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Why in News Recently, the Allahabad High Court annulled the election of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)...
17 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Why in News The Parliament has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019. The Bill seeks to grant Indian Citizenship to persons...
12 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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The Big Picture - Election Commission: Collegium System & Appointments
Recently, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and...
10 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Why in News A Private Member’s bill was introduced in the Parliament which intends to do away with the cap on election spending by...
07 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Removal of Anglo-Indians Reservation in Legislative Bodies
Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the removal of reservation for Anglo-Indians in legislative bodies. Anglo-Indians were...
06 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Why in News The Supreme Court (SC), in a recent verdict, has held that the routine practice of investigating agencies of producing documents in...
05 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Code of Conduct for Lok Sabha MPs
Why in News The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee is all set to form a code of conduct for the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha. In the...
03 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Validity of Oaths taken by Ministers
Why in News During the oath-taking ceremony of the new government, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with other ministers has altered the oath by...
03 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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Demand for Reforms in Rajya Sabha
Why in News Recently, the members of Parliament have demanded equal representation for states and more time to speak in Rajya Sabha. Representation...
02 Dec 2019 Indian Polity
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State Party Status by Election Commission of India
Recently, the Jannayak Janta Party of Haryana has been granted the status of a recognised State party and has been allotted the symbol of...
30 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Introduction of Private Member’s Bill
Why in News Recently, the members of parliament has demanded for consideration of private members’ Bills on Wednesdays instead of...
30 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Starred Questions In Parliamentary Proceedings
Why in News The ongoing Winter Session of 17th Lok Sabha has taken all the 20 starred questions for the first time since 1972. The previous...
28 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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This article is based on “Preventing political coalitions of convenience” which was published in The Hindu on 27/11/2019. It talks...
27 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019
Why in News Recently, a Bill to merge the Union Territories (UTs) of Daman and Diu (D&D) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) has been introduced in...
27 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Relevance of Fundamental duties
This article is based on ‘Importance of citizens’ duties’ which was published in The Indian Express on 26/11/2019. It talks about...
26 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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The Big Picture: Legislative Impact Assessment
Recently, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha advocated the idea of Legislative Impact Assessment. He called for informed law-making process in the country...
26 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Why in News The Supreme Court has agreed to review its Sabarimala verdict. Key Points Constitutional Provision: Under Article 137 of the...
26 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Quota for Disabled in Panchayats
Why in News The Chhattisgarh Cabinet has approved an amendment to the State Panchayati Raj Act, 1993, which makes mandatory the presence of a person...
25 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Bill to Change Stature of Official Languages
Why in News Recently, a private member’s bill was introduced in the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament to give all 22 languages...
23 Nov 2019 Indian Polity
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Why in News The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the citizenship of Chennamaneni Ramesh who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly...
22 Nov 2019 Indian Polity