Daily Hindu Editorials

💥 Daily Word Bytes - 2  from editorial  - Headline-Grabber 💥 out of one’s depth  (phrase) – exceed one’s knowledge. Hindu Editorial usage :   Biplab Deb is completely out of his depth in ruling Tripura the spotlight  (noun) – public attention, the glare of publicity, the limelight. Hindu Editorial usage :   Yet, Mr. Deb has held the spotlight on himself for one gaffe after another.   gaffe  (noun) – blunder, mistake, error. Hindu Editorial usage :   Yet, Mr. Deb has held the spotlight on himself for one gaffe after another.   apologize  (verb) – say sorry, express regret, ask forgiveness. Hindu Editorial usage :   For some of these he has apologised — not for others. ridiculous  (adjective) – laughable, absurd, pointless. Hindu Editorial usage :   He has also made it a habit of doing ridiculous back-of-the-envelope calculations to ask the people of Tripura to, variou...

💥 Daily Word Bytes - 1  from editorial  - Korean Thaw 💥 thaw  (noun) – an increase in friendliness. Hindu Editorial usage :   Korean thaw  peninsula  (noun) – an area of land almost surrounded by water (on three sides) and one side attached to the mainland. Hindu Editorial usage :   The summit between the leaders of the two Koreas is perhaps the most significant step in decades towards securing peace on the peninsula. armistice  (noun) – truce, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities. Hindu Editorial usage :   Kim Jong-un on Friday became the first North Korean leader since the 1953 armistice to step on South Korean soil. foresee  (verb) – anticipate, predict, expect. Hindu Editorial usage :   Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past. turnaround  (noun) – an unexpected change. Hindu Editor...

👉The opposition of the government to the elevation of Justice K.M. Joseph is on specious grounds👈 The government’s opposition to the elevation of the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice K.M. Joseph, to the Supreme Court, as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium as far back as January 10, 2018, is per se unprincipled. Its logic is faulty, both statistically and otherwise. Justice Joseph pronounced a historic judgment in April 2016 when he struck down the imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand. Little did he know that his judgment would stand in the way of his elevation. This has created a situation where the very independence of the judiciary is now under attack. We will have to await the response of the collegium. I hope its members stand together and speak in one voice. That is the only way the Supreme Court can reassert its supremacy in the matter of judicial appointments. Justice Joseph’s request to be transferred to the Andhra Pradesh ...

👉The stage is set for a truly historic meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump👈 The summit between the leaders of the two Koreas is perhaps the most significant step in decades towards securing peace on the peninsula. Kim Jong-un on Friday became the first North Korean leader since the 1953 armistice to step on South Korean soil. Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past. Mr. Kim had stepped up his country’s nuclear weapons programme since assuming power in 2011. Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump and he even exchanged nuclear threats. But it has become evident that Mr. Kim’s primary goal may not be to maintain the North’s nuclear capability or to live in a perpetually hostile environment. He has signalled that he is willing to barter the North’s nuclear capability for economic and security assurances. At their summit, Mr. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, whose persist...

👉Biplab Deb is completely out of his depth in ruling Tripura👈 Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is a gift to headline writers. It is not even two months since he took over from Manik Sarkar, the CPI(M) veteran who was Chief Minister for 20 years. Yet, Mr. Deb has held the spotlight on himself for one gaffe after another. He has said, in a literal manner, that the Internet and satellite communication were in use in ancient India, and that instances of their use could be referenced in the Mahabharata. Freely jumping across themes, he has compared the Indianness of the beauty of Miss Worlds. He has most recently said, very seriously, that civil engineers are better trained to be in the civil services compared to mechanical engineers as the former “know how to build society”. For some of these he has apologised — not for others. He has also made it a habit of doing ridiculous back-of-the-envelope calculations to ask the people of Tripura to, variously, consider how much riche...