Blanche Monnier’s mother did the unimaginable in an effort to prevent her daughter from falling in love with a commoner. The attorney general of Paris got a bizarre letter one day in May 1901, claiming that a famous family in the city was hiding a filthy secret. Despite the fact that the letter was unsigned…
View detailsAir pollution from India’s coal power plants causes around 100,000 premature deaths every year and yet there are no national emission standards for key pollutants like SO2 and NOx. Emission standards of India are far behind those of Chine, Australia, the EU and the USA. As mentioned, for SO2, NOx and mercury there are no…
View detailsOnline shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with a fake website or a fake advertisement on a genuine retailer site. While many online sellers are legitimate, unfortunately scammers can use the anonymous nature of the internet to rip off unsuspecting shoppers or extra friendliness or sweetness and be extra careful…
View detailsThe main object of the Telegraph Act was to give power to the Government to install telegraph lines on private as well as public property. The Telegraph Act since then gone through numerous amendments in order to accommodate new communication technologies. This is evident from the current definition of ‘telegraph’ under Telegraph Act. It defines…
View detailsRight of private Defence Sections 96 to 106 of the Indian Penal Code state the law relating to the right of private defence of person and property. The provisions contained in these sections give authority to a man to use necessary force against an assailant or wrong-doer to protect one’s own body and property as…
View detailsIndia media: The fourth pillar or killer of Democracy? “Today, a story is not told. Rather, it is sold.” The media is supposed to exist to maintain the bridge between the government and the people. The press is also called the fourth pillar of democracy. Relying on these two statements, the highly important role that…
View detailsSection 30 declares the wagering agreement as void. The section is as follows:-“30 Agreement by way of wager void-Agreement by way of wager are void and no lawsuit shall be brought for recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide by the result of any game or…
View detailsINTRODUCTION: In India, there are numerous social reformers who change the thoughts of people. They battled a great deal with the upset of India. We referenced here a portion of the social reformers who had given a valuable commitment to the country. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Baba Amte, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mother Teresa,…
View detailsIn a democratic countries, the judiciary is given a place of great significance. The court is a dispute resolving mechanism and it settles disputes and gives justice to cases between citizens and also between citizens and states and various organs of state. Doctrine of judicial review means that the constitution is the supreme law of the…
View detailsAccording to Granville Austin “the Indian Constitution is a seamless web of three strands: Building a strong state, establishing the institution and spirit of Democracy, and fostering a social revolution”. However, within the first year of its establishment of constitutional democratic country, the seamless web has started to unravel the conflicts between the democratic thread,…
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