Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 Justice Malhotra makes a case against Sec. 377 Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge on the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the fight against Section 377 of the IPC, made a strong case against criminalisation of homosexuality. 377 and beyond The Centre’s cautious stand keeps the focus only on… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 13, 2018

Archives Govt. leaves decision on Section 377 to the court The government chose not to take sides on the question of the legality of Section 377 IPC, a provision which criminalises homosexuality, leaving the decision entirely to the Supreme Court. Adultery must remain a punishable offence: Centre Section 497 says that if a man has… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 12, 2018

Archives GS 2 ‘Choosing a partner is a person’s fundamental right’ Choice of a partner is a person’s fundamental right, and it can be a same-sex partner, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said on Tuesday. Poll position There are meaningful electoral reforms beyond simultaneous elections Deep state, deeper problems Pakistan has been ill-served with the ‘corruption is… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 11, 2018

Archives GS 1 IISc, IIT-D chosen for special grants Six higher education institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, the Indian Institutes of Technology at Mumbai and Delhi, and the proposed Jio Institute of the Reliance Foundation, have been named Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by the Centre. The good and the bad in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 10, 2018

Archives GS 2 9 parties oppose proposal for simultaneous elections Political parties were divided on the issue of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections during consultations with the Law Commission of India. The democratic mandate in Delhi Last week’s Supreme Court judgment in the Government of the NCT of Delhi has unanimously affirms the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 9, 2018

Archives GS 2 Privatise all political parties NITI Aayog chief, all he said was that India should hand over its schools, colleges and jails to the private sector — something long overdue. Why we need a Constitution Constitutions are needed not only to limit wielders of existing power but to empower those traditionally deprived of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 8, 2018

Archives GS 2 Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption An anti-corruption court in Islamabad on July 6 sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison. His daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in jail and and son-in-law captain (retired) Safdar awarded one-year jail term Stand-off over… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 7, 2018