Author: Tanmay Doneria

Uniform Civil Code: Advantages and Challenges

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

In India, there are religion-specific laws and Goa is the only state to have a Uniform Civil Code known as the Goa Civil Code. The Constitution supports religious harmony which means the people of India show love and affection to different religions of the country. The law does not permit any citizen to impose his religious views or opinions on other individuals.

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STALIN, STALINISM AND RUSSIA: A DETAILED REPORT

stalin and russia

Stalinism’s nature has always been a hotly debated topic, with political implications for almost all sides. A new “Soviet system” emerged in the 1930s, assuming both a historical necessity and immutability, though Soviet and Western commentators disagreed about its nature. From the Soviet perspective, the revolution brought socialism. The result was a totalitarian dictatorship in the West (except for a few Soviet sympathizers).

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NCPCR reports in favour of minority schools: Know why

RET AND MINORITY SCHOOLS

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), has recently released a report determining the need for accessibility of minority schools in the nation. These students are not specified to be receiving the equal benefit of RTE as others. Moreover, the report namely ‘Impact of Exemption under Article 15(5) concerning Article 21A of the constitution of India on Education of Children in Minority communities’, specified that a study has been carried out on the same issue. And, it further recommended that minority schools should be considered under the domain of RTE and SSA, 

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Gene Patenting Pros and Cons and Ethical Consequences

DNA PATENTING

The discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, which would be the genetic substance of living creatures, revolutionized biology research. Since then, researchers have made significant progress in understanding how DNA functions and how genetic variations contribute to individual differences. However, tremendous advances in biotechnology over the last decade have enabled companies, scientists, and “bioprospectors” to benefit from nature’s labour. Obtaining patent rights to organisms or their parts is a significant approach for private exploitation in this domain.

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CITIZENSHIP |DEFINITION, TYPES AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION LAWS IN INIDA, CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2019

Right after an individual is born, there are several questions that are answered about the same, based on factors and circumstances he/she was born in. One of the important factors within this ambit is the place where he/she was born, which can be one of the reasons to determine nationality or inherent citizenship.

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RIGHT TO FREE LEGAL AID IN INDIA

FREE LEGAL AID, article 12 of Indian constitution

by: Madhvi Patidar
Legal services include providing free legal aid to those weaker sections of the society who fall within the purview of section 12 of the legal services authority act, 1987. Free legal aid is the provision of free legal services in civil and criminal matters for those poor and marginalised people who cannot afford the services of a lawyer for the conduct of a case or a legal proceeding in any court, tribunal or authority.

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The Hypothesis of Trade Secrets as a right

With globalization and growing industrialization, the necessity to preserve these ideas has become even more critical, as these concepts are what allow businesses to maintain a competitive advantage in the market and advance their economic interests.

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INCEL MOVEMENT NEED OF THE HOUR?

Joker, a narrative about the story of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), is a mentally ill comedian, who snap and embark on a life of crime due to the rejection by society as a whole. Along with this, he faced another sexual rejection by a single mother who lives next door named Zazie Beetz.

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OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAWS IN INDIA |POCTA AND 42ND AMENDMENT

ANIMAL LAW IN INDA

Protection of animals is enriched as a fundamental duty in the Indian constitution and the exist several animal welfare legislations in India such as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act 1960 and the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 at the central level and cattle protection and cow slaughter prohibition legislation at the state levels.

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International Politics, a struggle for power

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

According to Hans.J. Morgenthau “international politics is a power struggle, whatever the ultimate aim of international political power is always the immediate aim, the aspiration of power being the distinguishing element of international politics.

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IMPACTS OF THE RISE OF TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

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The fall of the elected government under their President and the capture of the country by the radical Islamic terrorist organization Taliban, has disturbed world order, for not only do these changes affect Afghanistan, but the world at large.

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UN, WAR AGREEMENTS AND TALIBAN: THE WAY AHEAD

AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN

It refers to the deployment of a lightly-armed United Nations presence in the field with the consent of the belligerents involved to build confidence and monitor any agreement between concerned parties. Additionally, diplomats would continue to work toward comprehensive and lasting peace, or for the implementation of an agreed-upon peace. 

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HATE SPEECH: The Dark Sphere of Politics

Abstract The true essence of democracy is felt when the ones who build the nation. The citizens, get to actually be the ones who decide as to how the functioning of a country progresses. While there are elected representatives of the people in the various houses of the legislature, it…

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PROPERTY RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDERS IN INDIA

Background Transgender persons are humans of any age and sex whose looks, personal qualities, and actions deviate from preconceptions of what men and women should be. Transgenders have existed in every culture, ethnicity, and social level since human history began. In the widest sense, transgender refers to anybody whose identity…

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