Author: Vivek.Rajurkar

Recent Developments On Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry stated that Ukraine had conducted a drone attack on Moscow,  leadings to flights diversions at Vnukovo International Airport. According to reports, five drones were deployed in Tuesday’s attack, which targeted the Moscow region and one of its busiest airports. A video clip supposedly depicting a drone attack posted on social media had gone viral, displaying explosions in New Moscow, a densely populated southern neighbourhood near Moscow, while other clips depicting clouds of black smoke flowing over the suburbs of Moscow but the authenticity of the videos could not be verified. Moscow mayor Sergei…

Recent Developments On Monday, Apple Inc. became the first company in the world with a market valuation of $3 trillion. Various factors, including its expansion into new markets and the expectation of a more moderate approach to interest hikes by the Federal Reserve, are likely to be responsible for the surge in market value. Apple became officially a $3 trillion company at the end of the trading day on the Nasdaq stock exchange after it breached the $3 trillion mark during intraday trading in January. Apple’s achievement on Monday was the latest in a series of trillion-dollar valuations, as it…

Mayawati’s take on UCC Bahujan Samaj Party National President Mayawati stated that the BSP was not against the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but does not agree with the way the BJP is trying to implement the UCC in India. Mayawati stated that the BSP had no objection to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but she suspects that the Central Government has brought the UCC to the forefront to mask its failures and divert the public’s attention. Mayawati stated at a press conference in Lucknow that she had suggested the BJP government rise above the politics of narrow…

Recent developments In a shocking turn of events, NCP Leader Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan, sharing the post with the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis. Besides Pawar, several other NCP leaders, including NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s close confidant Dilip Walse Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Dharmobaba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode, and Anil Patil, have also taken oath in the newly formed Shiv Sena-BJP-Pawar Government.  Earlier, a meeting of NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal and the party’s working president, Supriya Sule, was held at the residence of Ajit Pawar, ‘Devgiri’. However, Sule…

Background Twitter had filed a petition against the Central Government seeking to set aside multiple blocking orders that were issued by the Central Government and modify directions from a blanket ban on the individual account to identify specific violative content. Further, it stated that the orders issued by the Central Government were not procedurally and substantially compliant with Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Recent Developments  The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Twitter challenging ten blocking orders issued by the Central Government between February 2021 and 2022, directing it to take down 39 URLs.…

Background In early 2022, Sri Lanka had undergone a tremendous economic crisis, experiencing power cuts and shortages in necessities such as fuel for buses, trains, and medical vehicles. The inflation rate in Sri Lanka soared to 50%. Sri Lanka lacked the reserves of foreign currency to import anything anymore. As a result of the fuel shortage, petrol and diesel prices skyrocketed. In June 2022, the government banned the sale of petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles for two weeks. Further, due to the economic crisis, schools had to be closed, and people were encouraged to work from home to help…

Background A complaint was filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shreenath for the alleged unauthorized use of music from the popular film KGF Chapter 2 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra campaign by MRT Music (owner of music rights belonging to KGF Chapter 2). The FIR was filed at the Yeshwantpur police station under the relevant sections of the Copyrights Act, The Indian Penal Code, and The Information Technology Act. The FIR further stated that the Rahul Gandhi and his party have used their party’s logo on the uploaded videos on various social media platforms along with…

Background In February, Google argued before NCLAT ( National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ) that CCI (Competition Commission of India) had imposed an unfair penalty on its mobile app distribution agreement with device makers as a result of which device makers were not allowed to install those apps, including those of rival companies. While refusing to stay NCLATs, in an order of January 4, the Supreme Court had asked the appellate tribunal to decide Google’s appeal by March 31. The apex court also declined to grant a stay on the non-monetary directions issued by CCI in its October 20 ruling…

Background The distribution companies in Delhi requested the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to allow a cost-reflective tariff for 2024–24 in order to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply to the public and consumers situated in Delhi. In response to the request, power regulators in Delhi have granted permission for distribution companies to increase power tariffs in Delhi . The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has allowed BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) to charge 9.42% more on top of the existing rate, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited will charge 6.39% more; and the New Delhi Municipal Council will charge 2% over…

Background Wagner group, also known as PMC Wagner, is a Russian-aligned paramilitary organization. It is a network of mercenaries and the de facto private army of Yevgeny Prizoghin, a businessman who is closely connected with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The group used to operate in support of Russian interests and received pieces of equipment from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD). Rise to prominence Wagner Group came to the forefront when it assisted pro-Russian separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics from 2014 to 2015 in Donbas war in Ukraine. The Wagner troops reportedly have participated in…