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What Is Media Literacy and Why Does It Matter Today?

What Is Media Literacy and Why It’s Crucial in Today’s Digital Age? In this technological era where technology has answers to almost all our questions, information plays a very big role. We have numerous mediums through which we constantly come to know something or the other. We listen to this information, speak the same, and spread it as well. This is a time where there is no limit to what information can be. Everyone has the means to create and spread information, and in such a situation, many questions arise. If people have something, how do they use it? How accurate is the information people are spreading? How wisely are they thinking about it? Is there a need to set some boundaries for it? Because today everyone has a phone in hand, and not everyone has studied journalism, yet more than half the people are doing this work without any formal education in journalism or media. So, is there a need for education in this as well? That’s where the topic of media literacy comes in. ...
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"Article 7 Explained: Who Is an Indian Citizen After Migration?"

Just as Article 6 of the Constitution explains how a person migrating from Pakistan to India can become eligible for Indian citizenship, in the same way, Article 7 of the Constitution talks about those who migrated from India to Pakistan and under what conditions they may or may not be considered citizens of India. What does Article 7 say? “Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.— Notwithstanding anything in Articles 5 and 6, a person who has after the 1st day of March 1947 migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be deemed to be a citizen of India: Provided that nothing in this article shall apply to a person who, after having migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan, has returned to the territory of India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law.” Explanation of Article 7 Article 7 of the Indian Constitution is about those persons who, after Marc...

"Understanding Article 6: Citizenship After Partition"

Article 6 of the Indian Constitution talks about those people who came to India from Pakistan. We know that India became independent on 15th August 1947, and just a day before, on 14th August 1947, Pakistan was formed as a separate nation from India. So, this Article addresses those important possibilities where a person came from Pakistan to reside in India and under what conditions they would be eligible for Indian citizenship. Explanation of Article 6 Article 6 of the Constitution states that a person who came to India from Pakistan after the partition of the country shall be considered an Indian citizen under the following conditions: a. He, or either of his parents or grandparents, was born in India as defined under the Government of India Act, 1935. b. A person who came to India before 19th July 1948 and has been residing in India continuously. Or, a person who came after 19th July 1948 but under special circumstances such as being appointed as an officer, or under the...

. "Article 5 Explained: The Foundation of Indian Citizenship"

  Part 2 of the Constitution includes Articles 5 to 11, which deal with the subject of citizenship. Article 5 of the Constitution defines who shall be considered a citizen of India. Since the Constitution of our country came into effect on 26th January 1950, this date became the basis for citizenship. So, let’s understand what Article 5 of the Constitution says. Article 5 Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution: At the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and – (a) was born in the territory of India; or (b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or (c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement, shall be a citizen of India. Explanation of Article 5 Article 5 of the Constitution states that from the commencement of the Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India, mea...