Abortion: In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court declared that single women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the same safe and legal abortion care as married women. The judgment came in an appeal by a person who wanted to terminate her pregnancy before her term completed 24 weeks. The […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. The Ministry of Law and Justice in a notification said, the President has appointed Mr Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for a period of three years. His appointment comes just days after […]
Surjapuri And Bajjika Dialects
Surjapuri And Bajjika Dialects: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Education Minister Prof Chandra Shekhar have asked the state education department to set up academies for the promotion of the Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects on the lines of the Hindi and Urdu academies. Surjapuri is spoken mainly in Kishanganj and other parts of Seemanchal in […]
Megh Chakra Operation
Megh Chakra Operation: The operation code-named “Megh Chakra” is being carried out following the inputs received from Interpol’s Singapore special unit based on the information received from the authorities in New Zealand. It is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation […]
Internal Democracy Within Parties
Internal Democracy Within Parties: After taking action against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to comply with norms, the Election Commission is likely to take up the issue of internal democracy within parties next, according to EC sources. Though the Representation of the People Act does not mandate internal elections, the EC’s guidelines for […]
Karnataka Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill
Karnataka Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, (popularly called the anti-conversion Bill) by voice vote. Highlights: Imprisonment: It proposes imprisonment from three to five years with a fine of Rs 25,000 Minors, SC/ST and Women: Any violation of provisions with respect […]
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960: A doctor in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur allegedly tied a dog to his car and dragged it across the city. The doctor faces charges under Section 428 (mischief by killing or maiming animal) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 (treating animals cruelly) of The Prevention of Cruelty […]
Death Sentence
Death Sentence: The Supreme Court on September 19 referred to a larger Bench issues relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. The intervention is seen as a major step in plugging gaps in the way in which trial courts award the death sentence. Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) requires […]
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: Union Tourism and Culture announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”. The modalities — such as the date of journey, ticket price, number of passengers —are still in the works. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the Panchteerth […]
Kurmis
Kurmis: Kurmis blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India. They are present in southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts […]
