Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 Iran oil: India to get U.S. sanctions waiver Eight countries will be given exemptions and “weeks longer to wind down” their trade with Iran, once U.S. sanctions against Iran kick in on November 5. This was clarified by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday during a conference call with some members… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 3rd, 2018

Archives GS 2 Assam residents get relief from SC The apex court also fixed the timeline for issuance of notice as January 15 to claimants, and verification of documents as February 1. A catalogue of all that’s valuable State and public initiatives to compile registers of antiquities must be closely coordinated Has the CBI’s credibility… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 2nd, 2018

Archives GS 2 Only ‘green’ crackers can be sold in Delhi, says SC The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed States other than Delhi to use their existing stocks of crackers for Diwali next month. 16 ex-PAC jawans held guilty for Hashimpura massacre Court quashes a 2015 trial court judgment that exonerated them of the crime.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 1st, 2018

Archives GS 2 SC sets January 2019 to fix a date for Ayodhya hearing A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, on Monday ordered the volatile Ayodhya dispute appeals to be listed in January 2019 before an appropriate Bench to fix a date for hearing. Modi, Abe… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 30th, 2018

Archives GS 2 No pressure on India to buy F-16 fighters from U.S.: envoy The United States is not going to put pressure on India to buy F-16 fighter jets or any other defence system, a senior U.S. diplomat has said. In the court of last resort The Supreme Court’s actions in the CBI case… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 29th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Proceed with caution A National Register of Citizens exercise in Tripura would open a Pandora’s box Touching base PM Modi’s visit to Japan should clarify the shared reading of a changing world order China, Japan pivot to new markets Faced with the threat of a trade war with the United States, China… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 27th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Army set to create new positions as part of overhaul The Army’s biggest reform exercise since independence to rightsize the force and reduce mounting revenue expenditure is likely to see creation of new positions of a third Deputy Chief of Army Staff and a Director General of Strategic Communications, among other measures.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 26th, 2018