Category: Must Read News Articles

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

Archives GS 2 Aadhaar gets thumbs up from Supreme Court The Supreme Court, in a majority opinion on Wednesday, upheld Aadhaar as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy that fulfils the government’s “legitimate aim” to provide dignity to a large, marginalized population living in abject poverty. SC proceedings can be live-streamed The Supreme Court upheld… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 27, 2018

Archives GS 2 Enact ‘strong law’ to cleanse politics: SC Court directs political parties to display the criminal record of candidates who contest on their ticket on their official websites. SC forms prison reforms panel The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a Committee on Prison Reforms chaired by former apex court judge, Justice Amitava Roy,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 26, 2018

Archives GS 2 Yameen concedes defeat in Maldives presidential poll Much to the surprise of his critics and political rivals, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday conceded defeat in Sunday’s presidential election, making way for the joint Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Missed opportunity or ill-timing? The acrimony over the proposed Foreign Ministers’ meeting has… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 25, 2018

Archives GS 2 PM launches Ayushman Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rolled out the Centre’s flagship scheme — Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). The primary anchor of a health-care road map The “best health care at the lowest possible cost” should… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 24, 2018