CBI Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: CBI Director conveyed to the CBI officials that the preliminary inquiry should be conducted with promptness and within the deadline as prescribed by the Lokpal. Concept: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating police agency in India. It functions under the superintendence of the of […]
Lokpal Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: CBI Director recently issued directions to the agency’s investigation officers (IOs) with regard to handling matters received from the Lokpal. Content: The agency should protect the identity of the complainant and avoid direct contact with him or her; not considering requests for withdrawal of the complainant; […]
No statutory bar on bodies with religious names to register as parties Subject : Polity Context : The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that “there is no express provision which bars associations with religious connotations to register as political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act-1951”. Concept […]
Constitution Day Subject: Polity Section: Important Days & Events Context: November 26 is the Constitution Day and India’s Constitution has now endured for 73 years. Background: The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. India’s Constitution making project took […]
Extradition Subject: Polity Context: Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition in UK court. What is Extradition: Extradition is the process by which one state, upon the request of another, affects the return of a person for trial for a crime punishable by the laws of the requesting state and committed outside the […]