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Indian Navy Ranks and Insignia

Looking back at the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, even though it has been more than a decade, the terror doesn’t seem to fade with time in the hearts of the survivors and their families. This was when our generation popularly learned about the active role of the Indian Navy, Army & Air Force. Undoubtedly, the timely intervention by the NSG, an elite counter-terrorism unit, and MARCOS, or Marine Commandos, the Special Operations Forces Unit of the Indian Navy, saved many lives of those trapped in the Taj Hotel.

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Indian Army Ranks and Insignia

Indian Army ranks may be broadly categorized into three classes: commissioned officers, junior commissioned officials, and other ranks. These ranks commonly correspond with the western Army and mirror those of the British and commonwealth armies. Traditional names for ranks are still used, in addition to western names.

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Ashoka Chakra Award: Everything you need to know about

The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration, awarded for bravery and courageous action or self-sacrifice on the battlefield. This peacetime carbon copy of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is awarded for "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valor or self-sacrifice" apart from when confronted with the enemy. The decoration can be awarded either to military or personnel that are civilian.

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IAS Officer Salary: Structure & Facilities

Remember your school days when you were asked, “Badha hoke kya Banega?” aka “What you wanna become when you grow up”? Many of you might have replied, “Collector banunga.” However, when one grows up, they realize the difficulty level of this exam and the amount of hard work one has to put in. A career in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is one of the most desired professions in India. Every year, lakhs of people take the UPSC Civil Services exam but only a handful clear the exam, and an even lesser number cut IAS officers.

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Bilkis Bano Rape Case: Why rape convicts were released?

All the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government permitted their release under its remission policy. A special CBI court in Mumbai sentenced all the accused in 2008 on the charge of gang rape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano’s family. Their conviction was also upheld by the Bombay High Court.

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List of 10 Freedom Fighters of India

75 years back, in August 1947, India became free from British Rule. It started various movements and struggles throughout British rule, including the historic revolt. The independence was achieved via the efforts of many revolutionary freedom fighters, who took the lead in organizing the struggle which led to India’s independence. This article will let you know the freedom fighters who have contributed to Indian Independence and sacrificed their lives for India’s independence.

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Flag Code of India- Everything you need to know

Have you ever heard that Indian citizens can never fly our national flag at night as raising it in the morning represents strength, and lowering it is a sign of respect and dignity for the flag and the country? But, who makes such laws or regulations, and is it true? The code which governs such laws is the Flag Code of India, and in 2022, the Centre amended the Flag Code of India, with one of its major amendments being that Indians can now fly the national flag even at night based on some conditions.

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10 Female Freedom Fighters of India

"She is fierce, she is fearless & she is brave like a lioness."

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Indo-Pak War of 1947- India to celebrate 75th year of independence

How’s the Josh? It has to be high as we reach our 75th year of independence, India at 75 is trending on every social media platform. So here we are sharing with you the journey of 75 years of independence. The moment the clock struck midnight on August 15, 1947, every Indian’s heart got filled with joy, success & pride, the independence from British colonial rule called for massive celebrations. However, this triumph also paved the way for unimaginable violence, riots and bloodshed, yes you heard it right!

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Evolution of National Flag of India

Our Indian National Flag holds untold stories of our freedom fighters who believed in the saying, “Tiranga Nahi, Shaan hai Hamari, is pe to Jaan Kurbaan hai Hamari” It is amazing to see how our National Flag has evolved with time which was initially discovered or recognized during our national struggle for freedom. It was adopted in its present form during the meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22nd July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India.

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Monsoon Session of the Parliament 2022

The Monsoon Session 2022 of Parliament was scheduled to commence on 18 July and was prone to carry on till 13 August. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha should be convened at 11 am from Monday onwards. As per the bulletin released by Lok Sabha total of 29 bills can be placed in Parliament, away from which 24 are new bills. Important bills to be introduced when you look at the monsoon session of Parliament.

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Can government freebie promises be banned in India: SC raises concerns

Five kgs of rice, a laptop, a cycle, a 2- BHK flat etc., all these for free free free! You might have heard this from various political parties during election campaigns for the vote bank. So, are these “fokat ka maal ya muft ka tohfa?”. These are nothing but actual government freebies, in simple words, any goods or services that the government offers to the citizens for free. Freebies can include both free goodies or a scheme offering services for the people. There are several other examples of freebies distributed by the political parties in many states, such as the free DTC buses in Delhi, 1 lakh rupees to newly wedded brides in poor families in Telangana and a bunch of last-minute schemes by the Rajasthan Government etc.

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Famous Landmark Cases of India

Some cases keep us entertained, while some are so significant that it paves the way for bringing a fundamental change in society and shaping it for a better future. Despite a large number of cases (lodged, disposed and pending), few cases garner huge public attention either because of the graveness of the matter, the people involved in the case or because of the coverage it got on social media or in the prime time of all the news channels.

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Why was Emergency declared in India in 1975?

Emergency in 1975 was one of "the darkest periods" India could have ever witnessed in its entire history when over 1 lakh people, including eminent personalities like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Morarji Desai, Biju Patnaik, Chandra Shekhar & many more, were arrested. It was when an atmosphere of fear was created, and our democracy was severely threatened. When one says "Emergency", how can we not mention "Indira Gandhi"? The Emergency is considered synonymous with Indira Gandhi for a reason.

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National Herald Case- Accusations against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party Chief Rahul Gandhi have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald Case. The whole scam is alleged to have been planned by the Gandhi family of Congress, while some are referring to it as an act of blasphemy against the family who had an illustrious lineage starting from Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PM of the country.

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UPSC 2022 Syllabus: IAS Prelims, Mains & Interview Stages

Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam), the most desired exam of all, is conducted by UPSC every year to recruit candidates for several services & posts in the Indian Government. This 2- stage exam comprises the following:

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Quick Weekly Round Up on Latest News [18th July’ 22 – 23rd July’ 22

After an entire week, we have collected trending news and legal affairs in our Weekly wrap- up. With big- time controversies, drowning currencies, rising politics and perpetuating crimes; India had witnessed a lot of events taking place this whole time. Therefore, we have tried to wrap it up in our article. In this article, click on the attached links in each weekly update to read the entire story.

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Droupadi Murmu: First Tribal President of India

India scripted history after Droupadi Murmu became the first tribal President of India. Her election as a President was absolutely one- sided and was not contested at all. On defeating the Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, she also became the second woman President of India. The Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha was with Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress who was picked up as a candidate after Farooq Abdullah, Sharad Pawar & Gopakrishna Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson) refused to run for the post. In this article, we will be running through her early life & career, struggles, political career and many more.

Posts Tagged: parliament

Indian Navy Ranks and Insignia

Indian Army Ranks and Insignia

Ashoka Chakra Award: Everything you need to know about

IAS Officer Salary: Structure & Facilities

Bilkis Bano Rape Case: Why rape convicts were released?

List of 10 Freedom Fighters of India

Flag Code of India- Everything you need to know

10 Female Freedom Fighters of India

Indo-Pak War of 1947- India to celebrate 75th year of independence

Evolution of National Flag of India

Monsoon Session of the Parliament 2022

Can government freebie promises be banned in India: SC raises concerns

Famous Landmark Cases of India

Why was Emergency declared in India in 1975?

National Herald Case- Accusations against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi

UPSC 2022 Syllabus: IAS Prelims, Mains & Interview Stages

Quick Weekly Round Up on Latest News [18th July’ 22 – 23rd July’ 22

Droupadi Murmu: First Tribal President of India

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