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Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Bill, 2020
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet recently approved the Religious Freedom Bill, 2020. Under the bill, forcing religious conversions will attract fine of Rs 25,000 and one to five years of imprisonment. Key Features of the bill The bill is to replace the Religious Freedom Act, 1968. Once enforced the Religious Freedom Bill will be the most ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Citizenship Amendment Act • Government of Madhya Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • Religious freedom • Religious Freedom Bill • US Commission on International Religious Freedom • USCIRF
UP Cabinet passes ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet recently passed the ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’ for recovery of losses caused by damage to public property during violent protests. The decision which was taken in a cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath aims to prevent loss of public property in the state. The damages ..
Topics: Citizenship Amendment Act • Government of Uttar Pradesh • Protests • Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh follows Maharashtra, Preamble to be read in Government Schools
As per an order issued by the State Education Department of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, the state government of Madhya Pradesh has made the reading of the Preamble to the Constitution in schools mandatory, becoming the second state after Maharashtra to do so. Maharashtra School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad earlier this week ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Citizenship Amendment Act • Janhit Sarvance • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • republic day • Sarvabhaumatva Samvidhananche
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into effect from 10th January
On 11th December 2019, the Parliament of India passed the Citizenship Amendment Act followed by which thousands of citizens including students protested across various parts of the country against the Act despite the continuous assertion of the Central Government that no Indian citizen needs to worry about the new Act, On Friday, 10th January 2020 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Citizenship Amendment Act • Kerala • National Register of Citizens of India • Pakistan • Punjab • West Bengal
Support Rally by Indian-Americans for CAA in Boston
A pro-CAA rally was organized in the capital city of the US state Massachusetts, Boston on Sunday, 5th January 2020 by a group of Indian-Americans in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by Parliament of India, followed by which the Bill got the assent of the President of India on 12th December 2019 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Boston • CAA • Citizenship Amendment Act • Citizenship Amendment Bill • House of Representatives • Massachussetts • Narendra Modi • Pakistan • President of India • Prime Minister of India • United States
Outreach Drive to Address Concerns about CAA begins today
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be conducting 30 rallies across the country to address the concerns raised by the opposition parties over the conflation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the NPR- National Population Register. The first rally in the series of 30 starts today, 3rd ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Amit Shah • Bharatiya Janata Party • Citizenship Amendment Act • Jodhpur • National Population Register • NRC • Union Home Minister of India