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Park Guen-hye impeached

South Korean Parliament passed an impeachment motion against the President Park Guen-hye for her involvement in a corruption scandal by colluding with a close friend Choi Soon-sil. The...

December 9, 2016

Donald Trump: TIME Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump has been honoured with the title TIME Person of the Year for his unusual way of doing business and rewriting rules of politics and defying...

December 8, 2016

Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi announces resignation

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has tendered his resignation after being roundly defeated in a referendum to make changes in the Constitution. Renzi announced his resignation taking full...

December 7, 2016

RBI extends deadline for Aadhaar-enabled PoS terminals by 6 months

Reserve Bank of India has suspended the compulsory implementation of Aadhaar-enabled Point of Sale terminals by a period of 6 months till June 2017 due to lack of...

December 3, 2016

Supreme Court pulls up government over delay in appointing Lok Pal

The Supreme Court has condemned the union government over the delay in appointing an Ombudsman or Lokpal. The appointment of Lok Pal has not happened despite the Lokpal...

November 24, 2016

Government launches Revamped Aadhaar Toll-Free Helpline No. 1947

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a revamped version of its Toll-free helpline number: 1947, in the wake of growing usage of Aadhaar number in the...

November 17, 2016

India-China Joint Training Exercise Hand – in – Hand 2016 begins in Pune

The sixth chapter of Joint Military Training Exercise “Hand in Hand” between India and China has begun in Pune. This exercise is held annually and alternately in India...

November 17, 2016

Democracy in India [UGC-NTA NET Political Science Notes]

Democracy is a fundamental aspect of India’s political landscape. It is defined as a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state,...

December 15, 2015

Judicial Activism in India [UGC-NTA NET Political Science Notes]

Judicial activism in India is phenomenon that shapes the relationship between the judiciary and other branches of government. It involves the judiciary taking an active role in interpreting...

December 11, 2015

Union Government amends guidelines for financial support to PPP in infrastructure

Union Government on 31 March 2015 approved amendments to the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) guidelines. The approved amendments seek to enhance financial support to projects in infrastructure sector....

March 31, 2015

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