Venezuelan President is preparing to declare a state of emergency: Venezuelan President is preparing to declare a state of emergency in response to what he calls US “aggression,” after American forces destroyed suspected Venezuelan drug boats and deployed warships near its coast. Located in: Northern end of South America, occupying a triangular area larger than […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act: The Union Home Ministry revoked the FCRA licence of the Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), founded by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was originally enacted in 1976 during the Emergency to prevent foreign influence on India’s internal affairs through financial contributions. The FCRA, […]
Sudhanshu Vats Appointed President of ASCI, Subramanyeswar Vice Chair
Sudhanshu Vats Appointed President of ASCI, Subramanyeswar Vice Chair: Sudhanshu Vats, Managing Director of Pidilite Industries Ltd, has been appointed as the new President of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). The announcement was made during ASCI’s 39th Annual General Meeting, ahead of the council’s 40th anniversary in October 2025. The move comes at […]
Ladakh Protests
Ladakh Protests: Violent protests in Leh, Ladakh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status led to four deaths and over 30 injuries. Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 15-day hunger strike amid escalating unrest. In 2019, after abrogation of Article 370, the J&K Reorganisation Act bifurcated Jammu & Kashmir into two UTs—J&K (with legislature) and Ladakh (without […]
Cabinet Approves 78-Day Bonus for Railway Employees
Cabinet Approves 78-Day Bonus for Railway Employees: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 24 September 2025, approved the payment of a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for 10,91,146 non-gazetted railway employees. The total financial implication of this move is ₹1,865.68 crore, aimed at rewarding railway staff for […]
Vandana Gupta takes charge as Controller General of Communication Accounts
Vandana Gupta takes charge as Controller General of Communication Accounts: Under the Ministry of Communications and as part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Ms. Vandana Gupta has officially taken charge as the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA) in New Delhi. Her elevation to the Apex Grade underscores a career marked by […]
50th Golden Jubilee Meeting of the National Committee of Archivists
50th Golden Jubilee Meeting of the National Committee of Archivists: 50th Golden Jubilee Meeting of the National Committee of Archivists (NCA), was organized by the National Archives of India (NAI).It is the custodian of the records of enduring value of the Government of India.It was originally established as the Imperial Record Departmenton 11 March 1891 […]
US Senators Introduce India Shrimp Tariff Act To Protect Seafood Industry
US Senators Introduce India Shrimp Tariff Act To Protect Seafood Industry: US Senators Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi) introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act in the US Senate. The proposed legislation seeks to protect Louisiana’s shrimp and catfish industries from what lawmakers described as a flood of cheap Indian imports “dumped” into US […]
Bonnard Standard
Bonnard Standard: The Supreme Court (SC) of India has reaffirmed the Bonnard standard, emphasizing strict conditions for granting pre-trial injunctions in defamation cases, particularly involving journalists, to safeguard freedom of speech and public interest. Established in Bonnard vs Perryman (1891, United Kingdom); sets the standard that an injunction can only be granted if the court […]
Registered Unrecognised Political Parties
Registered Unrecognised Political Parties: The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently de-listed a total of 474 more Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP) for flouting norms, including not contesting elections in the last six years. RUPP are the parties which are either newly registered parties or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in […]
