When it comes to democratic societies‚ where voting is an affirmation of one’s freedom and equality‚ and is the cornerstone of democracy‚ the freedom to abstain from making a choice is often missing. Citizens are given the freedom to vote for any candidate standing for elections‚ but few democracies give voters the explicit right to reject all the candidates‚ if they find no one suitable. In effect‚ citizens are given the freedom to choose but not to withhold making a choice With the coming of electronic
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Budget The Budget is prepared by the ministry of Finance ant the union budget is presented by the Finance Minister. Our constitution has made it compulsory that every year The Budget is presented before the Parliament . The overall responsibility of preparing the budget lies with the Ministry of Finance. Various departments of this ministry work for several months to prepare the budget. Each department has a specific responsibility. The departments are: Department of Expenditure‚ Department
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rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the parliament) were women. Women have occupied a significantplace in Indian society through the ages. This is evident in historical accounts‚ ancient stories ‚ poetry
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India to reserve 33 per cent of all seats in the Lower house of Parliament of India‚ the Lok Sabha‚ and in all statelegislative assemblies for women. The seats to be reserved in rotation will be determined by draw of lots in such a way that a seat shall be reserved only once in three consecutive general elections. The Upper House Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9 Mar 2010.[1] As of May 2012‚ the Lower House Lok Sabha has not yet voted on the bill.[2] In 1993‚ a constitutional amendment in India called
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University of Hong Kong Department of Finance FINA3010A&B&C Financial Markets First Term‚ 2011-2012 Instructor: Office: Email: Office Hours: Eddie CHAN Room 1143‚ Cheng Yu Tung Building eddiec@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk Mon & Wed 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tel: 3943 7747 Teaching Asst: Matthew YUEN Office: Room 1155‚ Cheng Yu Tung Building Email: swyuen@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk Tel: 3943 7840 Course Objective This course aims to provide an overview of the role of financial sector and the functions
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Politics and Prospects of Reservation of Women in India Dr. Lubna Yousuf Lecturer Govt. Degree College for Women‚ Anantnag‚ Kashmir Gender equality – political and social – is guaranteed in the Constitution of India. This political equality not only includes the equal right to franchise to both men and women‚ but also equal right to gain access to the formal institutionalized centres of power. This
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that America start ’rolling back’ Communism. Thirdly‚ Truman realised the USA was in a competition for world domination with the USSR. Russia went to war because Stalin wanted Communism to grow. In 1949‚ Kim Il Sung persuaded Stalin and Mao Tse Tung to support an invasion of South Korea. In 1950‚ Syngman Rhee threatened to attack North Korea. It was an excuse – the trigger for war: the NKPA invaded South Korea The underlying reason that the Korean War broke out was because it was just
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The next day‚ we visited the Buddhist Kek Lok Si Temple. We went up the hill by caber car. On the elevated platform‚ there was a tall statue of Kuan Yin and the other statuses of different Gods. This temple is a focal point of a festival of the Chinese community in Penang. The temple remains open until late at night whilst thousands of light turn the scenery in to a sea of light. Third day in Penang‚ we went to the Penang Hill which is near the Kok Lok Si Temple. Penang Hill has a cooler environment
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Bicameral Parliamentary System A bicameral system is a parliamentary system of two legislative Chambers. Indian system is bicameral because both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are involved in the process of making new laws. Bicameral literally means ’two chamber’. Countries with Bicameral Parliamentary System: 1. Australia-Parliament–Senate–House of Representatives 2. Austria-Parliament–Federal Council–National Council 3. Antigua and Barbuda-Parliament–Senate–House of Representatives 4. The
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