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FIRST INFORMATION REPORT (FIR)
FIRST INFORMATION REPORT (FIR)
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has always underlined his crackdown on crime as a key imperative of his governance. To that effect, police e...
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26-May 2023
ASSAM-MIZORAM DISPUTE
ASSAM-MIZORAM DISPUTE
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Recently, five Assam Police personnel were killed after the old boundary dispute between Assam and Mizoram exploded in violent clashes at a contested border point...
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26-May 2023
JUDGES RECUSE
JUDGES RECUSE
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Last week former Supreme Court judge Justice M.R. Shah refused to recuse himself from hearing a plea by former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt to submit ...
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26-May 2023
HISTORY OF INDIA'S TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
HISTORY OF INDIA'S TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
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Starbucks India recently stirred up controversy with an advertisement, which featured transgender model Sia as Arpita, who meets her parents at a...
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25-May 2023
SENGOL
SENGOL
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Speaking to the media, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (May 24, 2023) said the upcoming inauguration of the new parliament building will also see Prime Minister Na...
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25-May 2023
MISSING CENSUS AND CONSEQUENCES
MISSING CENSUS AND CONSEQUENCES
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An annual report by the UN Population Fund revealed that India was all set to become the world’s most populous country by the middle of this year
It...
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25-May 2023
MOHENJODARO DANCING GIRL
MOHENJODARO DANCING GIRL
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The Dancing Girl figurine discovered in Mohenjodaro in 1926 recently found itself at the centre of controversy.
On the occasion of International Museum Day Prim...
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25-May 2023
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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Recently, The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the Civil Services 2022 exam results.
The Civil services are among the most prestigio...
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24-May 2023
HARAPPAN CIVILISATION
HARAPPAN CIVILISATION
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The latest round of excavations at the 5,000-year-old Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar has revealed the structure of some houses, lanes, and a dra...
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24-May 2023
TELANGANA AP WATER DISPUTE
TELANGANA AP WATER DISPUTE
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The nagging dispute over the water share of the Krishna River between Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) and Telangana remains unresolved, even nine years after the bifur...
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24-May 2023
NON SUGAR SWEETENER
NON SUGAR SWEETENER
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The World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines on May 15, 2023 advising against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) like aspartame, saccharin, stevia...
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24-May 2023
CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
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Recently, the Carbon border adjustment mechanism, co-legislators at the European Commission signed the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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24-May 2023
INDIGENT PERSON
INDIGENT PERSON
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Recently, The Delhi High Court sought the BBC's stand on a suit moved by a public trust called Justice on Trial, which claimed that a documentary by the news organisation...
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23-May 2023
SUPREME COURT Vs CENTRE IN DELHI
SUPREME COURT Vs CENTRE IN DELHI
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The Centre on Friday (May 19, 2023 ) promulgated an Ordinance extending powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor over services in the administration of ...
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23-May 2023
TUSSLE OVER SERVICES IN DELHI
TUSSLE OVER SERVICES IN DELHI
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The Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on May 11, 2023, held that the Delhi government can make laws and administer...
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23-May 2023