# DMK manifesto     DMK’s manifesto for the assembly election released on saturday said a law would be enacted to reserve 75% of jobs for tamils in industries in the state. DMK announced a sum of 1000 crore rupees for restroration and consecration of temples. Although DMK is considered a anti-hindu party. DMK […]

  # State election commissioners     The supreme court on friday held that independent persons and not bureaucrats should be appointed state election commissioners. Supreme court said giving government employees the additional charge of state election commissioners is a “mockery of the constitution”. The top court directed that the states should appoint independent persons […]

  # 2nd lockdown     A sharp spike in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra nagpur on thursday became the first city in nine months to a state of complete lockdown. The lockdown in nagpur is for one week, between march 15 and march 21. Some essential activities, including a few industries, are partially exempt.   […]

  # FDI in insurance     The union cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the insurance act, 1938. It will pave the way for increasing the FDI limit in the insurance sector from 49 to 74 percent. A bill to amend the act is likely to be introduced in the ongoing budget session […]

# UAPA cases     There has been over 72% increase in the number of persons arrested under the UAPA act in 2019 as compared to year 2015. In 2019, highest number of such cases were registered in manipur (306), followed by Tamil nadu (270), J&K (255), Jharkhand (105), and Assam (87). The highest number […]

  # 50% cap on quota     The supreme court on monday decided to examine its nearly three decade old judgement which fixed reservetion for the marginalised and poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%. In 1992, a nine judge bench of the court had drawn the “lakshman rekha” for reservation in […]

  # RBI     Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has said central banks across the globe did not appear to be in a hurry to tighten monetary policy or withdraw support to growth. He also suggested that interest rates may not go up for now despite some price pressure in the economy. […]

# west bengal elections     Former Mamata Banarjee acolyte Suvendu adhikari was on saturday named the BJP candidate who will be contesting the high stakes Nandigram seat against her. Former TMC  MP Dinesh Trivedi on saturday joined BJP. The election commission has given full authority to its special observers in Bengal to monitor deployment […]

  # S. jaishankar     Criminal activities are responsible for the killings along the India-Bangladesh border external affairs minister s. jaishankar said on thursday. S. jaishankar is in Bangladesh before an important visit of prime minister Narendra modi to Bangladesh. S. jaishankar also said in an separate event that chabahar port should be included […]

  # COVAXIN     Covaxin has demonstrated an interim clinical efficacy of 81% in the phase 3 clinical trials. Covaxin is the first indigenous vaccine made by bharat biotech. The first results from phase 3, called the primary endpoint, are based on the first occurence of polymerase chain reaction-confirmed symptomatic covid-19 with onset at […]