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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

Threats to Acting Registrar, Gandhi Institute of Studies (GIS), Dr Muniza Rafiq Khan

Even as sustained agitations to revive the Gandhi Institute...

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ब्रिटेन के चैरिटी कमीशन ने एचएसएस को चेताया,   आरएसएस...

The Singur Judgement, End of Neoliberalism and Questions for the Indian Left

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Menstruation is sacred, allow entry of women into Sabarimala, says Kerala BJP leader K Surendran

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Deja Vu As All Party Delegation Arrives in Kashmir ?

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150 Million Workers Strike Work, Bring Industry to a Halt

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