Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 Will VVPAT silence those sceptical of EVMs? The Election Commission indicated to the Supreme Court on Friday that if the 50% Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip verification is carried out, it will delay counting by six days. The probe on Trump and its aftermath Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who was… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 31st, 2019

Archives GS 2 Increase in VVPAT numbers will delay counting by six days: EC The Lok Sabha poll results will be delayed by six whole days if the Opposition parties’ demand to increase VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips counting by 50% became a reality, the Election Commission of India (ECI) indicated to the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 30, 2019

Archives GS 2 U.S. circulates draft resolution on Azhar in Security Council The U.S. on Thursday took the lead in bringing sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at the United Nations by circulating a draft resolution among Security Council members. SC to hear plea against 10% economic quota The court is concerned with Mr.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 29, 2019

Archives GS 2 Electoral bonds will affect transparency, EC tells SC The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds, contrary to government claims, wreck transparency in political funding. In 2018, Official Secrets Act invoked in five cases As per the latest data available with the National Crime Records Bureau,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 28, 2019

Archives GS 2 ‘Political parties most distrusted, Army, judiciary win people’s trust’ Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, a public opinion survey in 12 States has found that political parties are the most distrusted political institutions in the country. Very, very serious matters in CBI report on Saradha case: SC Former Kolkata police chief connived… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 27, 2019

Archives GS 2 India, Pakistan row over Hindu sisters’ abduction External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on the abduction of two sisters from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan snowballed into an online spat on Sunday after strong responses from Islamabad. Army’s carbine procurement held up The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 25, 2019

Archives GS 2 SC asks High Courts to act on police vacancies The Supreme Court has asked high courts across the country to take suo motu cognisance of large number of vacancies in State police forces and monitor the situation. Italy signs new ‘Silk Road’ protocol with China Italy on Saturday signed a “non-binding” protocol… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 24, 2019

Archives GS 2 Centre bans JKLF under anti-terror law Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday banned separatist Yasin Malik’s Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The move comes days after the Centre banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI-J&K) under Section 3(1) of the UAPA. Next stage in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 23, 2019

Archives GS 2 U.S. puts Pak. on notice over terror attack The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism and warned the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic.” When free speech is truly free Both elections and free… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 22, 2019