Polity

Introduction The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is the cabinet committee that manages the government’s business in Parliament. It plays...

Introduction The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 is the central anti-corruption law that provides for the establishment of a Lokpal...

Meaning A Parliamentary Standing Committee is a permanent committee of Parliament that continues from year to year and is reconstituted...

Adult suffrage as the basis of elections Article 326 provides that elections to the House of the People and to...

Introduction The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2026 to amend...

Introduction The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 is the main law that regulates the acceptance and use of foreign contribution...

Background This landmark case challenged the constitutional validity of Section 377 IPC, which criminalised “carnal intercourse against the order of...

Overview Article 5 is the core collective defence clause of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It provides that an...

Article 17 abolishes “untouchability” and forbids its practice in any form. It declares that the enforcement of any disability arising...

Article 14 guarantees the right to equality before the law and equal protection of the laws to all persons within...