colombo, Sri...

Deputy Speaker

Context : In the 18th Lok Sabha duly constituted Opposition’s is hoping to get the post of Deputy Speaker as...

Leader of Opposition

Context: Lok Sabha got the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, a position that was left vacant for...

Amended Surrogacy Leave Rules for Government Employees.

Context: The Centre has notified amended rules to allow women government employees to take 180 days of maternity leave in...

Kerala Assembly’s demand to rename state as “Keralam’

Context: The Kerala Assembly’s recent unanimous resolution urging the Centre to rename the state from “Kerala” to “Keralam” has sparked...

Mercy Petition

Context: President Droupadi Murmu rejected the Mercy Petition filed by Pakistani National Mohammed Arif who was sentenced to death for...

National Litigation Policy

Context: To reduce the burden of pending court cases in which the government is a party, the law ministry clears...

European Parliament

Context: The June 6-9 European Parliament elections, which involved 51% of 27 EU countries’ electors, saw rightwing and far-right parties...

Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Context: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (GIM) by BlackRock Funding, Inc....

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme

Context: The Union Government, on June 10, released the 17th installment of the PM Kisan Nidhi as the first decision...

Speaker’s Role

Context: The role of the Speaker of the House has taken on increased significance following the recent general election.  ...

Proportional Representation

Context: In the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, the results sparked a debate between the first-past-the-post system and proportional representation....

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