Historically Speaking

The Journey of Indian Rupee

03 Feb 2024 06:44 AM IST

Indian rupee was in fashion and widely accepted way before the Independence. Let’s deep dive and understand the journey of Indian rupee. Rupee in the country had traversed a long journey. It witnessed lots of changes, twists and turns, and also demonetization twice. India won its independence on 15th August,

MAKING OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

30 Jan 2024 08:45 AM IST

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. It is a popular quote by renowned American Historian Henry Fowles Pringle in 1939. Since then over eight decades have passed but his quote still holds the same gravity and relevance. India has one of the oldest legal systems

Chronicling Gyanvapi dispute

29 Jan 2024 09:31 AM IST

The Hindus had begun the struggle over three decades ago to claim back the Gyanvapi Temple from the Muslims. This 33 years old struggle of Hindus remained tolerant and fair. Another significant fact is that currently 24 cases pertaining to Gyanvapi are pending in the court. So, this is not

Breaking Barriers

27 Jan 2024 06:36 AM IST

When most other girls were dreaming of pink dress, some preferred to adorn themselves with the uniform of the defense forces. Rome was not built in the day so is the entire human civilization. Humanity has traversed through thousands of years and have evolved and grown into a close-knit society

Indigenous Kavach anti-train collision system tested successfully

26 Jan 2024 06:44 AM IST

A recent trial carried out by the Agra Division of North Central Railway has yielded promising results for, the Kavach, anti-train collision system, which was tested successfully at a speed of 160 kmph. It marks a significant advancement towards the Indian Railways’ dream of establishing a semi-high-speed rail network. The

Conundrum of Coalition Governments

26 Jan 2024 06:41 AM IST

A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election. A coalition agreement is a negotiated agreement between the parties that constitute a

What is Republic?

25 Jan 2024 05:59 AM IST

The word Republic is used to denote that a country in which the supreme power is held by the people or their elected representatives (politicians) or by an elected or nominated President not by a permanent head like the King or queen of Britain. India is one of the important

Legal Luminary K. Parasaran, Fought for Ramlalla in Supreme Court at the age of 92

13 Jan 2024 09:34 AM IST

Veteran advocate and Attorney General of India K. Parasaran who fought for Ram Lalla in the Supreme Court at the age of 92. In 2019, when the bench of the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, hearing the Ayodhya case, asked him, “Would you like to sit on the

Longest Legal battle in India History

13 Jan 2024 09:32 AM IST

One of the longest running battles in the legal history of India has come to an end on 9 November 2019. After this, the foundation stone of Ram Lalla’s temple was laid there and now on January 22, the incomparable statue of Ram Lalla is going to be consecrated in

Operation Cactus in Support of the Maldivian Government 1988

09 Jan 2024 04:54 AM IST

A crisis erupted in Male, the capital of the Maldive Islands in 1988. On the night of 2/3 November 1988, between 300 and 500 armed, Tamil / Sinhala-speaking mercenaries landed in Male harbour by boats from a mother ship and captured key locations. During this attempted coup, President Gayoom went

Maldives’s past, present and future inalienably linked with India

09 Jan 2024 04:51 AM IST

The ‘disgraceful’ comment by Maldivian minister Maryam Shiuna about India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi notwithstanding, the two nations share ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious and commercial relations that go back a long way. The uproar against the comment on the social media and call for boycott of Maldives and instant

MPs suspension history in India

19 Dec 2023 08:12 AM IST

July 26, 2022: 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) were suspended from attending Rajya Sabha session for the remainder of the week for disrupting the House proceedings and demanding a discussion on price rises and a rollback of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on daily essentials. November 29, 2021: 12