Money bill Subject: Polity Context: The Congress party in a pre-emptive move has written to the Lok Sabha speaker not to certify 7 key bills as money bill as it bypasses the Rajya Sabha Concept: Bills in question: Bill seeking to replace the University Grants Commission with a Higher Education Commission. Amendment to […]

    Anticipatory transit Bail Subject: Polity Context: The transit anticipatory bail has been granted to Mulukcharged for toolkit case for 10 days to allow him to approach the competent court in the national capital for a pre-arrest bail. Concept: According to Article 22 of the Constitution of India, every person who is “arrested and […]

    Clause 6 of the Assam accord Subject: Polity Context: Assam Health Minister on Wednesday said that the panel suggestions could not be implemented as they were “far from legal reality. Concept: Earlier state government had promised a speedy implementation of Clause 6 in December 2019, in a bid to quell the protests against […]

    Defamation Subject: Polity Context: The Delhi court acquitted journalist Priyamani of criminal defamation charges for raising voice against sexual harassment against Ex-Minister M J Akbar. Concept: Defamation is the oral or written communication of a false statement which harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation. Under […]

    LG of Puducherry/UTs Subject: Polity Context: Kiran Bedi was removed as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry with the Telangana governor taking additional charge of the UT. Concept: Constitutional provisions Article 239 in The Constitution of India 1949 provides for every Union territory to be administered by the President by an administrator appointed by him, […]