Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 28 May 2015

The Hindu

National

• Relief for Greenpeace, can operate 2 accounts: says Supreme Court. The govt has earlier complained that Greenpeace has been mixing its domestic  donations and foreign donations, and creepily violating govt. regulations on accepting donations from abroad.

• India denies pressuring Swedish paper – The govt has denied that it pressurised Swedish paper from retracting President’s comment on bofors issue and merely lamented the India Sweden relations should have been the focus.

• Centre-AAP spat reaches Supreme Court – A constitutional debate on the federal powers of Centre and State, even when Delhi does not even have full statehood. Read more on Sarakaria Commission’s Reports on Centre State Relations.

• We’re all the same: India’s first transgender Principal – a revolutionary step in the direction of rights of the third gender.
• Germany still hopeful of selling Eurofighters to India
• ‘Sea rally’ against Jaitapur project
• Tripura withdraws AFSPA, says insurgency on the wane.

International/Foreign Affairs

• Dhaka plans to relocate Rohingya – Rohingya Muslims have been a discriminated lot in Myanmar. President Obama is visiting Myanmar, and activists are asking him to just say Rohingya when he is in Myanmar.
• Veiled women face discrimination in France – And France continues to be at the centre stage of debate on the model of secularism that is good for mankind.

Editorial / Opinion

• Building on strategic reserve – With the country consuming more than four million barrels of crude a day, the argument for a strategic oil storage project is a no-brainer.

• Overcoming a resilient Islamic State – The battle against IS is not to be fought in battle grounds alone.

• In search of a clear policy  -The much-needed policy framework to provide direction for long-term military modernization and build a domestic military-industrial complex still appear elusive, despite govt’s Make in India plans.

Business/Economy

• Infosys to face trial in U.S – As American sue Infosys for discrimination in hiring locals.
• Changes in Companies Act notified
• No FIPB nod required for M&As in sectors under automatic route

 Indian Express – Opinion /Columns

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