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The ‘Great Betrayal” Act by Modi and the BJP is slowly but steadily unfolding. Credibility is rapidly diminishing amongst majority of his followers, admirers, supporters and sympathizers. By aggressive speech making during poll campaigning, Modi had endeared himself to the “Aam Aadmi’, particularly sections of the Middle Class, by raising “Great Expectations” and hopes among them by “Ache Din Aane Wale Hain” slogan. Modi’s high decibel campaign promises included: “Good Governance – Simple and Smart

bill has lapsed due to the dissolution of Lok Sabha, then a joint sitting of both the houses cannot be called unless the President has already notified his intention for joint sitting. The decision is taken by simple majority by the members present and voting. The quorum for joint sitting is one-tenth of the total members of both the houses taken together. Here, Lok Sabha has the advantage of numbers with 554 members compared to 250 members of Rajya Sabha. In 2002 the President had summoned a joint

SHANKAR AIYAR -By Nikhil Bhushan Most of the civil services officers keep away from news after the retirement. Even if they are in the limelight, it is mostly for the decisions taken by them during their service. However, former diplomat and Rajya Sabha MP Mani Shankar Aiyar is an exception. Ever since he has left the Indian Foreign Service to join Congress, Aiyar has often hit the headlines for wrong reasons. Mani Shankar Aiyar has an image of a maverick politician who has constantly defied

The museum is managed and owned by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha and other committee members. The director, Mr. Satnarayan Maharaj, Mr. Ramjit Maharaj, the chairman, the vice chairman Dr. Kumar Mahabir, the curator, Saisbhan Jokhan, the vice curator, Ann Marie Ramhit, and twelve other committee members are the managers

government on sacred issues. The President can restore a Parliamentary Bill once for reevaluation and, during emergency, for example, a hung Parliament, the part is urgent. The President can proclaim a highly sensitive situation which empowers the Lok Sabha to expand its life past the typical five-year term. As individuals from a discretionary school, about 5,000 individuals from the national parliament and state administrators are qualified to vote in the race of the President. The present President

The Federalism of US and the Federalism of India have a number of similarities and differences between them.However, by and large,they are successful. The Similarities and Differences between American Federalism and Indian Federalism Being the largest democratic countries in the world, both United States and India are based on federalism in their political structure. US became a Federal Republic State by promulgating its constitution in the year1789; whereas India became a Socialist, Sovereign

deadline announced further postponement of the same to April 2014. Then after missing so many deadlines finally new government came into power in May 2014. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley on 19 December 2014. The Bill was passed by the House on 6 May 2015, receiving 352 votes for and 37 against. All no votes came from members of the AIADMK. The Indian National Congress, which opposed the Bill,

Powers of President of India The President of India is the nominal head and the real power rests with the council of minister. Prime minister is the real head in the Indian political system. However, the President of India enjoys some important powers which are as follows: 1- Executive Powers 2- Legislative Powers 3- Financial Powers 4- Judicial Powers 5- Diplomatic Powers 6- Military Powers 7- Emergency Powers 8- Veto Powers 9- Discretionary Powers Executive Powers (a) The President of India has

India won her independence in 1947 and for winning this independence Congress, as a political party, played the predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party, then, were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, C. Rajagopalacharya, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Sarojini Naidu, Subhash Chandra Bose

1. General information Facts • Population: 1,080,264,388 (est. 2005) • Area: 3,287,590 sq km • Location: Southern Asia. Neighbours are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal and Pakistan. It Borders the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. • Capital: New Delhi • Government type: Federal republic. President: A.P.J. Abdul KALAM • Currency: Indian Rupee = 100 Paise • Language: Hindi is the national language (30% of the population). There are 14 other official languages: Telugu, Bengali, Marathi