AFSPA explained: How does it work exactly?
Why in news? Recently entire Assam declared ‘disturbed’. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was enacted in 1958 to bring under control what the government of India considered ‘disturbed’ areas.…
Why in news? Recently entire Assam declared ‘disturbed’. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was enacted in 1958 to bring under control what the government of India considered ‘disturbed’ areas.…
Article 324 of Constitution of India deals with Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission. From the Constitution (1) The superintendence, direction and control…
The idea of an anti-corruption body and an ombudsman to look into corruption allegations against administrators, including legislators, has been floating around for over five decades now. It finally got…
Article 292 of Constitution of India deals with Borrowing by the Government of India. From the Constitution The executive power of the Union extends to borrowing upon the security of…
Article 293 of Constitution of India deals with Borrowing by States. From the Constitution (1) Subject to the provisions of this article, the executive power of a State extends to…
Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, a provision that makes “deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings” a punishable offence. The interpretation given to Section 295A by…
Vision Document, Strategy & Action Agenda beyond 12th Five Year Plan: Replacing the Five Year Plans beyond 31st March, 2017, NITI Aayog is in the process of preparing the 15-year…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) Units for use in the General…
The Centre is likely to soon come out with a new policy under which a common duct will be laid across a city and service providers such as telcos and…
Article 326 of the Constitution provides that the elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult…