CURRENT AFFAIRS

On 25 June 1975, the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, declared Emergency in India without the written consent of the Cabinet. The next 21 months witnessed draconian measures like suspension of civil liberties, curbing freedom of the press, mass arrests, postponement of elections and rule by decree.

The Supreme Court on June 23, 2025 took a strong view of the growing trend of accused voluntarily offering to deposit large sums of money to secure bail in cases like tax evasion and financial fraud and later reneging on the promise. The case came to light when a person, who was accused of tax evasion of over Rs 13 crore, approached the Supreme Court for bail.

The National Conference of Estimates Committees of Parliament and State/Union Territories (UT) Legislatures concluded at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has nominated three members of the House, Sambit Patra (Bharatiya Janata Party/Puri-Odisha), Naresh Mhaske (Shiv Sena/Thane-Maharashtra) and Kali Charan Munda (Indian National Congress/Khunti-Jharkhand) to the Press Council of India.

The Supreme Court struck down the Tamil Nadu government's policy limiting maternity benefits to two children and ordered a government teacher to be granted maternity leave for her third child.

In view of the rise in financial cyber crimes in India, to provide speedy justice to the victims and strengthen the money recovery process, Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has launched the ‘e-Zero FIR’ initiative aimed at automatically converting high-value cyber fraud cases into FIRs.

On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the West Bengal government to pay 25% Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees.The court has given the state government three months to make the payment.

The Supreme Court has given directions to ensure 'digital access' for persons with disabilities (PwD). The court has reinterpreted the 'right to digital access' under Article 21 of the Constitution.

On May 16, 1975, the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975 was passed. This Act was implemented with retrospective effect from April 26, 1975, which became the basis for the complete merger of Sikkim with India.

This day marks the establishment of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India, which aims to strengthen democracy at the grassroots level, empower rural communities and make local governance effective.