HC rules against quota in minority institutions Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Madras High Court Rules SC/ST/OBC Reservation Doesn’t Apply To Religious, Linguistic Minority Educational Institutes More about the news: The Madras High Court while hearing a case filed by Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women in Chennai has ruled that educational […]

    Committee on Ethics Subject :Polity Section: Parliament/legislatures Each of the two Houses of Parliament has an ethics committee. They deal with the members’ Besides overseeing the moral and ethical conduct of members, ethics committee also prepares a Code of Conduct for members, which are amended from time to time. The ethics committee in […]

    Shinde camp notices to Uddhav MPs for ‘violating’ quota Bill whip Subject :Polity Section: Parliament/legislatures A whip was issued by Shiv Sena on September 14 to its MPs to remain present in the House during the special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22. About Whip A whip is a directive from the […]

    Chinese research ship to visit Sri Lanka Subject :Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: A  Chinese research ship is going to dock on Sri Lanka’s Colombo port in October More about the news: A vessel named ‘Shi Yan 6’, a scientific research vessel, with a 60-member crew, is going to land on Sri […]

    Prachand say No to Chinese Security doctrine Subject :Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: Nepal says ‘no’ to China’s Global Security Initiative. More about the news: Nepal, during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s visit to Beijing, declined to join China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) but agreed to advance cross-border connectivity projects. The […]