NPP Minister faces flak for calling Meghalaya a ‘Christian State’ Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: A Meghalaya-based NGO, Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR), has criticized the State’s Education Minister, Rakkam A. Sangma, for planning to consecrate a university with a Christian prayer service. The NGO also condemned the Minister, for claiming that Meghalaya was […]
Why Arunachal Pradesh is bringing back 1978 Act against ‘forceful’ religious conversion Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: The Arunachal Pradesh government is planning to revive a 1978 law against forceful religious conversions by creating rules for its enforcement, 46 years after it was first passed. The Act has remained dormant for […]
DPDP Rules 2025 Review Sub : Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: The rules provide guidelines for managing personal data in India, with a focus on safeguarding citizens’ rights. It further gives broad direction for the Industries to prepare for compliance. Key Highlights of the Draft Data Localisation for Significant Data Fiduciary The […]
IT Ministry Notifies Draft Rules on Data Protection Law, Seeks Feedback by Feb. 18 Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context: The Union government on Friday (January 3, 2025) evening released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 for public feedback, which aim to enforce the provisions of the Digital Personal […]
Supreme Court questions petition alleging ‘favouritism’ in legal profession Sub : Polity Sec: Judiciary Context :- The Supreme Court challenged the assertions made by petitioner-advocate Mathews Nedumpara that relatives of judges and powerful personalities get an easy and early pass to ‘senior advocate’ designation, creating a “small cabal” of the privileged in the […]
Supreme Court to hear if pressing a bribe on a public official is abetting corruption Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Context:- The Supreme Court has agreed to examine if pressing a bribe on a public official, who has explicitly refused it, will amount to the criminal offence of abetting corruption under the […]