The government may take the unprecedented step of filing a first information report (FIR) against Twitter if it doesn’t comply with directions to block accounts and tweets that threaten law and order, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In India, the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended from […]
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The ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has found a specific word to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s outsider status. The word ‘bargi’ as the TMC likes to call the BJP, is of special significance in Bengal’s history. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The term is a reference to the several Maratha invasions of
Ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections in West Bengal, the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is engaged in Bengal sub-nationalism with its use of the slogan ‘Joy Bangla’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Joy Bangla is a salutation, slogan and war cry used by some Peoples in Bangladesh and Bengali dominated parts of
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The Justice Jain committee was constituted by the Supreme Court in September 2018. Its work is to unravel the rogue officials responsible for the infamous ISRO “frame-up” case of 1994, which destroyed the life and reputation of Nambi Narayanan, one of the country’s prominent space scientists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Justice Jain
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways circulated the draft of Indian Ports Bill 2020 for public consultation which will repeal and replace the Indian Ports Act, 1908. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill also seeks to create an enabling environment for the growth and sustained development of the ports sector in India through
In a bid to curb heinous crimes against women and children in Maharashtra, the state cabinet approved a draft Bill that includes provisions for stern punishment – including a death penalty, life sentence, and hefty fines, for the perpetrators as well as speedy trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The two interconnected bills, which
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The BJP-led government in Karnataka passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2020) in the Assembly on December 9 amid strong opposition from the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill envisages a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter and stringent punishment for
Farmers protesting at Singhu Border have called for a Bharat bandh on December 8, ahead of their fifth round of talks with the central government over farm bills. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Singhu border has become the focal point of the protests. The farmer unions have also called for more farmers to gather
An Adult individual’s right to marry a person of his or her choice is a fundamental right that cannot be denied on the basis of caste or religion by anybody, according to an observation made by a division bench of the Karnataka High Court last week. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ruling came
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The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal, has granted consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against comic illustrator Rachita Taneja, for her tweets on the bail granted to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, lays down the
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