Tag: news
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Must Read News Articles – January 16
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Stay on hearing public appeals till polls: The Election Commission has issued an order barring chief ministers, ministers and political appointees in the five poll-bound States from hearing appeals filed by people before statutory bodies till the election process was over as their decisions could influence voters. Why can’t…
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Must Read News Articles – January 10
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL NGT notice to Centre, Delhi govt over plastic ban: The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Delhi Cantonment Board while hearing a plea that challenged the ban on manufacture, sale, storage, usage, import and transport…
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Must Read News Articles – January 9
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Aadhaar must for MGNREGS work: From April 1, workers in rural areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which mandates 100 days of work for a household a year, must have Aadhaar. Army enthused by new indigenous artillery gun: The Army has given the thumbs-up…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief -6th January 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] NGT raps Environment Ministry Ban on import of exotic skins Be mindful of speedy justice: HC SC asked to resolve conflict over ‘rape’ definition in two laws How will EC decide on the party symbol row Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] Reading between the lines Keeping the streets safe ECONOMY [The…
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Must Read News Articles – January 4
Archives Front Page / NATIONAL SC asks list of firms with debts over 500 cr.: Centre asked to provide data on cases pending in Debt Recovery Tribunals for over 10 years. Editorial/OPINION Two takes on democracy: This week, a divided Supreme Court placed before us two visions of the public sphere, pitting the ideal of the universal…
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Must Read News Articles – December 30
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Centre forms panel on arbitration hub: The Centre has constituted a high-level committee, led by the former Supreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna, to draw a road map to make India a global arbitration hub. Wage payment through banks ordinance gets President’s nod: Ordinance empowers Centre or State governments to specify…
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Must Read News Articles – December 27
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India needs lower taxes, higher compliance: India needs lower taxes to compete globally and that voluntary tax compliance by citizens should be encouraged by a friendly administration. Agni-V test-fired again from mobile-launcher: The test-firing of India’s most formidable ballistic missile, Agni-V was an unalloyed success, signalling that India’s nuclear deterrence…
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Must Read News Articles – December 26
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Make justice system sympathetic to sexual abuse victims, says SC: The time has come for criminal justice system to mold a survivor-centric approach in dealing with cases of sexual violence, especially for victims of child abuse for whom the trauma will scar them for life, the Supreme Court observed.…
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Must Read News Articles – December 25
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Early summer triggers wildlife migration to Wayanad sanctuary: Drought-like situation in the Nilgiri biosphere has led to early migration. Land of religious body can be acquired: HC: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a land belonging to a religious body can be acquired for a “public purpose” while asking…
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Must Read News Articles – December 24
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Passport rules changed to help single mothers, orphaned children: In a move to speed up and simplify the passport delivery process, the government on Friday announced a series of steps that would help single mothers, orphaned children, and sadhus obtain passports with ease. NITI Aayog rolls out health index: The…
