Month: October 2015

    ‘Nuclear suppliers may admit India’  –   (International Relation) The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will begin consultations on India’s membership to the elite group of nuclear export next month, says NSG Chairperson Rafael Grossi. Speaking to The Hindu about his meetings with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and MEA officials, Mr. Grossi, who will begin Read More…

    India, Africa two bright spots of hope, opportunity: Modi  –    (International Relation) Calling India and Africa “the two bright spots of hope and opportunities in the global economy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the leaders of African nations here on Thursday that India and Africa must “speak in one voice” for U.N. reforms. He was addressing representativesRead More…

    ‘Zero Rating’ will enhance Net access: Zuckerberg  –    (science and Technology) “Most of the folks who are pushing for Net neutrality have access to the Internet already. But the people who are not yet on the Internet can’t sign an online petition pushing for increased access to the Internet,” Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer, Facebook, said in a town haRead More…

    Blood banks can borrow from one another  –   (Health) In a major modification to the National Blood Policy, blood banks will now be able to borrow units from one another in case of a shortage. The Union Health Ministry took the decision on Friday as part of reforms to the handling of blood units in the country.     Godavari to be declared national waterwayRead More…

    NJAC judgment ignored basic structure of Constitution: Jaitley  –    (Indian Polity) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the 99th Constitutional Amendment or the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, saying the “Supreme Court’s judgment may be final, but it is not infallible” and that it priviRead More…

    After IAF, Navy opens its doors to women pilots  –    (Defence) After the Air Force opened its doors to women fighter pilots, the Navy has decided to follow suit. However, they will be shore-based for the moment, because infrastructural needs have to be addressed. The army and the Navy are also looking at appointing women in combat roles.   Indian historiographRead More…

    India adopting dangerous military policies, says Sharif  –   (International Relation) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused India of setting off a new arms race in South Asia and not responding to his peace overtures, while urging the U.S. to reconsider some of its “existing assumptions and analyses” about the region. Mr. Sharif said that despite hiRead More…

      Supreme Court takes up cause of Muslim women  –    (Indian Polity) Thirty years after the Supreme Court urged the government to frame a uniform civil code to “help in the cause of national integration” in the Shah Bano case. A two-judge Bench of the court has suo motuordered registration of a public interest litigation petition and asked the Chief Justice Read More…

    To put an end to abuse of children, HC suggests castration of rapists  –    (Indian Polity) In yet another strongly worded judgment from the Madras High Court, a judge has suggested that the Central government consider castration as an additional form of punishment for child sex abusers. “When law is ineffective and incapable of addressing the menace, this court cannRead More…

      Modi lays foundation, new Amaravati is born  –    (Governance) The first brick of the ‘People’s Capital’ of Andhra Pradesh was symbolically put in place by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday when he laid the foundation for Amaravati on the banks of the Krishna between Vijayawada and Guntur. During his speech at the grand ceremony attended by severalRead More…