EC stalls release of biopics
The Election Commission (EC) banned the screening of the biopic of a leader along two other movies with political content, during the election period.
SC rejects Centre’s plea to keep Rafale documents secret
In unanimous support for freedom of Press in a democracy, the Supreme Court dismissed the government’s plea to declare the Rafale jets’ purchase documents a secret, while upholding the right of free speech of The Hindu to publish the defence papers in a series of articles since February 2019.
Centre denies RTI plea on CIC appointments
The Centre has denied a RTI request for details of the ongoing recruitment process for four vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC), despite a recent Supreme Court order mandating that such information be made public.
Jurisdiction no bar in dowry harassment case
The Supreme Court held that a woman, who had fled the cruelty of her marital home, can file a case of dowry harassment under Section 498 IPC against her husband and in-laws at the place where she is currently sheltered.
SC increases VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court has increased Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification to five random Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in each Assembly constituency.
IIT-Madras tops Centre’s higher education rankings
National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released the rankings for 2019.
How Election Commission runs poll machinery
A war of words has broken out between Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission, with Mamata questioning the latter’s decision to transfer four senior police officers in her state, and the EC responding that it is within its rights to act against police officers on poll duty.
To achieve development goals, Asia-Pacific countries need to spend $1.5 tn/yr: UN report
A new report by a regional arm of the United Nations says that an additional annual investment of $1.5 trillion ”” equivalent to a dollar per person per day ”” would allow countries in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030
Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary
Farmers has been protecting the prehistoric Indus carvings of Domkhar
Making democracy meaningful
General Elections are due in April and May. It has been an assumption made about democracy as periodic elections.