Context: Citizenship amendment bill (CAB) is being criticized for its intent, lack of logic and for being unconstitutional. Citizenship in India: Citizenship is really the right to have rights. In 1950 when constitution was adopted, part 2 provided the citizenship …
Current Affairs for CLAT Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who inspired a global movement to fight climate change, has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. The 16-year-old is the youngest person to be chosen by the …
Context: Encounters, like the one in Telangana, call attention to a criminal justice system in need of urgent reform. Question of instant injustice: – Following the recent encounter in Telangana, the Uttar Pradesh police announced that in the last 2 years …
Current Affairs for CLAT Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty named the brand ambassador of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) in a move to encourage the athletes to stay away from banned substances to elevate performance. Sports and Youth Affairs Minister …
Current Affairs for CLAT Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019. In all, 311 members voted in favour of the bill and 80 members opposed it. The bill, among other things, seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Jains, …
Current affairs for CLAT The World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, banned Russia for four years, from participation in global sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping …
Current Affairs for CLAT 2020 Miss South Africa 2019 Zozibini Tunzi won Miss Universe 2019 beating more than 90 contestants, held at Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 2019. Tunzi was declared the winner at a televised event, hosted by American …
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they are stepping down from the leadership role of the parent company Alphabet. Google CEO Indian-American Sundar Pichai will be assuming the role of Alphabet CEO, making him one of …
Parliament passes the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Special Protections Group Act, 1988. Special Protections Group Act, 1988: Salient Features – Based on the recommendations of the Birbal Nath committee report, SPG came into existence in 1985. …
Veteran tennis star Roger Federer is all set to become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honour. The Federal Mint, Swissmint recently announced that they would be honouring the veteran. It will release …