India abstains from UN vote against Russia: Subject: Polity Context: India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution seeking to hold Russia accountable for violations of international law by its invasion of Ukraine and requiring it to pay reparations for damage, loss and injury resulting from the war. What was […]

    People in public office should not blabber disparaging things Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court reserved its judgment on whether free speech by public functionaries, including inter alia ministers, MLAs, MPs, should have greater restrictions than those imposed by Article 19 (2). The Five-Judge Constitution Bench consisting of  Justices S A Nazeer, B […]

    SC issues notice to HCs on plea for setting up of ‘Gram Nyayalayas’ Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court has recently  sought a response from all high courts on a 2019 plea seeking a direction to the Centre and all states for taking steps to set up ‘Gram Nyayalayas’ under the supervision of […]

    SC released the Rajiv Gandhi case convicts guilty of terror: Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court has set free the remaining six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, extending to them the benefit of its order releasing their co-convict A G Perarivalan. What is the background of the case: In 2014, the […]