Category: Factly: Polity and Nation

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?” published in The Hindu on 2nd December 2022. What is the News? The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the maintainability of a petition filed by the Maharashtra government challenging some provisions of the State Reorganisation Act,1956 and demanding… Continue reading Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case? ” published in The Hindu on 30th November 2022. What is the News? Bengaluru’s civic body has cancelled permissions granted to a trust to conduct house-to-house surveys to help create awareness about the Systematic Voters’ Education and… Continue reading Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case?

Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court questions ‘lightning speed’, 24-hour procedure appointing Arun Goel as Election Commissioner” published in The Hindu on 25th November 2022. What is the News? The Supreme Court is hearing a case about the election commissioners’ (ECs) appointment. About the case and Court’s observation on election commissioners Read here: Election… Continue reading Supreme Court questions ‘lightning speed’, 24-hour procedure appointing Arun Goel as Election Commissioner

Source: The post is based on the article “Election Commissioner shouldn’t be a ‘yes-man’: Supreme Court” published in The Hindu on 24th November 2022. What is the News? The Supreme Court has recently said that Election Commissioners (ECs) should be a person who could take a stand even risking their life, and not a docile “yes-man” whom… Continue reading Election Commissioner shouldn’t be a ‘yes-man’: Supreme Court

Source: The post is based on the article “Move to change ‘cumbersome’ procedure for inclusion on ST list is put on hold” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. What is the News? The Union government has put on hold a proposal to change the procedure for adding new communities as Scheduled Tribes(STs) which has… Continue reading Move to change ‘cumbersome’ procedure for inclusion on ST list is put on hold

Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners” published in The Hindu on 23rd November 2022. What is the News? The Supreme Court has raised questions on the present system of the Central government appointing serving bureaucrats of its choice as Chief Election… Continue reading Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners

Source: The post is based on the article “The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. What is the News? The Supreme Court asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to consider the grant of pensionary benefits to 32 Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers. About the recent court… Continue reading The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers

Source: The post is based on the article “Unknown sources of income spiked after electoral bond entry” published in The Hindu on 17th November 2022 What is the News? The data analyzed from the Association of Democratic Reforms(ADR) annual reports reveal that the share of “unknown sources of income” of political parties has increased following… Continue reading Unknown sources of income spiked after electoral bond entry

Source: The post is based on the article “Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre” published in The Hindu on 15th November 2022 What is the News? The Supreme Court has observed that forced conversion is a “very serious issue” that affects the security of the nation and… Continue reading Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre