Polity, Constitution and Governance

Assam’s Foreigner’s Tribunals

Context: The Assam government, keeping with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, asked the Border wing of the State’s police...

Supreme Court Balancing Liberty and Security on ED’s Action

Context: Two recent observations by the Supreme Court of India have highlighted significant issues concerning personal liberty in the context...

Money Bill route for Contentious Amendments

Context: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to list petitions challenging the Centre’s Money Bill route to passing contentious...

Central Information Commission

Context: The Supreme Court has affirmed that the Central Information Commission (CIC) has the authority to constitute benches and establish...

Fiscal Federalism

Context: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin alleged that the Union government was withholding funds for the State’s vital projects,...

Arrest under PMLA  by ED 

Context: The Supreme Court held that the power to arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot be...

Administrative Role of J&K L-G Widened

Context: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday widened the ambit of the administrative role of the Lieutenant Governor...

Emergency Day to be observed as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’

Context: India’s Home Minister announced that the government will mark the Emergency Day, i.e., June 25, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas‘...

1st Judge from Manipur in Supreme Court

Context: The Supreme Court Collegium has put forward the name of Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the Chief Justice of the...

SC liberalises bail conditions on Freedom of Movement

Context: The Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot require accused persons to share their location on Google Maps as a...

Vulnerable section- Differently-abled individuals

Context: The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent discrimination of differently-abled individuals in visual media and films.   Need...

Divorced Muslim Woman’s Right To Maintenance

Context: The Supreme Court dismissed a Muslim man’s appeal against a Telangana High Court ruling, which permitted his ex-wife to...

Police Reforms

Context: With the new criminal laws coming into effect from 1st July 2024, there have been changes in the basic...

International Day of Cooperatives

Context: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addressed the “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” conference on the occasion of the...

National Medical Commission

National Medical Commission

Context: Dr. BN Gangadhar has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).   About National Medical...