Educating the mind without educating the heart is no

education at all. - Aristotle

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*Global stocks kicked off the new year by rallying to reach new

lifetime highs.

*The strong start suggests that stocks may be all set to carry on

their momentum from 2017, which saw major indices offering

solid double-digit returns to investors.

*Indian stocks are among the biggest winners of the rally.

*The weakening of the U.S. dollar during 2017, along with the strengthening

of emerging market currencies like the Indian rupee, raises further suspicion

that the global stock rally may be about nothing more than excess liquidity.

* Investors starved of yield have been happy to bid up stocks in countries like India and China.

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*The major risk facing the present bull market, of course, is the prospect

of a quicker end to the accommodative monetary policy adopted by the

U.S. Federal Reserve.

*With the return of higher economic growth in the U.S., inflation is bound

to spike up and force the next Fed chair to raise rates at a faster pace.

*Apart from deflating the rally in domestic U.S. stocks, this is also likely

to improve the yield on American assets and cause capital to flow out of

emerging markets.

*The ‘taper tantrum’ of 2013 had served as a timely warning to emerging

markets about the fickle and disruptive nature of global capital.

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*This year being the 200th anniversary, the commemoration was always going to be larger and more high-profile.

*The police should, therefore, have increased security.

*There were also indications of tensions brewing after a vandalisation attempt in late December near the samadhi of a Mahar who it is said had performed the last rites of Sambhaji, Shivaji’s son.

*This is not far from Bhima-Koregaon and the administration was aware of

the incident and its potential for causing trouble.

*The pent-up anger, which resulted in widespread incidents of arson and

vandalism, ended with the bandh that brought Mumbai and other places

to a halt.

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*The judicial inquiry promised by the Devendra Fadnavis government mustdetermine who provoked the violence, how it spread, and to what extentright-wing Hindu groups were responsible for fomenting it.

*These are the result of many factors ranging from contested histories, at a more abstract level, to economic insecurities about jobs and livelihood, on the ground.

*The tensions of this past week have come against the backdrop of neo-reservation movements, such as by the Marathas in Maharashtra over the past couple of years.*Demands by Marathas to dilute the provisions of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act

*The country’s politics must bridge differences by addressing anxieties holistically — instead of nurturing new polarised constituencies by widening these fault lines.

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*Troubled waters of Tamil Nadu politics.

*untimely loss of leadership

*The big question on everyone’s mind

*Tamil Nadu has always been a standout State

*unique social movement

*ethnic identity

*He now faces enormous pressure to define his politics

*Take on the muscle of the AIADMK and the DMK.

*“SPIRITUAL” politics? anti-thesis of corruption or Hindutva?

*Mr. Rajinikanth’s entry into politics is a test of fire.

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*The triple talaq Bill — the Muslim Women

(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill — has

come to the Rajya Sabha for consideration

after a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha on

December 28.

*What the court said?

*Three separate judgments were rendered.

1. Justice R.F. Nariman and Justice U.U. Lalit held that talaq-e-biddat (triple

talaq) as a practice was arbitrary and declared it to be unconstitutional

and consequently void.

2. Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Abdul Nazeer: a 1,400-year-old practice,

this had become an integral part of Muslims.

*illegal in various Muslim countries around the world it should be discontinued.

3. Justice Kurian Joseph held, disagreeing with Justice Nariman and Justice Lalit, that provisions of Muslim personal law cannot be struck down as arbitrary and unconstitutional.

*He held, however, that this particular practice, being sinful and not sanctified by the Koran, was consequently not part of personal law, disagreeing with Justice Khehar and Justice Nazeer to this extent.

*In essence, therefore, three of the five judges of the Court held this practice to be void, albeit for different reasons.

*This legislation has three essential features

1. Triple talaq or any form of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a muslim is void

2. Muslim husband pronouncing triple talaq is criminally culpable

3. The offence is non-cognisable and non-bailable.

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*Criminalisation of this act does not emanate from any part of any of the

three judgments rendered by the Supreme Court.

*A third person can file such a complaint on the basis of which the

husband alleged to have pronounced triple talaq can be arrested

forthwith.

*(1)The wife who may not wish to complain, her marriage being intact, has to

suffer the consequences of her husband being sent to jail. That affects her

husband’s capacity to provide for the family; (2) the complaint may be

based on a lie, yet the husband may land in jail; and (3) it is not understood

why the husband needs to go to jail when the marriage is subsisting and

valid.

*Subsistence allowance or maintenance and child custody are issues which

become relevant if there is a proceeding for divorce

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Govt. refuses to list triple talaq Bill changes first

*The government’s move to list the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights

on Marriage) Bill as a second entry in the legislative business irked the

Opposition on Thursday, leading to another round of heated exchanges on

the proposed law and consequent adjournment of the House for the day.

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Pak. releases Jadhav video, India terms it propaganda

*Accusing Pakistan of violating the human rights of Kulbhushan Jadhavagain, India on Thursday dismissed as “propaganda” another videostatement given by Mr. Jadhav that was released by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

*“Pakistan is simply continuing its practice of putting out coerced statements on video. It is time for them to realise that such propagandistic exercises simply carry no credibility,” a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) read.

*The government made more than a dozen requests for consular access to Pakistani authorities, failing which, it approached the International Court of Justice at the Hague.

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Governor hails T.N.’s role in Quit India movement

*Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday said the people of Tamil Nadu

had played a significant role in the Quit India movement.

*“Gandhian leader Kamarajar, simple and non-violent in approach,

exhorted the freedom-loving people of Tamil Nadu to fight whole-

heartedly against the British,” said the Governor.

*He said that several leaders from the State were imprisoned;

Kamaraj’s mentor S. Satyamurti died as a result of torture during

imprisonment.

*Queen Mary’s College was the first women’s college to organise a

protest in the southern region,” said the Governor.

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Govt seeks nod for 800-bn PSB recap through bonds

*Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government has taken steps for structural reforms of the economy and it will show positive results in the long term.

*Replying to a Short Duration discussion in the Raya Sabha on the "country’s state of economy, investment climate, job creation and unemployment", Mr. Jaitley said, steps, such as Aadhaar, Direct Benefits Transfer and GST are the structural reforms which were initiated by the earlier government but could not be executed.

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1. Carbon dating is used to determine the age of

A. Fossils

B. Rocks

C. Plants

D. None of these

2. Gandhiji’s Chamaparan Movement was for?

A. Harijans

B. Civil Disobedience Movement

C. Unity in Hindu Society

D. Indigo Workers

3. Bushmen tribes are found in

A. Atacama Desert

B. Gobi Desert

C. Patagonian Desert

D. Kalahari Desert Martin Luther King Jr.

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1. Who was known as “Martin Luther” of India?

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

C. Swami Vivekananda

D. Swami Shraddhanada

2. Which of the following leader never became the President of Indian National Congress?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. J L Nehru

C. Motilal Nehru

D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. What is the name of the strait where “Adams Bridge” is situated?

A. Bering Strait

B. Cook Strait

C. Palk Strait

D. Taiwan Strait

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