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GS-2 India, Saudi Arabia to sign Strategic Partnership Council pact India and Saudi Arabia are set to sign an agreement for creating a bilateral strategic partnership council during the official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Riyadh. Members of European Parliament begin J&K visit As many as 23 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 30th 2019

GS 2 Activists cry foul as govt. notifies RTI rules The government has notified new rules under the Right to Information Act that have reduced the tenure of Information Commissioners from five years to three. Activists have decried the changes asserting that it would affect their independence. India’s big foreign policy shake-up India’s foreign policy… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 26th 2019

GS 2 A judge cannot be suspected of bias: Mishra A constitution bench has held that a judge need not recuse himself from a larger Bench scrutinizing the correctness of his own past judgment. India, Pak. sign Kartarpur pact India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to operationalize the Kartarpur corridor that will facilitate pilgrims… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 25th 2019

GS – 2 Centre to setup peritoneal dialysis services under PMNDP Move will benefit at least 2 lakh people every year Minding the Gaps in India’s data infrastructure The national discourse can ill- afford the danger of being hijacked by the poor quality of data A case against judicial recusal Justice Arun Mishra’s recusal is… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 24th 2019

GS-2 Court to look into govt plea for access to whatsapp chats The Govt has said there is need to usher in stricter regime to combat pornography, sedition, hate, fake news online Plae against EC order on Sikkim CM disqualification A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the EC’s decision to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 23rd 2019

GS 2 ‘Giving judgment on policy framework not under RTI’ The Delhi High Court has remarked that giving judgment on the policy framework of an organization and directing change of policies are not envisaged under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women, says NCRB report The Crime in India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 22nd 2019

GS-2 October 31 finish line for Naga peace process The Centre will conclude the Naga peace process by October 31 and there will be no separate national flag or constitution for the Nagas. Venezuela wins seat on UN Rights Council Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council Unresolved… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 19th 2019

GS-2 Legislative Council abolished in J&K The Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council, the upper house of the Assembly, was abolished as per Section 57 of the J&K Reorganisation Bill, 2019. Britain clinches Brexit deal with EU British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges U.K. lawmakers to ratify it in a special session on Saturday. TB cases… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 18th 2019

GS-2 Xi mooted trilateral ties with India, Pak.’ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the nations should not be influenced by a third party Agents of change: On investing in women’s education There is evidence of the overall benefits that accrue from investing in women’s education The operative word must be bilateralism Using their convergence… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 17th 2019