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  When can police use  AK-47 what are the rules for protests While rules are uniform across the country, states can take a call on use of sophisticated weapons under extraordinary circumstances. सॉफ़्टफ़िकेटेड हथियारों (Sophisticated Weapons) का मतलब   अन्नत, आधुनिक और उच्च तकनीकी (Advanced and High-Tech) हथियारों से है । ये पारंपरिक हथियारों (जैसे साधारण बंदूक या तलवार) की तुलना में बहुत अधिक जटिल, सटीक और घातक होते हैं। [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] इन हथियारों को इस तरह डिजाइन किया जाता है कि ये कम से कम समय में दुश्मन को भारी नुकसान पहुँचा सकें और चलाने वाले सैनिक सुरक्षित रहें। [ 1 ] The  Bihar Police has suspended Siwan constable Abhishek Kumar  for firing four rounds into the air with his AK-47 during Saturday’s (July 25) protest. But the big question remains: can police use sophisticated weapons during bandhs and protests? Though there is no uniform central law on this — with law and order being a state subject—provisions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bha...

  Saudi-US nuclear deal The reported  Saudi-American nuclear cooperation agreement  (if it lasts Trump’s mood swings) represents a geopolitical inflexion point that exposes the - fundamental contradictions at the heart of the current international order — the fragility of strategic partnerships, and the hollow nature of values-based foreign policy in an age of competitive great power interests. On its surface, the deal is straightforward:  The United States extends civilian nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia as part of a broader package aimed at normalising  Israeli-Saudi relations,  consolidating American influence in the Gulf,  and offsetting Iranian regional reach.  The Saudis frame it as energy security   for a hydrocarbon-dependent economy transitioning toward Vision 2030.  The Americans frame  it as  non-proliferation-compliant, insisting that enrichment and reprocessing restrictions will be embedded in any agreement. ...

Fast Track Courts PAPER LEAK —The CJP and Opposition leaders criticised the announcement  saying it did not address their key demands for accountability and the resignation of Pradhan. —INVESTIGATION -  45 major exam paper leaks   Last month, The Indian Express  published an investigation  on the status of cases linked to 45 major exam paper leaks over the past two decades, in which each exam had at least 1 lakh applicants or candidates.  The investigation covered  27 job recruitment exams ,  18 higher-education entrance tests, school board examinations, and spoke to investigators and senior government officials.  — The findings:  At least  1,658 people arrested,  925 charge-sheeted,  18 convicted in two cases ,  32 acquitted in two cases , 43 still in judicial custody.   only a tiny clutch of senior officials faced action. silver bullet to judicial delays Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s  promise to se...