Archives GS: 2 International relations: Sri Lanka’s first national unity government in trouble(The Hindu) Crisis gripped Sri Lanka’s first national unity government on Tuesday, with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe failing to reach consensus on the future of their coalition government, following the huge defeat their parties suffered in the recent local… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 14, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – February 13, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: The jallikattu challenge(The Hindu Opinion) Part III of the Constitution, which lists the various fundamental rights, provides to persons different manners of guarantees, including in Article 14 a right to equality, and in Article 21 a right to life. These enumerated rights, however, do not explicitly recognise animals as… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 13, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 12, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: India, UAE to deepen strategic ties, counter terror(The Hindu) India and the UAE will hold a bilateral naval exercise, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunday. Let the chips fall where they may(The Hindu Opinion) Dealing with the unfolding political drama in the Maldives requires a great deal of craft,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 12, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 11, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: Medicare is not healthcare(The Hindu Opinion) The National Health Protection Scheme, touted as the world’s largest healthcare programme, envisages providing medical insurance cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh each to 10 crore families. Assuming an average family size of five members, this translates to 50 crore people, or nearly… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 11, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 10, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Maldives crisis: India in touch with U.S., China(The Hindu) With the emergency in the Maldives still in place and worries about a constitutional crisis, New Delhi is in touch with both Washington and Beijing over the situation, officials confirmed on Friday. Modi in Ramallah today, to discuss peace process(The Hindu)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 10, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 9, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: India rejects Maldives offer (The Hindu) India rejected an offer by Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen to send a special envoy to discuss the ongoing emergency in the country, calling instead on the embattled President to first address its concerns over the suspension of constitutional rights in the Maldives. The response… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 9, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 8, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: Khap menace(The Hindu Opinion) Each time the Supreme Court feels impelled to remind khap panchayats and the society at large that they have no business interfering in the life choices of individuals regarding marriage and love, it is an implicit commentary on our times. GS: 2 International relations: Sushma… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 8, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 7, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: ‘It’s about saving Britain, it’s not about Brexit’(The Hindu Opinion) A second referendum is not a good idea, says the campaigner who took the British government to the Supreme Court over Brexit Indian Constitution and Polity: A roster of questions (The Hindu Opinion) It would be absurd to construe the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 7, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 6, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Social issue: ‘When 2 adults marry, none should interfere’ (The Hindu) Two adults are free to marry and “no third party” has a right to harass or cause harm to them, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, speaking against honour killings on Monday. The anatomy of another riot (The Hindu Opinion)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 6, 2018
Must Read News Articles – February 5, 2018
Archives GS: 1 History: Alam Beg, martyer of sepoy Mutiny, wants to return home(The Hindu) Headhunting is usually associated with primitive tribes and contemporary terrorists, but the colonial rulers of India also collected heads of Indian soldiers as war trophies. Pre-Christian era artefacts unearthed in Odisha(The Hindu) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 5, 2018
