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US Supreme Court Rolls Back Abortion Rights: What Could Be Its Wide-Ranging Consequence?

Snehashish RoyJune 25, 20220

The Supreme Court in the United States has overturned the Americans' constitutional right to get an abortion in a ruling and upheld the abortion ban implemented in one of the States, Mississippi, after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The ruling cited the US constitution and said it does not guarantee abortion rights directly or through another rights. The ruling by the apex court in the country has laid out a precedent for grave consequences in days to come that may not be visible today. Although the court's decision isn't barring abortion across the US, it is, however, opening windows for arguments over the legality of abortion in state legislatures. Impediments to come following recent ruling Unlike earlier, States will now look for opportunities to prohibit or regulate abortion base...

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Agnipath Agitation: What Is Causing Angst Among Youth Over New Armed Forces Recruitment Scheme?

Snehashish RoyJune 18, 20220

Union government has recently rolled out the Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers in the Armed forces for the duration of four years. The recruitment drives will be organised for youth aged between 17.5 to 21 years directly from their educational institutions. The scheme has, however, failed to make a mark among youth aspirants and they have been registering their protests. They have turned violent in some places across the country, especially in Bihar. Many are believing the scheme aims to curtail the financial benefit, including the pension system.  The BSP chief Mayawati had earlier said in a tweet that the "uneasiness spread among the youth regarding the new recruitment system in the army is causing anxiety" amid rising inflation, unemployment and poverty. Real cause of anxie

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West Bengal Chancellor Bill: Legal, Constitutional Challenges Ahead Of Appointing CM As Varsity Chancellor

Snehashish RoyJune 15, 20220

West Bengal government on June 13 passed a bill that replaced the Governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state-run universities. The move is seen in line with other Opposition-led states that curtailed the Centre's authority. The West Bengal legislative assembly, using the West Bengal University Laws (Ammendment) Bill, replaced the Governor Jagdeep Dhankar with CM as the chancellor of state-run universities. However, the bill is yet to become a law which will need Governor Dhankar's sign.  Governor's powers on state-run universities as chancellor Governors, as chancellors, in most states have the power to officially dismiss a decision by the universities' decision-making bodies and to recruit vice-chancellors. They preside over the convocations organised in th...

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Credit Card Link With UPI: Check Out What India’s Future Holds In Transaction Domain

Snehashish RoyJune 10, 20220

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the provision to link credit cards with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the integration will begin with RuPay credit cards. Both RuPay and UPI are operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). According to experts, the move by the RBI will ensure excessive use of credit cards among users as payment through UPI has widely been accepted in India already. UPI can so far be used to link debit cards and bank accounts. “UPI has become the most inclusive mode of payment in India with over 26 crore unique users and five crore merchants on the platform. The progress of UPI in recent years has been unparalleled. Many other countries are engaged with us in adopting similar methods in their countries,” said the RBI gover...

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First Act Of Sologamy In India: Know Its Origin And Trends

Snehashish RoyJune 3, 20220

In a first, a woman from Gujarat announced that she would get married to herself as a display of an act of "self-love". 24-year-old Kshama Bindu would be getting married later this month in what is described as an instance of 'sologamy'. This raises a lot of curiosity among the general public that has heard about the concept of self-marriage for the first time. Sologamy: Public act of self-marriage An instance where someone marries oneself in a public display is known as sologamy, which is also referred to as autogamy. This form of marriage has not received legal status anywhere, however, this ceremony has been used by many to show affection and symbolise independence effectively. The history of recorded sologamy dates back to 1993 when a dental hygienist in US Linda Baker mar...

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Imran Khan Calls Off Protest March With Warning; How Street Protests Strike Political Change In Pakistan?

Snehashish RoyMay 27, 20220

A protest march was carried out in support of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and was later called off followed by clashes with police. Supporters and workers of Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) entered the Red Zone, where important government buildings including the Parliament, and Supreme Court are situated, in Islamabad on May 26 and later was stopped by the Pakistan Rangers and other law enforcers. The demand for the party was to hold elections to democratically elect a Prime Minister, unlike how Shehbaz Sharif, brother of the former PM Nawaz Sharif, took charge of the government. Khan has threatened to return with the entire nation if elections were not held within the next six days. Imran Khan has been putting pressure on the Sharif regime s...

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One China Policy: How US Balances Between China, Taiwan Dispute

Snehashish RoyMay 24, 20220

The President of the United States Joe Biden, in his Japan visit, said that the US will militarily intervene if China tries to invade Taiwan. The White House on Monday, however, said that Biden had “reiterated our One China Policy and our commitment to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” along with considering the US's commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act, which ensures Taiwan with military assistance from the US for defense. US's One China Policy The One China Policy, proposed by the United States, is the basis of its longstanding relationship with Beijing. The US severed its diplomatic ties with the Taiwan's Republic of China and joined hands with the People's Republic of China in Beijing in 1979 under this policy. “The People’s Republic of China and the United St...

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Rajya Sabha MP Urges Reinstating Railway Vacancies; Check Out Reasons Why 72,000 Posts Were Abolished

Snehashish RoyMay 18, 20220

The Indian Railways has abolished a total of 72,000 positions in the last six years. Rajya Sabha MP V Sivadasan wrote to Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to reinstate those positions considering the plight of Indian youngsters due to irregularities in recruitment by the country's largest employer. Over 2.4 crore students applied for 1 lakh vacancies advertised by the Indian Railways in 2019. The recruitment drive led to massive protests largely in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over alleged irregularities by the recruitment board. Among different positions, Railways have abolished the non-gazetted (Group C and D) posts including station masters, ticket collectors, clerks and others. Those who are already employed in those positions will be absorbed by different depart...

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Rahul Gandhi States Regional Parties ‘Lack Ideology’; Leaders Question His Authority

Snehashish RoyMay 17, 20220

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, speaking at the party's brainstorming session, had made a comment on the regional political parties "lacking an ideology" in resisting the onslaught of RSS. Responding to the remark, Congress' regional allies have shown disappointment and took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi. "It is Rahul Gandhi’s self-assessment and he is entitled to his opinion, but who gave him the authority to comment on ideology? How are we running the party without any ideology?” said Congress' ally in Jharkhand, JMM. The party's spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said Congress is dependent on regional parties for a fight or win against BJP. Another Congress ally in Bihar, RJD, called Rahul Gandhi's remark "unfortunate". Manoj Jha, RJD MP, said the former Congress president would hav...

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Sedition Law: A Look Back At Colonial Mechanism To Probe Reasons For Its Existence

Snehashish RoyMay 12, 20220

The Supreme Court, on May 11, directed the Centre and states to put a hold on all pending appeals, trials and proceedings on sedition cases those were charged under the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The order keeps all the cases in abeyance till the Centre keeps its promise to re-examine and reconsider the provision. What entails Section 124A of IPC? According to the sedition law,  “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government estab­lished by law shall be punished with im­prisonment for life, to which fine may be added…” The law explains the term "dissatisfaction" as feelings of enmity...

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UIDAI Cannot Share Aadhaar Data In Police Investigation; Check Out Reasons!

Snehashish RoyMay 10, 20220

A petition has been opposed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that seeks the Delhi High Court's direction to allow investigators to match fingerprints and pictures of the suspect with the Aadhar database to identify the accused in a murder case. The petition was filed by the Delhi Police. The provider of unique Aadhaar numbers, UIDAI, has prohibitions under the rule of law that it cannot share any core biometric information with police. The plea was opposed by the statutory authority and said the data is not "technologically feasible" to share with the investigating authority. The investigating case at hand is regarding a murder case where Hemant Kumar Kaushik, a jeweller, was killed by three alleged robbers in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar. Two robbers loo...

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