Front Page
- SC stays Rahul’s conviction for Modi surname remark
- GS -2 Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
- Read about Criminal Defamation – Constitutionality of criminal defamation- Disqualification of Law makers – Section 8 of RPA Act – Lilly Thomas case
Business
- DGFT suspends its laptop, PC import curbs till November 1
- Prelims – DGFT – PLI Scheme
- Personal data bill will boost digital economy, says Nasscom
- GS -2 Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. / Transparency and accountability
- Read about Data Protection Bill – Key Provisions – importance and issues with the bill
World
- Ukrainian drones strike Russian port in Black Sea, warship damaged
- Prelims – Map Marking – Black sea
- Pakistan passes Bill to meet FATF demands
- Prelims – FATF
News
- 3 killed, 17 missing as landslip hits shops on Kedarnath route
- GS -1 Geography
- Read about Landslides – Causes – Types and Mitigation measures
- Prelims – SDRF & NDRF
- SC dismisses plea challenging Goel’s appointment as EC
- GS -2 Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
- Read about Election commission – Independence of EC – Recent verdict on appointment of election commissioners
- Nursing students can opt to study foreign language
- GS -2 Education
- Hindi is not in competition with local languages, says Amit Shah
- Prelims – Official Languages – 8 th Schedule
- Inter-Services Organisation Bill cleared by Lok Sabha
- Key provisions of Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023
- NRF proposes an expansive definition of research
- GS -2 Education
- Read about NRF – Need – Importance and challegnes
- House panel bats for lowering minimum age to contest polls
- Prelims – minimum age for a person to contest Lok Sabha and Assembly polls is 25 years, while one can become a member of the Rajya Sabha or the State Legislative Council only at 30 years.
Editorial
- America’s pursuit of Saudi-Israel rapprochement (GS-2)
- Incremental injustice (GS-2/1)
- A tentative rethink (GS-2)