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Tripura Elections 2023: 81% Voter turn out
The biggest challenge of Indian elections is citizen participation. 81% of the state population cast their votes in the recent Tripura Elections conducted by ECI. The voter turnout was higher than in the 2018 polls. BJP is the current ruler ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Punjab to launch scheme to distribute smartphones
The Punjab government has decided to start distribution of smartphones to students free of cost, on August 12. In order to avert any kind of large gatherings, the government has decided to launch the scheme at 26 different locations in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
First Time: Supreme Court removed a state minister over Disqualification petition
On March 18, 2020, for the first time in its history, the Supreme Court removed the Manipur Minister Thounaojam Shyamkumar Singh from the state cabinet. The apex court has also been restrained him from entering the Legislative assembly. What is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
House of Representatives passes War Powers Resolution to Restricts actions of US President against Iran
In United States (US) the Parliament is known as Congress, the US congress comprises of two houses similar to the Indian Parliamentary System, the Lower House of the US congress is called the ‘House of Representatives’ having similar functions to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NPP gets National Party Recognition
The National Peoples Party (NPP) which is currently in power in the state of Meghalaya has been recognised as a national party . The addition has taken the count of National Parties in the country to eight. The other parties ..
Pu Zoramthanga has been appointed as new Chief Minister of Mizoram
Mr. Zoramthanga has been sworn in as the Mizoram’s new chief minister of Mizoram. Zoramthanga belongs to the Mizo National Front (MNF). He will be heading a 12-member council. Governor of Mizoram K Rajasekharan administered the oath of office and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Kerala MLA K.K. Ramachandran Nair passes away
Kerala MLA K.K. Ramachandran Nair (65) has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on January 14, 2018. He had been representing Chengannur constituency in the Kerala state legislative assembly from 2016 until his death. He had started his political life ..
KV Thomas renominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has renominated Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a second term of one year. For the first term, Thomas was nominated in August 2014. He is the senior Congress Parliamentarian ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
What is the buzz about Leader of Opposition?
Opposition is an essential organ of the democratic setup as it is said to keep suitable checks on the governmental policies and directions. The person who heads the party who is next in majority to the ruling party technically gets ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Current Affairs : Assembly Elections 2009
Arunachal Pradesh:On October 13, 2009, Elections for 60 assembly seats of Arunachal Pradesh Lagislative Assembly were organised. The results were declared on October 22, 2009. The Congress won and Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu’s Indian National Congress party came back to ..