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Archives GS 2 BJP MLA, 4 security men killed in Dantewada Maoist attack Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel were killed on Tuesday when their convoy was attacked by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. The attack comes two days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha election begins in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 10th, 2019

Archives GS 2 SC increases VVPAT verification The Supreme Court on Monday increased voter-verified paper audit trial (VVPAT) verification to five random Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in each Assembly segment/constituency. Open up the Supreme Court A judiciary confident of its place in a democratic republic must not worry about public scrutiny of judicial appointments Playing… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 9th, 2019

Archives GS 2 President Ibrahim Solih’s MDP heads for a landslide in Maldives The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former President Mohamed Nasheed seemed poised for a big win in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, provisional results indicated. About 85% of Ujjwala beneficiaries in 4 States still use earthen stoves Study recommends… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 8th, 2019

Archives GS 2 Challenging electoral bonds The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to April 10 the hearing of a number of petitions challenging the legality of the Electoral Bond Scheme. NaMo TV’s case NaMo TV made its debut on March 31 on DTH platforms, and created a stir among political parties regarding the content it… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 7th, 2019

Archives Pakistan opens a route for flights out of India In partial relief to airlines, Pakistan has opened one route for west-bound flights from India more than a month after it shut its airspace for all civilian flights following the Indian Air Force’s strikes at Balakot. Court declines plea against Gujjar quota The Supreme Court… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 6th, 2019

Archives GS 2 UAE’s top honour for Modi UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country’s highest civilian award, ‘the Order of Zayed’, its crown prince Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on April 4, a decision that has given rise to speculation PM Modi could travel to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 5th, 2019

Archives GS 2 ‘RTI scrutiny will ruin judicial independence’ Opening up the “highly-sensitive” correspondence of the Supreme Court’s collegium and its workings to the Right to Information (RTI) regime would make judges and the government “shy” and “destroy” judicial independence, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal submitted on Wednesday. Group chats: WhatsApp users get more control The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 4th, 2019

Archives GS 2 Reconsider poll boycott: Mizoram CEO The NGO Coordination Committee had on Monday said that it would boycott polls to the lone Mizoram parliamentary seat if special polling booths were established in the State for Bru refugees staying in neighbouring Tripura. Pakistan airspace closure hits Afghan, Kazakh, Russian airlines Thousands of passengers travelling… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 3rd, 2019

Archives GS 2 SC questions Assam govt. over untraced foreign immigrants The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions over the Assam government’s efforts to trace over 70,000 illegal immigrants who have already mixed with the local population. Kuki militants to cast vote by postal ballots The Election Commission on Monday notified that the cadres of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 2nd, 2019

Archives GS 2 The arrogance of the ignorant It is tragic that ‘New India’ chooses to attack Adivasis and forest-dwellers instead of those destroying its ecology Kartarpur focus Security concerns are high-priority, but blocking work on the corridor is not right Taking a chance with Imran Imran Khan is India’s best bet in years to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 1st, 2019