8th November 2017-The Hindu- News Paper Analysis

10th Nov 2017-The Hindu Editorial -Vocabulary

A legal challenge to the presidential election could extend the political crisis. With a petition filed in Kenya’s Supreme Court against the October 26 rerun of the presidential election , the country risks an intensification of political turmoil . The challenge is the second since the initial elections in August, which were overturned on grounds of alleged discrepancies in tabulation at the polling stations and the computer systems. That unprecedented ruling in September was widely hailed as an exemplar of judicial independence. Since then, President Uhuru Kenyatta has rammed through legislation that circumscribes the authority of the electoral mechanism and legal scrutiny of polls. The sense of intimidation was palpable when most of the judges failed to show up to hear a plea for the postponement of the vote. The outcome of the latest legal challenge is therefore far from certain. If the judges again decide not to uphold the latest victory for the i...

13 Nov 2017-The Hindu Editorial -Vocabulary

The turmoil will end only with a full, fair probe into the alleged plot to influence judges There is absolutely no doubt that the Chief Justice of India is the master of the roster . So, it is impossible to dispute the legal reasoning behind Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s ruling that no one but he can decide the composition of Benches and allocation of judicial work in the Supreme Court. However, the circumstances in which he had to assert this authority have the potential to greatly diminish the court’s lustre. The scenes witnessed in the court amidst troubling allegations of possible judicial corruption are worrisome for their capacity to undermine the high esteem that the judiciary enjoys. Chief Justice Misra chose to stick to the letter of the law, but there remain troublesome questions about potential conflict of interest in his decision to overrule Justice J. Chelameswar’s extremely unusual order that delineated the composition of a Constitution Bench to hear a writ petiti...

24 Nov 2017-The Hindu Editorial -Vocabulary

1. DETRACT <DEE /T/ RA /K /T >= कम करना [ VERB ] Meaning à Diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement). Syn à Take away from ,Reduce ,lessen ,minimize , ,belittle Example à "These little fights in no way detract from her achievement" Antonyms à Attract 2 LITERARY < LEE / T / R /REE >= साहित्यिक [ Adjective ] Meaning à Concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form. Syn à ...

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