Anglo-India Community - The question prevailed over the extension of the reservation for 2 seats in the Lok sabha. Constitutional protection through the years Under article 334(b)and 331, two members of the Anglo Indian community have been nominated in the Lok Sabha since the adoption of the Constitution. Notwithstanding anything in Article 81, the President may, if he is of the opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately repr... .
Updated on 5 December, 2019
The Bill amends the Citizenship bill, 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship. Under the Act, one of the requirements for citizenship by naturalisation is that the applicant must have resided in India during the last 12 months, and for 11 of the previous 14 years. The change: The Bill relaxes this 11-year requirement to six y... .
Updated on 5 December, 2019
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Parliament passed the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019 Provisions in the Merger of Union Territories Bill: The bill has been brought to provide for the merger of union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The new entity would be called the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It would be governed under the jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court. The rationale... .
Updated on 4 December, 2019
Governor’s role in cases where elections produce fractured verdicts. Background of the issue: There was a prolonged stalemate in Maharashtra over the formation of a government as no single party had a majority of its own after the Assembly election in October. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath to Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as Chief Minister The Controversial decision was taken to ... .
Updated on 2 December, 2019
National Crime Records Bureau has released data for 2017. It has shown several crucial insights regarding the crime against women(CAW). Key Findings: Source: The Hindu Reason for poor conviction rate in cases of CAW: During the trial, either the witnesses turn hostile or lack of statement from eyewitness delays the process, thus affecting conviction. Pending investigation in CAW. The investigation gets affected due to law and order... .
Updated on 2 December, 2019
Context: In his Constitution Day address to a Joint Session of Parliament, Prime Minister stressed the importance of constitutional duties, while making a distinction between seva (service) and these duties. On the same occasion, President stressed the difference between rights and duties, while Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu called for fundamental duties to be included in the school curriculum and the list of the duties to be displayed ... .
Updated on 2 December, 2019
