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US National Rifle Association
The United States National Rifle Association recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The association filed for bankruptcy in order to avoid being investigated by New York Attorney General. Background The New York Attorney General had sued the National Rifle Association in August 2020 based on allegations that the association top ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Attorney General of India • Bankruptcy • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • chapter 11 • National Rifle Association • United States
What is 25th Amendment of US Constitution?
The United States Capitol Protests, 2021, has induced calls to invoke 25th Constitutional amendment. What is 25th Amendment of US Constitution? The 25th Constitutional amendment lays out how a US President or a Vice President can be replaced or succeeded. It includes resolve issues revolving around unfortunate situations like death, resignation to removal of US ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: 25th Constitutional Amendment • Capitol protests • Constitutional amendment • Donald Trump • United States
Alphabet Workers Union
More than two hundred engineers and workers have formed the Alphabet Workers Union capping years of growing activism in the company. What is the main objective of Alphabet Workers Union? The Alphabet Workers Union will strengthen the growing labour movement at Alphabet and serve as a vehicle for workers to voice their concerns. Is Alphabet ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Alphabet • Alphabet Workers Union • Google • labour union • United States
National Defence Authorisation Act, 2021
The National Defence Authorisation act, 2021 was enacted by United States to specify budget, expenditure and policies of United States Department of Defence for the fiscal year 2021. The act determined the annual budget of United States as 740.5 USD. The first National Defence authorisation act, 2021 was passed in 1961. Since then, the act ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Defence Budget • Donald Trump • National Defence Authorisation Bill • United States • veto power
Stopgap Funding Bill
The US President Donald Trump recently signed the Stopgap Funding Bill. The bill provides the law makers two more days to sort out few issues in the ongoing negotiations about the 900 billion USD aid package. What is Stopgap Funding Bill? A stopgap funding bill is used by the US Government to ensure that it ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Donald Trump • Stopgap Funding Bill • United States • US Congress