CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE CULTURAL DISCOURSE OF FEMININITY IN THE OFFENCE OF RAPE This article seeks to establish that the provision of capital punishment in rape statutes‚ as well as the guiding rhetoric behind it‚ is antithetical to the interests of the rape survivors‚ as it premised on the idea of rape as a ‘fate worse than death’. The equation of rape with death is purely linguistic‚ however‚ it functions as justification for a societal order that ostracizes rape victims and renders them
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Bill Summary The National Food Security Bill‚ 2011 The National Food Security Bill‚ 2011 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 22‚ 2011 by K.V. Thomas‚ the Minister for Consumer Affairs‚ Food and Public Distribution. The Bill seeks to provide for food and nutritional security by providing specific entitlements to certain groups. The Bill specifies that up to 75 percent of the rural population and 50 percent of the urban population shall be entitled to foodgrains. Of these‚ at least 46 percent
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Indira Gandhi Famous As: Former Prime Minister of India Nationality: Indian Religion: Hindu Political Ideology: Indian National Congress Born On: 19 November 1917 AD Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Famous Scorpios Born In: Allahabad Died On: 31 October 1984 AD Place Of Death: New Delhi Father: Jawaharlal Nehru Mother: Kamala Nehru Spouse: Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942–1960) Children: Rajiv Gandhi‚ Sanjay Gandhi Education: University of Oxford‚ Badminton School‚ Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ Visva-Bharati
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when a player do something against the Rules referee takes action like send-off a player‚ as shown in images below. should Should not Red-card 4 1.What Is Constitution Anyway? Some rules that are made by the legislatures (also known as Lok sabha/Rajya Sabha in India)‚ for there own country‚ are called “Law”. We need Laws in Society so our society can regulate and work properly. They are designed to protect us and our property and to ensure that everyone in society behaves the way that the community
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Centralisation of Power: Indian Political System The need for a strong centre is generally considered to be a necessity regardless of what kind of an organization it is and what it is into. Nowhere is this need felt more strongly than in our political system particularly in our political parties. It seems more apt to call India a subcontinent rather than a country. Enough and more has been written and said about how it is a melting pot of various and diverse cultures and how some states
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The Role of Women in India Synopsis:- Introduction Women of the Vedic period Women in modern India Women empowerment Conclusion Introduction:- The status of women in any civilizations shows the stage of evolution at which‚ the civilization has arrived. The term “status” includes not only personal and proprietary rights but also duties‚ liabilities and disabilities. In the case of an Indian woman‚ it means her personal rights‚ proprietary rights‚ her duties‚ liabilities and disabilities
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INTRODUCTION Land acquisition is the process by which the government forcibly acquires private property for public purpose without the consent of the land-owner. It is thus different from a land purchase‚ in which the sale is made by a willing seller. The evolution of Law of Land Acquisition as it exists today in various forms in different statutes in India has undergone an evolution in the last decade. Originally the wishes of owners of property were totally irrelevant‚ but at present‚ the law
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Multiple Choice Questions on French Revolution – Answered 1. Storming of the Bastille ✓ 14th July‚ 1789 (b) 14th July‚ 1798 (c) 14th June‚ 1789 (d) 14th June‚ 1798 2. The Bastille symbolised (a) benevolence of the king ✓ (b) despotic power of the king (c) armed might of France (d) prestige and power 3. 18th century French society was divided into (a) castes (b) four Estates ✓ (c) three Estates (d) two Estates 4. Which of
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PROTECTIVE DISCRIMINATION INRTODUCTION---- Our society has always been full of inequalities. It was a caste ridden‚ stratified hierarchical society‚ and a particular segment of the society had been denied the bare human rights. Their education‚ wages‚ living conditions‚ social status was dictated by the whims of upper strata of society‚ reducing them to destitution. The economic backwardness brought social awkwardness which consequently made them downtrodden and thus depriving
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Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi ( pronunciation (help·info)‚ born 17 September 1950) is the 14th and current Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat‚ representing theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the upcoming 2014 Indian general elections. Modi was a key strategist for the BJP in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat state election campaigns‚ as well as a major campaign figure in the 2009 general elections
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