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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
Implementation of Electricity Bill 2021 violates India’s democratic process: AITUC
Describing the Bill as a means to privatise the power sector, the AITUC alleged that the central government dismisses India’s federal, democratic system.
Assam: ECI orders repoll in Ratabari, after allegations of EVM tampering
EVM was being transported by polling officials in a vehicle owned by the local BJP candidate, when they were caught and allegedly attacked by a mob
Minor Rohingya girl to be deported to Myanmar
This is a first deportation since the military coup in Myanmar sparked protests across the country
Punjab: Life convicts can avail remission under revised remission policy
The Remission Policy 2021, is expected to remove ambiguities of the previous policy
UP: Inter-faith couple found dead in Bareilly
Police suspect suicide due to opposition from parents, as poison was recovered from next to the bodies
Assam Assembly Elections: Phase two concludes
74.79 percent voter turnout; 354 candidates engaged in an electoral battle for 39 seats
Madras HC directs UIDAI to enquire about BJP using Aadhaar data for votes
The party has asserted that it has not stolen data and the mobile numbers have been acquired through door-to-door campaign
Battleground Bengal: Suspicious death, clashes at polling booths mark phase two of Assembly Elections
TMC accuses central security forces of preventing voters from casting their vote in Nandigram, says “outsiders” creating a ruckus
Hindu Sena Chief seeks Delhi LG’s sanction to prosecute Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan allegedly made derogatory remarks associating terrorism with Hindu religion, calling Nathuram Godse a terrorist
How were Finance Ministry “orders issued by oversight”?
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