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Kesavananda Bharati Case & The Basic Structure Doctrine

Have you ever heard about a case popularly known to be the ‘Savior of our Indian Democracy’? Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) is a significant and the most renowned case in the history of our country whereby a judgment was delivered to protect the democracy of India, and its popularity is because of the fact that it led to a set- up of a largest 13 Judge Bench to hear the case in Indian history. On 24th April 1963, the Supreme Court laid down the Basic Structure Doctrine in this case. In order to understand the main crux of the case let us first discuss the facts and main issue which made it a landmark one.

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Government Jobs for LLB Graduates

When we talk about pursuing law as a career, the usual paths that come to mind are litigation, corporate law, or aiming for the judiciary. However, there's a world of opportunities beyond these well-known paths, especially when it comes to government jobs for LLB graduates. These positions not only offer stability and a respectable career but also provide a platform to contribute meaningfully to society through legal expertise.

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Priya Ramani Defamation case

After the landmark judgment made in the Vishaka’s case, in the year 1997 the Supreme Court came up with the Vishakha guidelines which was a redressal of all types of sexual harassment complaints that covered all the workplaces whether it be public or private and was mandated by the court to be followed. The Vishaka guidelines gave rise to several movements and initiatives to address the sexual assaults taking place at work and the trauma it creates for the women. The popular #metoo movement was also one of the initiatives in this regard. So many women availed the opportunity and came up with their stories. Lately, there has been one more improvement made in that regard i.e. after the pronouncement made by the Delhi High Court in the Priya Ramani’s case.

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What is The Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case? Why Disha Ravi Arrested in Toolkit Case

The Farmer’s protests in the country have not just been the talk of the nation but have also gathered attention and concern at the international level followed by the various tweets made by various internationally renowned celebrities like Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, etc. In spite of these tweets facing a backlash, the fact they brought up was the need to address these protests without realizing the ground level scenario of these protests. Recently another incident added to the series of the controversies related to these protests.

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Russian Protests 2021: Explained

Russia has been making headlines since thousands of the citizens have been made to go through a lot of distress and trouble. These citizens are actually protestors that have been troubled by detaining them for depicting their support for the Russian opposition leader during the protests. But let’s read once in a time. Let’s begin with the basics.

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Myanmar Coup: All you need to know about it

Lately the headlines can be seen flooded with the absolute distress that Myanmar has been going through. Apparently, the distress is caused as a result of the Rohingya conflict that has taken over the northern parts of the country i.e. the Rakhine State which is distinguished by the factional violence that’s taken place between the Rohingya Muslims and the Rakhine Buddhists. There has been a military crackdown also reported on the Rohingya community by the security forces that belong to the Myanmar provinces.

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Censorship of OTT Platforms & Controversies

Just like the name suggests, OTT (Over The Top) service providers serve as the platform through which several media services are conveyed to the consumers i.e. the viewer i.e. Us through the internet facilities we have. Earlier the viewers would just sit and watch the television and lean towards the cable or the satellite connections to be aware of the happenings taking around the world or to get entertained. But slowly, these OTT platforms have taken over the audience through the wide genres of shows, news and any other form of content that the viewer wishes to see. You name it, you have it. We have Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon prime, Voot, MX and so many other platforms serving for us in that manner. However, content versatility is not the only thing that varies with televisions and these platforms.

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Tips and Tricks to Remember Indian Constitution (Part I)

How can I memorize the articles of the Constitution? What are the easy ways to remember all the Fundamental Rights? What are the tricks to remember Parts of the Constitution? These are some of the questions every law student seeks answers to!

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Top Law Entrance Exams other than CLAT

We generally read, hear and also witness lakhs and lakhs of law aspirants slogging at their max just to get into their dream institutions and it all turns out to be so worth it once they are seen to be emerging with flying colors. We are also familiar with the concept that in order to get into these institutions the aspirants are required to be all prepared to write exams like CLAT that are conducted on a country-level. Obviously, the competition is going to be top notch and that’s where the ‘slogging’ comes into picture. However, due to CLAT being into the mainstream for a long time now, the aspirants generally overlook all the other opportunities that prevail in the form of other examinations that would get them a step closer to their goals as much as CLAT would do. All we need here is a little more awareness.

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Whatsapp Privacy Policy: How secure are your whatsapp chats?

Lately, Whatsapp has been creating headlines and outcry amongst the technology experts or the billionaires, government organizations and specially the privacy advocates. All the Whatsapp users would have come across a pop-up screen a few days back that asked them to accept the terms and policies whatsoever presented to them by the application company. Some might have agreed without reading while others found it too vulnerable to their privacy. On one hand Whatsapp tells that the changes are significant ones to integrate better with the other Facebook products and on the other, it was made to push the deadline for the same to the month of May. But before that, let’s know why it is updated as a controversial one.

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CLAT Preparation Guide

CLAT is the focal point of all the exams related to law admissions for the students who have just passed their 12th standard. At this time the major concern is for the preparation of the exams. You may have started your preparations for CLAT when you are in 11th standard or 12th standard so that you are able to cover all the syllabus.

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CLAT 2021: Application Forms, Revised Exam Dates, Cut-Offs & Eligibility Criteria

CLAT UG 2021 exam dates have been revised and it is going to be conducted on the 13th of June, 2021. The test is conducted on a rotational basis by twenty- two National Law Universities of India every year.

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How to Prepare for CLAT 2021?

Holidays are round the corner and so is the CLAT entrance exam that’s all set to gift anxiety, pressure, tension and loads of topics that are still required to be covered. CLAT has always been a topic of great discussion in India either for its unpredictable changes in the syllabus or for the level of difficulty that they put into setting the question paper for a 12th pass out. In spite of that, it never restrains the determined minds to come up with flying colors. So what capacitates them in doing so? It takes strategy, consistency and a lot of hard work. Let’s look into some of these.

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Did Google and Facebook abuse their monopoly in their competitive markets?

Well, one way or the other, Google never fails to update us with the happening news headlines, isn’t it? This time, Google was the one making the headlines. A few days back, the Attorney General of Texas i.e.; General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google. The lawsuit was more of a claim that Google allied with Facebook (which is considered to be its top-notch rival) for a deal which is certainly illegal in its nature to manipulate the auctions for all the advertising that takes place online.

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Nationalization of Banks: History of Indian Banks

The Indian banking system has a history of bank nationalization, particularly during the 1960s and 1980s. The first major wave of bank nationalization was seen in 1969 under the leadership of PM Indira Gandhi & the second wave of bank nationalization took place in 1980.

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Abortion Law: Conditions under which Abortion is allowed in India

'Women must have control over their own bodies’- a quote by Rebecca Brown, but are we actually cohering to it? It has been almost 50 years of enacting the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (MTP act) but the issue of pregnancy and aborting the same still remains a controversial topic to discuss and not just in our country but every part of the world. The MTP Act in spite of being quite flexible with its provisions did not succeed at eliminating the delusions. According to a report based on abortions that had taken place from 2000-2004, more than half of them i.e. 56% of them were unsafe and thus it contributed to 13% of the total maternal deaths. Needless to mention that we need more awareness regarding a mother’s right to choose abortion.

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Making of the Indian Constitution

December is a remarkable time in the journey of India to become an independent country because it was exactly 70 years back on December 9th (1946) that the Constituent assembly of India sat together for the first time to draft the constitution. And not just the constitution but India also acquired its National flag, Anthem and a lot more which accelerated the journey of attaining independence.

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Delhi Chalo Protest- Will the Farm Laws be amended?

Thousands of farmers have marched towards the (NCT) National Capital of Delhi on their tractor-trolleys and other vehicles protesting against the Centre. Here, the protest is being popularly referred as the "Delhi Chalo Protest" from the Delhi- Haryana border with respect to the three agriculture-marketing laws or farm laws enacted at the Centre in the month of September due to their fear that the new farm laws will dismantle the monopoly of the Mandi System in India indirectly and the Minimum Support Price System.

Kesavananda Bharati Case & The Basic Structure Doctrine

Government Jobs for LLB Graduates

Priya Ramani Defamation case

What is The Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case? Why Disha Ravi Arrested in Toolkit Case

Russian Protests 2021: Explained

Myanmar Coup: All you need to know about it

Censorship of OTT Platforms & Controversies

Tips and Tricks to Remember Indian Constitution (Part I)

Top Law Entrance Exams other than CLAT

Whatsapp Privacy Policy: How secure are your whatsapp chats?

CLAT Preparation Guide

CLAT 2021: Application Forms, Revised Exam Dates, Cut-Offs & Eligibility Criteria

How to Prepare for CLAT 2021?

Did Google and Facebook abuse their monopoly in their competitive markets?

Nationalization of Banks: History of Indian Banks

Abortion Law: Conditions under which Abortion is allowed in India

Making of the Indian Constitution

Delhi Chalo Protest- Will the Farm Laws be amended?

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