◇ Article 1 describes India, that is, Bharat as a ‘Union of States’ rather than a ‘Federation of States’.
◇ This provision deals with two things: one, name of the country; and two, type of polity. There was no unanimity in the Constituent Assembly with regard to the name of the country.
◇ Some members suggested the traditional name (Bharat), while other advocated the modern name (India). Hence, the Constituent Assembly had to adopt a mix of both (‘India, that is, Bharat’)
◇ Secondly, the country is described as ‘Union’ although its Constitution is federal in structure.
◇ According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the phrase ‘Union of States’ has been preferred to ‘Federation of States’ for two reasons:
• one, the Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement among the states like the American Federation;
• and two, the states have no right to secede from the federation. The federation is an Union because it is indestructible.
◇ Article 1 describes India, that is, Bharat as a ‘Union of States’ rather than a ‘Federation of States’.
◇ This provision deals with two things: one, name of the country; and two, type of polity. There was no unanimity in the Constituent Assembly with regard to the name of the country.
◇ Some members suggested the traditional name (Bharat), while other advocated the modern name (India). Hence, the Constituent Assembly had to adopt a mix of both (‘India, that is, Bharat’)
◇ Secondly, the country is described as ‘Union’ although its Constitution is federal in structure.
◇ According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the phrase ‘Union of States’ has been preferred to ‘Federation of States’ for two reasons:
• one, the Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement among the states like the American Federation;
• and two, the states have no right to secede from the federation. The federation is an Union because it is indestructible.
n the U.S. people generally use Bitcoin as an alternative investment, helping diversify a portfolio apart from stocks and bonds. You can also use Bitcoin to make purchases, but the number of vendors that accept the cryptocurrency is still limited. Big companies that accept Bitcoin include Overstock, AT&T and Twitch. You may also find that some small local retailers or certain websites take Bitcoin, but you’ll have to do some digging. That said, PayPal has announced that it will enable cryptocurrency as a funding source for purchases this year, financing purchases by automatically converting crypto holdings to fiat currency for users. “They have 346 million users and they’re connected to 26 million merchants,” says Spencer Montgomery, founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting. “It’s huge.”
The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had added more than a dozen points or 0.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,060-point plateau and it's likely to see a narrow trading range on Monday.
