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Police and Crime Bill: Why are people protesting in UK?

April 5, 2021

In the United Kingdom, thousands are protesting against the new legislation introduced in the British Parliament. The new legislation is called the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, 2021. The protests against the bill have been named as “Kill the Bill” protest. Why is Police and Crime Bill being passed? Currently, the British Police is ..

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Supreme Court suspends implementation of Farms Laws

January 12, 2021

The Supreme Court recently suspended the implementation of three farm laws to end the disagreement between the farmers and Government of India. What was the judgement pronounced by the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court has directed to form a committee to resolve the issue. The apex court also indicated that it was highly disappointed with ..

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What is “George Floyd” protest in news currently?

June 1, 2020

The United States is facing nation wide protests over the death of an African American George Floyd. Highlights George Floyd, an African American man of age 46 died after the police arrested him near a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This has created the current unrest in the country. Mr Floyd was from Houston and has ..

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UP Cabinet passes ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’

March 17, 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 ..

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Organisations supporting protests cannot be deprived of foreign funds

March 7, 2020

The Supreme Court recently ruled that an organisation supporting public causes by legitimate means of opposition like ‘bandh’ and ‘hartal’ cannot be deprived of its legitimate right of receiving foreign funds. But the organisations which are used for channelling the foreign funds by political parties shall come under the purview of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act ..

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