Transit at Gojadanga It had stopped raining when I reached the Gojadanga Border Security Force (BSF) border observation point (BOP) at night along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. A robust(strong,मजबूत)figure, handcuffed and accompanied by two border personnel, emerged from the dense haze and walked towards the BOP. It was Mohammad […]
Last week the Supreme Court of India made it mandatory for the police to upload within 48 hours a First Information Report (FIR) drawn up by it suo motu or on a complaint. Aimed principally at protecting the accused who may come to know that he figures in an FIR, but has no idea of the allegations which formed […]
KYE 1 – The Hindu Dear Reader, You might be thinking what is KYE or might have thought that it is a misspelled of KEY no it’s not. KYE stands for KNOW YOUR ENGLISH which is an Article published in The Hindu newspaper so that the readers can Improve their English Language hence you can […]
STATE OF THE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “kisan yatra” continues to roll through Uttar Pradesh. In advance of the Assembly elections due early in 2017, Mr. Gandhi is on a Deoria-to-Delhi trek(a long arduous journey,यात्रा), and in its early days he has managed to keep the spotlight on his presence in various ways. […]
Return of the great deluge Once again, a vigorous[जोरदार- strong, healthy, and full of energy] monsoon so vital to India’s economic fortunes has left some States in a shambles[खंडहर- a state of total disorder]. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a short span of time has created paralysing floods that have taken a heavy […]
Taking on the IS in Libya By launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Sirte, the United States has clearly scaled up its involvement in the Libyan civil war. The U.S. had previously conducted two standalone operations on specific IS targets in the North African country. This time, American warplanes are likely to stay longer, […]
Child labour by other means The amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, passed by Parliament recently, demonstrate[ददखाना- show, indicate, determine, establish, prove, confirm, verify, corroborate, substantiate] a lack of national commitment to abolishing all forms of child labour. Instead of attempting an overhaul[ज़ीणोद्धार करना] of legislation that has proved ineffective in […]
VOCABULARY QUIZ BASED ON THE HINDU EDITORIAL WORDS DIRECTION :- IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE A WORD OR PHRASE IS WRITTEN IN BOLD . FOR EACH BOLD PART, FOUR WORDS/PHRASE ARE LISTED BELOW EACH SENTENCE.CHOOSE THE WORD NEAREST IN MEANING TO BOLD PART:– A. The Police inspector was a vigilant young man. Smart Watchful Ambitious Intelligent B. Few […]
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Common errors in the use of some conjunctions Incorrect: The car either dashed against a goat or a donkey. Correct: The car dashed against either a goat or a donkey. (either + noun + or + noun) Incorrect: Neither he would eat nor allow us to eat. Correct: He would neither eat nor allow us […]
