Overseas Citizen of India An Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) is a person registered as OCI Cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Following categories of foreign nationals are eligible for registration as OCI Cardholder:- who was a …
How is citizenship acquired in India? In India, citizenship is regulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Act specifies that citizenship may be acquired in India through five methods – by birth in India, by descent, through registration, by naturalisation …
NEWS Recently, Allahabad High Court in Salamat Ansari And 3 Others vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2020, has declared that religious conversion is a part of an individual’s fundamental right to life and liberty, even if it is …
ISSUE There has been much outrage expressed over the denial of sipper and straw to Father Stan Swamy. Swamy, the 83 year old activist suffering from Parkinson’s disease, was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in October for his …
What is the ‘One Nation One Election’ system? One Nation One Election proposes that simultaneous elections be held in all states and the Lok Sabha in a gap of five years. The idea behind it is envisaging an amendment in …
What is in the news? Recently Chief Justice of India, in Siddique Kappan journalist release case, said that the supreme court is “trying to discourage” individuals from filing petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution. CJI asked the journalist to …
How is citizenship acquired in India? In India, citizenship is regulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Act specifies that citizenship may be acquired in India through five methods – by birth in India, by descent, through registration, by naturalisation …
About: The 86th Constitution Amendment Act inserted Article 21A in our constitution. Article 21A states that every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free and compulsory education. The Right to Education Act (RTE), …
What is a motion? In parliamentary parlance it means any formal proposal made by a member for the purpose of eliciting a decision of the House. If adopted (voted), it amounts to expressing the will of the House. Any matter …
What is Delimitation? Delimitation is the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body. Such a body is known as the Delimitation Commission or a Boundary Commission. …