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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Children Of Parents Included In Assam NRC Will Not Be Sent To Detention Centres : AG Tells SC

This was cleared up with respect to the children of the people who were in the NRC would not be separated at all. > The Attorney General of India K K Venugopal on Monday assured the Supreme Court that children of persons included in Assam NRC will not be sent

9 Member Supreme Court Bench to Review Sabarimala Questions from Jan 13th

9 Member Supreme Court Bench to Review Sabarimala Questions from Jan 13th

A 9 member Constitution bench will start the hearing with respect to the questions in Sabarimala case from January 13th, 2020. The names of the judges have not yet been mentioned, but the order mentioned that the hearing will start on Monday. > “Take notice that the following matters will

Lautenberg Amendment – US Law that Grants Asylum to Non-Muslim Minorities

Lautenberg Amendment – US Law that Grants Asylum to Non-Muslim Minorities

The Lautenberg Amendment, was first enacted as law in 1990. It was an attempt to enable resettlement of Jews from the former Soviet Union using part of the U.S. foreign operations budget. The aim was to save thousands of lives and bring them to the safety of the US.

Top Iran General Qassem Soleimani killed by US Air-strike

Top Iran General Qassem Soleimani killed by US Air-strike

On Tuesday thousands of Iran-backed militia [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-backed-militia-supporters-converge-on-us-embassy-in-baghdad-shouting-death-to-america/2019/12/31/93f050b2-2bb1-11ea-bffe-020c88b3f120_story.html?arc404=true] had stormed into the US embassy in Baghdad and laid siege on the embassy. They were said to be supporters of Kataib Hezbollah militia. The siege ended on Wednesday after

Peace and Record Tourism in Kashmir after Article 370 Abrogation

Peace and Record Tourism in Kashmir after Article 370 Abrogation

When the Indian parliament abrogated the Articles 370 and 35A [https://www.drishtikone.com/article-370-revoked-as-india-embraces-kashmir-as-its-own/], the naysayers and the lobbying commentators and so-called journalists were shouting from every roof top they could find – that this will increase violence and instability. We were told by self-important opinion makers in one foreign

Religious Persecution clause in the Citizenship Amendment Act – A Detailed Analysis

Religious Persecution clause in the Citizenship Amendment Act – A Detailed Analysis

The Citizenship Amendment Act has brought up a lot of questions, one amongst them being “but, the act does not have any language on religious persecution that the act is being proposed for“. This question – and others – are being asked by laypeople with the seriousness of experienced barristers, with little

Drishtikone’s Annual Predictions for 2020

Drishtikone’s Annual Predictions for 2020

Happy New Year from Drishtikone. When contentious times arrive, your friends show up but even more importantly, your enemies show up in greater numbers. It is then up to you as to how you would like to address the situation. 2020 has put us on that cusp. No matter where