Himanta Biswa Sarma:15th Chief Minister of Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the face of the BJP in Northeast India, will be sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam. His name was proposed by outgoing Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. BJP retained power in the state along with alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad and UPPL. Dr. […]
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N. Rangasamy: Puducherry CM
N. Rangasamy: Puducherry CM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated N. Rangasamy on taking oath as Puducherry CM. Puducherry is a Union Territory of India rather than a state, which implies that governance and administration fall directly under federal authority. However, Puducherry is one of the three union territories in India (the other being the […]
Supreme Court On Plea Made By The Election Commission Of India To Restrain The Media
The Supreme Court Has Declined A Plea Made By The Election Commission Of India To Restrain The Media: The Supreme court has declined a plea made by the Election Commission of India to restrain the media from reporting oral remarks made by a Division Bench of the Madras High court. The HC judges had said […]
Article 223 Of The Constitution Of India
Article 223 Of The Constitution Of India: The President of India in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal, senior-most Judge of Calcutta High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 29th […]
Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts
Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the appointment of retired judges as ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution to deal with the mounting backlog of cases. Terming pendency of around 57 lakh cases in High Courts as “docket explosion”, the […]
Electoral Bonds And JMM
Electoral Bonds: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is the first Political party in the country that has declared the name of the entity which made donations to it through electoral bonds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a poll rights group, said. A declaration of a ₹1 crore donation was made in the party’s 2019-20 […]
What is Reward Policy of Punjab?
Reward Policy: Punjab: The Punjab government has approved a reward policy to encourage information and inputs leading to the recovery of drugs under the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The policy will recognize government servants-informers-sources for their role in providing inputs leading to the recovery of the substantial quantity of drugs and in […]
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case : Latest Development
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pakistan has urged India to appoint a lawyer to represent death row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav to implement the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). About the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Kulbhushan Jadhavwas sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India approached […]
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) In Goa: Important Points
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) In Goa: Chief Justice of India S A Bobde recently appreciated the uniform civil code (UCC) in Goa, the only state to have one. The CJI urged intellectuals to seriously study the Goa UCC. About Goa’s UCC: Goa’s Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 is basically an alien code given by the Portuguese. […]
Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) : Recent Changes
Overseas Citizens of India (OCI): Union Home Ministry has clarified that the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) will not be required to register for a fresh OCI card every time a new passport is issued in their name. At present, the OCI card is required to be reissued each time a new passport is issued […]
