NSG team visits blast-hit restaurant in Shimla to ascertain cause of incident Subject : Polity Section: National body Concept : A team of the National Security Guard (NSG) visited the eatery here on Mall Road where a gas leak apparently led to a blast, killing one person and injuring 13 others. The blast […]
Freed labourers bonded to past in Odisha Subject : Polity Section: Social Issues Concept : 335 People rescued by Thiruvallur district administration rescued from the brick kilns, under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (BLS Act) on February 12, 2015. They should have received ₹20,000 each from the Odisha and Union governments […]
Seema Haider writes to President for Indian citizenship; invokes celebrities, legendary love stories, govt slogans Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Seema Haider , a Pakistani citizen crossed border to enter India to live with her love. Concept of Citizenship Citizenship is listed in the Union List under the Constitution and thus is under the exclusive jurisdiction of Parliament. […]
Adjournment Motion Subject : Polity Section: Parliament and Legislature Concept : Rule in Lok Sabha allows an MP to urge the Speaker to adjourn the House’s business “to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance”. The Speaker has to decide whether to allow the MP to move the motion. It results in […]
Can’t ask govt. to recognize a language as official one: SC Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court on Friday said it cannot direct the Centre to include Rajasthani as an official language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud […]