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The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments

Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections

थाने में पुलिस की थर्ड डिग्री से दलित की मौत

मध्य प्रदेश से दलित उत्पीड़न की सबसे चिंताजनक खबरें...

Diwali 2016: Samajwadi ‘Rockets’ & Mayawati ‘Bombs’ Flood Stalls as UP Polls Near

This Diwali Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs big hit in...

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  कांग्रेस उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी पर...

US Votes ‘No’ As UN Adopts Landmark Resolution Calling to Ban Nuclear Weapons

Co-sponsored by 57 nations, L41 calls for a 2017...

Dozens of Children Dead in Attack on School in Western Aleppo, Syria

Syria: UN chief condemns reported school attack in western...

You cannot bring the entire Institution to a grinding Halt: SC slams Modi Govt

Expressing anguish over the delay caused in appointment of...

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स्थानीय दुकान से अनाज लेने में असमर्थ दलित युवक ने भूख...

Government to amend Cinematograph Law, may alter Censor Board’s role

Following a number of controversies surrounding censorship pf of...

170 Years more before economic Equality between Men and Women, predicts WEF

A worrisome figure that has emerged from World Economic...

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