It is an honour for India to be a developed country. United States Trade Representative on 10/2/2020 has removed India from a list of developing countries. It is on the basis of India having 0.5% or more of world trade and being a member of G20. This prevents India from claiming concessions in trade with…
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AAP Retains Delhi
People of Delhi voted for Legislative Assembly election on 8/2/2020 and results were declared on 11/2/2020. Out of 70 seats, AAP won 62 and BJP won 8. Compared to Lok Sabha elections 2019 it was a setback for BJP which had won all 7 Lok Sabha seats and Congress which had finished second in 5…
Brexit Done
Brexit happened at 11 p.m. GMT on 31/1/2020 after a delay of nine months and two days. Boris Johnson had contested the election on the slogan Get Brexit Done. He won. After Brexiteers won the referendum in 2016 Remainers tried various tricks to stop Brexit from happening. Courts mostly sided with them. House of Commons…
70 Years of Supreme Court
When India became a Republic what was Federal Court became Supreme Court. It had Chief Justice of India and seven other Judges. Now it has CJI and 33 other Judges. Salary of CJI was Rs.10,000/- p.m. and of any other Judge Rs.9,000/-. Now the salary of CJI is Rs.2,80,000/- p.m. and of any other Judge…
Bishops and CAA
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded to you;…
70 Years of Republic
India has undergone many changes since it became a Republic on 26/1/1950; some major, some minor. India’s borders have changed. Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Goa, Diu, Daman and Sikkim became parts of India. India lost some territory to China though India’s official map does not show that. States Re-organisation took place on…
Right to Internet
Supreme Court on 10/1/2020 ruled that access to internet is constitutionally protected under Article 19 of the Constitution which deals with Fundamental Right for protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc. The judgement was in response to two petitions against Union of India. One was by Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times….
CAA 2019
Law of averages catches up some times and nullifies previous unmerited advantages and benefits. Law of unintended consequences brings about events not foreseen which may be good or bad. Remonetisation, wrongly known as demonetisation, and introduction of GST without proper preparation caused hardship to people but did not cause loss in popularity or votes to…
Justice for Priyanka Reddy
Justice for Priyanka Reddy was quick. She was a Hyderabad veterinarian who was raped and murdered by four criminals on 27/11/2019. On 6/12/2019 they were killed in an encounter. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Vishwanath Sajjanar headed the police team. Priyanka Reddy’s rape and murder had caused national outrage. Jaya Bachchan in Rajya Sabha had said about…
Constitution and sources
The Constitution of India adopted on 26/11/2019 is mostly copy of Government of India Act 1935 with additions from Irish, Australian, Canadian and American Constitutions. Federal Legislature became Parliament. Federal Assembly became House of the People. Federal Court became Supreme Court. Provinces became States. There have been 105 Constitution Amendment Acts apart from changes not…