Archives GS 2 How the 16th Lok Sabha fared Though there were no extreme incidents — an MP used pepper spray in the 15th Lok Sabha — MPs often broke the rules. The House was often disrupted by MPs carrying placards, entering the well, and even on occasion, blocking their colleagues from speaking. The challenge… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 18th, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – February 17th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port With U.S. sanctions threatening Iran’s main port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian government is planning to promote the Chabahar port being developed by India in a major conference on February 26, highlighting the potential of the Indian Ocean port beyond India-Afghan trade… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 17th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 16th, 2019
Archives GS 2 India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K India on Friday revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status of Pakistan and warned of more measures in response to its support for terrorist groups targeting India. Inter-State frictions are back in the Northeast Several people, including women, were injured during… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 16th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 15th, 2019
Archives GS 2 SC sends Delhi power tussle case to larger Bench The issue is now referred to CJI to be placed before a three-judge Bench Stress points of democracy Across the world, democracy is in obvious retreat, with authoritarian tendencies on the ascendant. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 15th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 14th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Citizenship, triple talaq Bills lapse The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, that had set off a series of violent protests across the northeastern States, lapsed on Wednesday as the government failed to push it through Rajya Sabha despite a last- ditch effort on Tuesday. Along with the Citizenship Bill, the triple talaq Bill… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 14th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 13th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Ageing revolution: on discontent in Iran Iran has concluded the formal celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution at a time when the regime is under serious global, regional and domestic pressure. India, Maldives reverse visa stand-off India and Maldives on Tuesday exchanged an agreement to facilitate visas for travel… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 13th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 12th, 2019
Archives Rajasthan to scrap education criterion The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday passed two Bills which seek to end the minimum education criterion for panchayat and civic poll candidates. 60% children adopted in India between 2015 and 2018 are girls India may have a skewed gender ratio, but the female child happens to be the first… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 12th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 11th, 2019
Archives GS 1 Links beyond boundaries Problems with the definition of ‘Aryan’ continue even though the term was first used a couple of centuries ago, writes eminent historian Romila Thapar in the foreword to Which of Us Are Aryans: Rethinking the Concept of Our Origins. GS 2 Venkaiah disapproves of competitive populism Competitive populism among… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 11th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 10th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Rajapaksa underlines need to sustain Delhi-Colombo ties Calling for strong people-to-people relations, he said the civil services of the two countries — not just the Foreign Ministries — must have institutional mechanisms to foster better bilateral ties. India rebuts China on Modi’s visit to Arunachal China had objected to Prime Minister Modi’s… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 10th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 9th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Govt. grants divisional status to Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday granted Ladakh a divisional status, thus creating three administrative units of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh in the State. Forty years after the Iranian revolution The Iranian revolution was surprising not because it caused a monarch to collapse,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 9th, 2019
