State cannot claim ‘serious charges’ to oppose bail, says Supreme Court Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered Sheikh Javed Iqbal, a man awaiting trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for nine years, to be released on bail, in yet another back-to-back decision […]

    Article 361 provides immunity to the President and Governors from legal proceedings during their term Subject: Polity Sec:  Constitution Context: The Supreme Court of India agreed to delve into the provisions of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution, which provides “blanket immunity” to governors from any form of criminal prosecution. More about News: […]

    HC quashes exemption from RTE quota for private schools Subject: Polity Sec: Msc Context: The Bombay High Court quashed the Maharashtra government’s recent notification which had exempted private schools — located within one kilometre radius of a government or government-aided school — from providing a 25% quota for students belonging to “weaker section and disadvantaged […]

    UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns citing ‘personal reasons’ Subject: Polity Sec: Msc Context: Manoj Soni, chairman of UPSC, has resigned for personal reasons before his term ends in May 2029. Soni now wants to focus on “socio-religious activities”. More about News: His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations […]

    International Centre for Audit of Local Governance, which the CAG inaugurated in Gujarat Subject: Polity Sec: Local Govt, PRI Context: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Girish Chandra Murmu inaugurated the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) in Rajkot. More about News: The institute, a first in the country as […]

    7th apex level meeting of Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) Subject: polity Sec: National body Context: Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for ruthless action against drug smuggling syndicates stating that police and other agencies should not only aim to arrest those who consume narcotics. More about News: The Minister launched a toll-free helpline called MANAS (Madak […]

    How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function? Sub: Polity Sec:  National body Context:  The Assam government asked the Border wing of the State’s police not to forward cases of non-Muslims who entered India illegally before 2014 to the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs). What are the  Foreigners Tribunals? Foreigners Tribunals are  quasi-judicial bodies set up under  […]