'The French Parliament recently overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles.' With this, it has become the Read More...
'Strengthening the Indian Navy’s defence arsenal, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared the ?19,000-crore acquisition of 200 BrahMos Extended Range (ER) supersonic cruise missiles for Read More...
'The famous Rupa Tarakasi, or silver filigree work of Odisha’s Cuttack, has received the geographical indication (GI) tag.' The Odisha State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporation Limited (Utkal Read More...
'In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) cannot claim any immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to cast a Read More...
'Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered to extend Article 371-like protections to the region.' Ladakh came under the direct rule of the Centre after the passage of Jammu and Kashmir Reorga Read More...
'Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the second rocket launchport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Kulasekarapattinam.' Situated at a geographically advanta Read More...
'Recently, Google announced that it was pulling the apps of almost a dozen firms out of its marketplace for Android apps.' While the announcement seemed sudden, it was preceded by years of wranglin Read More...
'The Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed a Bill granting 10% reservation in education and government jobs to the Maratha community on February 20.' This is the third time in the last decade th Read More...
'The traditional report cards students receive in schools are set to undergo a major change, with the National Council for Educational and Research Training (NCERT) introducing a new ‘holistic p Read More...
'Recently, the traditional art forms of Mukha Xilpo and Manuscript Paintings in Majuli have been awarded the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag.' Majuli is a unique riverine delta located Read More...
