Day: July 14, 2020

The recent custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu and encounter of a criminal by the UP police shows that its root lies in the nexus of politicians, criminals and the government functionaries. Past attempts to break this nexus: In 1993, the Vohra Committee had submitted a report on the nexus between the criminals, politicians and government

The Iranian government has decided to proceed with the construction of Chabahar Rail Project on its own, citing delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the project. What is the issue? Four years ago, India and Iran signed an agreement to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border

Recently the Delhi High court issued notice to Election commission and the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh over violating the EC’s directives. Issue: The notice was directed towards ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party which was alleged to violate the EC’s directives by using the abbreviation of  YSR Congress Party in place of its full

Context: The Supreme Court held that the erstwhile Travancore royal family is shebait  of the properties belonging to Sree Padmanabha, What are shebait rights? It denotes the right to manage the financial affairs of the deity. Details of the case:The legal question was whether the heirs of the last Ruler of Travancore could claim to