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Context: The government will soon constitute the Fifteenth Finance Commission, as per normal practice, a couple of years before the end […]

March 10, 2014 SC order: The Supreme Court, had ordered the government to conclude criminal trials in which charges have been framed against sitting

Facts: India and Italy are ancient civilizations and have known, interacted and traded with each other for over 2000 years.

Context: The interference in the power of High Courts by tribunals. High courts: For the framers of our Constitution, high

Context: Highlights of the report titled ‘Assessment of Statutory Frameworks of Tribunals in India’, submitted to the Law Ministry, by the

Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development is set to initiate amendments to the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

Context: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court pointing out the vagueness in the procedure for removal of Election

Background of Shanghai Cooperation Organization: What started off as the “Shanghai 5” in 1996 for security and border peace between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

Facts: Iran has always been one of India’s main suppliers of oil, second only to Iraq and Saudi Arabia, with