Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 India leaves out offset clause for S-400 The ₹40,300-crore deal between India and Russia for five S-400 air defence missile systems does not have any offset clause. India has decided to drop it so as to advance deliveries, though it was Russia that initially did not want offsets. Opening doors to women… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 7th, 2018

Archives GS 2 India, Russia sign S-400 missile deal after summit India and Russia on Friday concluded the contract for five S-400 ‘Triumf’ missile systems, one of the biggest defence deals in recent times, after the annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Youth ties will add value, says Putin… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 6th, 2018

Archives GS 2 SC refuses to stop deportation of seven Rohingya Muslims The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application to stop the government from deporting seven Rohingya men detained in Assam since 2012. ‘No trial in sewer death cases’ A sample study of deaths due to sewer and septic tank cleaning since 1992, shows… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 5th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Chief Justice Gogoi rings in change in Supreme Court Chief Justice Gogoi announced that only “extremely urgent” matters would be allowed to be orally mentioned for out-of-turn hearing. The scope of constitutional morality Abolition of untouchability in all its forms, including scavenging, remains an unrealised constitutional right No sweeping change The Swachh… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 4th, 2018

Archives GS 2 The voice that is great within us The crises in Indian democracy and in global politics send one immediately to consult Gandhi The algebra of dissent To heed the conscience of the court, and hence the nation, we must honour dissenting judgments GS 3 Govt. puts Uday Kotak in charge to stem… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 2nd, 2018

Archives GS 2 India chases away Pakistan copter breaching airspace The Army on Sunday said the troops manning the Line of Control (LoC) in the Pir Panjal Valley’s Poonch district opened fire at a Pakistani helicopter, which was carrying Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, after it violated the airspace agreement signed by… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 1st, 2018

Archives GS 2 Pak. duplicity key hurdle in fight against terror: Sushma The External Affairs Minister tears into Pakistan in her UN General Assembly address IMA slams govt.’s move to scrap MCI The Indian Medical Association (IMA) action committee, in an emergency session in Mumbai, condemned the “supersession” of the Medical Council of India (MCI)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 30, 2018

Archives GS 2 All women may pray at Sabarimala Justice Indu Malhotra, who dissented from the majority opinion, says essentiality of a religious practice or custom has to be decided within the religion. The poor are left to themselves The benefits being projected in Aadhaar’s name are not backed by the data Freedom to pray… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 29, 2018

Archives GS 2 Hearings on Ayodhya title suit to resume, decides SC A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority opinion of 3:1 on Thursday, declined to refer the question if a “mosque as a place of prayer is an essential part of Islam” in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid appeals to a seven-judge Bench.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 28, 2018