Adultery and IPC Why in news? A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, in four separate but concurring opinions held that adultery is not a crime and struck it...
Aadhaar gets thumbs up from Supreme Court Why in news? The Supreme Court, in a majority opinion, upheld Aadhaar as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy that fulfils the government’s legitimate aim to provide...
Criminalisation of politics Why in news? The Supreme Court directed political parties to publish online the pending criminal cases of their candidates and urged Parliament to bring a “strong law” to cleanse political parties...
Female circumcision issue goes to Constitution Bench Why in news? The Supreme Court referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench petitions seeking a declaration that the practice of female circumcision or ‘khafz,’ prevalent in the...
U.S. to end H-1B spouse work permits Why in news? The Donald Trump administration is moving ahead with a proposal to end work permits for spouses of H-1B workers in the United States, a...
Drinking water programme not effective in Odisha, observes CAG Why in news? The implementation of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) has not been effective in Odisha as it has reached only 3.70%...
Sex offenders’ registry launched with 4.4 lakh entries Why in news? India became the ninth country in the world to have a National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO), accessible only to law enforcement agencies...
Southern Zonal Council Why in news? The 28th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was recently held under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in Bengaluru. About zonal councils Zonal...
UN Report: A child under 15 dies every 5 seconds around the world Why in news? According to the new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population...
Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently conducted first successful trials of indigenously developed third generation Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank...
