Archives GS-2 PMO ‘monitoring’ Rafale deal progress not interference: govt. The government has said to the Supreme Court that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was “monitoring” the progress of the deal to buy 36 Rafale jets but this could not be taken as “parallel negotiations” with the French side. State-owned NewSpace creates a flutter among… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 5th, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – May 4th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Commercial flights yet to take off at Hindon Flights are yet to take off from civil terminal at Indian Air Force’s Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The ‘civil enclave’ at the airbase was envisaged as an alternative to the congested Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, which was able to provide… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 4th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – May 3rd, 2019
Archives GS 2 Don’t give in to polarisation In Sri Lanka, the challenge is to turn national mourning into a call for coexistence and democracy A global label With Masood Azhar listed as a terrorist, India must work to ensure the mandated sanctions Lost lives The death of 15 security personnel in a landmine attack… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 3rd, 2019
Must Read News Articles – May 2nd, 2019
Archives GS 2 UN Security Council designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was listed as a designated terrorist by the UN Security Council 1267 Committee on Wednesday. Significantly, the reasons for listing did not mention the Pulwama attack of February 14, for which the JeM had claimed responsibility, and which found… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 2nd, 2019
Must Read News Articles – May 1st, 2019
Archives GS-1 ASI unearths treasure at U.P. site The Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) ongoing excavation of 4,000-year-old burial sites in Uttar Pradesh’s Sanauli has unearthed underground “sacred chambers”, GS-2 ‘Progress’ in U.N. listing of Azhar, says China Masood Azhar could be placed on the UNSC’s 1267 Committee’s list of sanctioned individuals and entities very… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 1st, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 30th, 2019
Archives GS-1 Rare stucco statue put on show A rare stucco Bodhisattva was displayed at the state Museum at Gunfoundry. GS- 2 SC restrains HC from appointing civil judges The Supreme Court has directed the Punjab and Haryana High Court Registry not to appoint any civil judge in Haryana without its nod Permanent closure of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 30th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 29th, 2019
Archives GS-2 SC: filthy language not criminal intimidation The Supreme Court has held that abusing a person with filthy language alone does not constitute the offence of criminal intimidation Protect rights of accused in sexual abuse cases’ A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to frame guidelines to protect the reputation and dignity… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 29th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 28th, 2019
Archives GS1 A 15,600-year old human footprint According to researchers, a 15,600-year old human footprint discovered in southern Chile is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas GS 2 Gujarat govt. to back potato farmers in PepsiCo fight With protests coming from all ends of the political spectrum, the Gujarat… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 28th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 27th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Supreme Court gives RBI ‘last chance’ to alter disclosure policy The Supreme Court has given the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) “a last opportunity” to withdraw a November 2016 Disclosure Policy U.K. optimistic China will turn on Azhar The United Kingdom is “optimistic” that China would allow the U.N. Security Council terror listing… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 27th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 26th, 2019
Archives GS-1 Khasi ‘kingdoms’ to revisit 1947 agreements A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms has planned to revisit the 1948 agreements that made present-day Meghalaya a part of India. GS-2 Former Supreme Court judge to probe ‘conspiracy’ against CJI The Supreme Court has appointed its former judge, Justice A.K. Patnaik to probe whether… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 26th, 2019
