Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 Prosecution under Benami Act stuck The prosecution of accused persons in almost 100 confirmed cases instituted under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act has been scuttled as the special courts meant for the purpose have not yet been set up across the country. Adultery law violates the dignity of woman, says SC The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 3, 2018

  Archives GS 2 Set procedure to vet NRC claims: SC The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities to not initiate any ‘action’ against 40 lakh persons left out of the draft Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30. Numbing numbers To begin with, the claims of those left out in the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 1, 2018

  Archives GS 2 SC slams custom of genital mutilation Female genital mutilation has numerous health hazards associated with it and amounts to violation of right to life and dignity of a woman The narrow and the transformative The Supreme Court is hearing cases that place it at the heart of the culture wars The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 31, 2018

Archives GS 2 Layers of protection: on changes in anti-corruption law Protecting honest public servants is important; so are anti-corruption efforts Climb the escalator of reason The judgment endorses the belief that “it is the fear of law that prevents crimes”. However, effective policing of mob violence may not be the only cause for failure.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 30, 2018

Archives GS 2 Violence in Manipur over ‘outsiders’ Bill The Manipur People’s Protection Bill, 2018, seeks to regulate the entry and exit of “outsiders” on the lines of the British-era inner-line permit system prevalent in three other north-eastern states — Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. GS 3 These beautiful strangers now thrive in India As… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 29, 2018

Archives GS 2 Outbreak of peace Resolution of the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict brings hope for stability and development Modi meets Ramaphosa amid media row over visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday as part of multiple bilaterals scheduled on the sidelines of the BRICs summit in Johannesburg even… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 28, 2018

Archives GS 2 West Bengal renames itself as ‘Bangla’ The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. India denies any change at Doklam Responding to the comments by a U.S. official during a U.S. Congressional hearing that… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 27, 2018

Archives GS 1 The Sabarimala singularity If the Supreme Court looks beyond the essential practices doctrine, it can lead to a radical re-reading of the Constitution India’s Magna Carta Marking the 100th year of the Montagu-Chelmsford Report GS 2 Different messages, different methods How India and China are developing their engagements with Africa Sanctions relief… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 26, 2018

  Archives GS 2 SC pulls up Centre for its delay in appointing a Lokpal The court was reacting to an affidavit filed by the government, the stated aim of it being to specify the exact time frame by which it would appoint a Lokpal. Instead, the government, represented by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, said… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 25, 2018