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What was the Emergency? On June 12, 1975, the Allahabad High Court had declared the election of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as null and void. Following the court decision, Gandhi moved the Supreme Court and a vacation bench of justice Krishna Iyer stayed the high court’s decision allowing Gandhi to remain as PM while limiting her right to vote in the parliament till the appeal was decided. Following an opposition rally for the resignation of Indira Gandhi, she made a decision to impose a national Emergency which would give the central government sweeping powers. On June 25, 1975 then ...

Are records of Bitcoin transactions maintained? Nakamoto mooted an idea for a publicly available, open ledger that would contain all the transactions ever made, albeit in an anonymous and an encrypted form. This ledger is called blockchain. Considering the public and open nature of the ledger, proponents of this currency system believe it could help weed out corruption and inefficiencies in the system. In a traditional financial deal in which two parties are using fiat money, a third-party organisation — usually a central bank — assures that the money is genuine and the transaction is rec...

Explained: Lyon vs Kohli-Pujara and the perils of going back or pressing forward When batsmen think of going back, the ball climbs and turns inexorably. This makes them feel that they can’t wrist it down or tap it past waiting palms at backward short-leg and the very squarish-short leg which Lyon regularly deploys. Written by Sriram Veera , Edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: December 18, 2020 9:47:19 am Virat Kohli lifts his bat after making 50 runs against Australia during their cricket test match at the Adelaide Oval in Australia (AP/P...

Explained: A mutated coronavirus has been detected in the UK. What are its implications? A mutated variant of the novel coronavirus has been associated with recent infections in England. What is it? What does it mean for people's response to vaccines? Is the strain in India? Updated: December 23, 2020 7:29:22 am A mutation means a change in the genetic sequence of the virus. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, which is an RNA virus, a mutation means a change in the sequence in which its molecules are arranged. A mutated variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 ha...

Amendment to Karnataka Land Reforms Act: what govt, opposition say The amendments allow non-agriculturists to buy agricultural land in the state. Successive governments have in recent years gradually diluted land ownership norms under the Land Reforms Act to facilitate industrial growth and agricultural land ownership by non-farmers. Updated: December 19, 2020 9:16:18 am In the Karnataka House. The opposition Congress has called amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961 — which were passed in the state legislature last week by the BJP government...