High Court Struck Down Bihar 65% Quota Rule: The Patna High Court struck down the Bihar government’s decision to increase the reservation quota from 50% to 65% for Backward Classes (BC), Extremely Backward Classes (EBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in educational institutions and government jobs. This move by the Bihar government has […]
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Pro-tem Speaker
Pro-tem Speaker: The President has appointed Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-term MP from Cuttack, as the pro tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. Pro-tem Speaker is a Latin phrase which translates to ‘for the time being’ in English, and so the pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to […]
Proportional Representation
Proportional Representation: The ruling NDA has won 293 seats with a 43.3% vote share while the Opposition bloc INDIA has secured 234 seats with a 41.6% vote share. Other regional parties and independents polled around 15% but ended up with only 16 seats in total. The Proportional Representation (PR) system ensures representation of all parties […]
Cabinet Committee On Security (CCS)
Cabinet Committee On Security (CCS): Prime Minister Modi took oath today along with 71 ministers of the new coalition government. Thirty of them are Cabinet Ministers, five independent charge, and 36 Ministers of State. Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is headed by the Prime Minister. The Committee discusses, debates, and is the apex body when […]
List Of Cabinet Ministers Of India 2024 In PM Modi 3.0
List Of Cabinet Ministers Of India 2024 In PM Modi 3.0: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party in the 18th Lok Sabha, securing 240 seats. This marks a significant decrease from their previous tallies of 303 seats in 2019 and 282 seats in 2014. However, the party’s performance has been […]
None Of The Above(NOTA) Option
None Of The Above(NOTA) Option: The “None of the Above” (NOTA) option has emerged as the runner-up in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore constituency, securing a record-breaking 2,18,674 votes, the highest-ever tally. NOTA (None of the Above) is a voting option on the ballot that allows voters to indicate disapproval of all contesting candidates without choosing any […]
Om Birla Becomes First Lok Sabha Speaker In 20 Years To Be Re-elected As MP
Om Birla Becomes First Lok Sabha Speaker In 20 Years To Be Re-elected As MP: Om Birla, the incumbent Lok Sabha Speaker, has achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Kota parliamentary seat on June 4, 2024. With a resounding margin of 41,139 votes, Birla has become the first presiding officer in 20 years to […]
Priyanka Jarkiholi : Lok Sabha 2024 Election
Priyanka Jarkiholi : Lok Sabha 2024 Election Priyanka Jarkiholi, running for the Congress party, beat Annasaheb Jolle, the sitting MP for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the Chikkodi district, which was a big win for her. This win is important because the BJP won all but one of the seats in the Mumbai-Karnataka area. […]
What Is Living Will?
What Is Living Will? Justice M.S. Sonak, of the Bombay High Court’s Goa Bench, became the first person in Goa to register a “living will”—an advance medical directive specifying actions for when he cannot make decisions A living will is a written document where a person outlines their medical treatment preferences in advance, to be […]
Postal Ballots In Elections
Postal Ballots In Elections: The opposition urged the Election Commission to prioritise postal ballot counting before finalising EVM counting, citing concerns over the 2019 guideline change. Postal Ballot enables eligible voters to submit their votes via mail rather than personally visiting a polling place. This method provides a convenient option for individuals who are unable […]
