Bharat Ratna to be conferred to Shri PV Narasimha Rao.The Union Government announced that the Former prime minister Shri PV Narasimha Rao willbe posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna,India’s highest civilian award. He served as the prime minister from June 21, 1991, to May 16, 1996, and is often credited with bringing economic reforms to India in 1991, which paved the way for the end of the notorious license raj and economic revival. He was the first person from south India to become the Prime Minister of India.In 1991, when India was facing a foreign reserves crisis, Narasimha Rao’s government brought about…
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Bharat Ratna to be conferred to Shri Lal Krishna Advani.Union Government announced that veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Shri Lal Krishna Advani and congratulated him on being conferred this honour.Mr Advani’s decades-long service in public life has been marked by an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity, setting an exemplary standard in political ethics.LK Advani has served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980. He is credited with crafting BJP’s rise through the…
Date – 24th January 2024Late Shri Kapoori Thakur, the two-time Chief Minister of Bihar and a socialist icon, is named to be awarded the Bharat Ratna award posthumously which is the highest civilian decoration in India.Known as the Jan Nayak (People’s Hero), his electoral career began in the early 1950s. Since then, he became a force to reckon with in the legislative chambers, powerfully voicing the struggles of the working class, laborers, small farmers and youngsters. Education was a subject very close to his heart. Throughout his political career, he worked to improve education facilities for the poor.He was a…
UCC Bill Passed by the Uttarakhand’s Legislative AssemblyUttarakhand has taken a significant step toward implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by introducing the state Uniform Civil Code Bill 2024 in its Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, representing the Bhartiya Janta Party, which has long advocated for a UCC, tabled the bill. The bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly by voice-voice. Now, the bill will be sent to the Governor for his assent. After getting the Governor’s assent, the bill will convert into an Act. Thereafter, state government will notify its date of implementation. The UCC aims…
Meaning of Interim Budget or (Vote-on-account): Through the interim budget parliament passes a vote-on-account that allows the Government to meet the expenses of the administration until the new parliament considers and passes the budget for the whole year. We may call it a temporary budget for a particular short period of time. In the General Election (Lok Sabha Election Year), the Union Government only presents the Interim Budget and the new Government which will be formed after the elections will present the Regular Budget of 2024 – 2025 in July 2024.The Union budget is the annual financial report of India,…
It is the belief of crores of Hindus that Lord Ram was born at Ayodhya. At his birth place, there was a huge temple which was destroyed by Babar and a mosque (Babri Masjid) was built there in 1528.Hindus have been fighting for centuries to rebuild Ram Lalla temple at that holy place.The Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu activists (Kar Sevaks) during a political rally which turned into a riot on 6th December 1992. Librahan Commission was formed by the government to inquire into the incident.After the demolition of Babri Masjid, a subsequent land title case was lodged in…
CITIZENSHIPTHE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS (NRC)NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER (NPR)1. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah stated that The Union Government is ready with the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 rules and is likely to implement them much before the Lok Sabha elections this year. Once the rules are issued, the CAA 2019 can be implemented and those eligible can be granted Indian Citizenship.Opposition leaders charged that BJP-led center wants to notify CAA rules just before the Lok Sabha election to use this as a political weapon to gain in the elections through sharpening communal polarization.Let us understand the meaning…
Current AffairsPeace accord with ULFAThe Union Government, The Assam Government and a key faction of Assam’s oldest insurgent group, ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) signed a tripartite peace agreement on 29th December 2023, to shut violence, disband the organisation and join the democratic process.Union Home Minister Amit Shah described the pact as a watershed that will end decades of violence in northeastern state and will start a new era of prosperity. It is a new era of peace for Assam and the entire North-East region.With this agreement, the ULFA will give up Arms, vacate their camps and join the…
The Indian Parliament recently concluded one of its most contentious sessions in years, marked by significant legislative changes and notable incidents. The session witnessed the passage of three bills that aim to overhaul long-standing British-era criminal codes. However, the session was marked by significant opposition protests and the unprecedented suspension of 146 Opposition members. This led to critical bills being debated and passed with minimal Opposition presence, deepening the divide between the government and the Opposition. The Opposition INDIA collective, boycotting the proceedings, later decided to challenge the three key legislations in the Supreme Court.All these three bills have been…
Supreme Court Verdict on Petitions Challenging Scrapping of Article 370The Union Government on 5th August, 2019 revoked the special status granted to the state of Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution through a presidential order and made the entire constitution of India applicable to the state.The Jammu and Kashmir was divided into 2 union territories, i.e. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh, with effect from 31st October, 2019 by the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.This decision of Union Government was challenged in the Supreme Court. The apex court accepted the…