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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
US flags to fly at half-mast to honour Atlanta shooting victims
President Biden and Vice President Harris will be meeting members of victims' families and the Asian-American community today
SC to hear plea seeking stay on the sale of electoral bonds on March 24
The petitioners have alleged that the electoral bond scheme increases illegal and illicit funding of political parties
Battleground Bengal: Nandigram emerges as new epicenter of violence
Clashes erupt on Wednesday and Thursday; TMC moves EC, BJP demands deployment of paramilitary forces
Growing disaffection for BJP among Adivasis, ethnic minorities in Assam?
Adivasis demand answers, prominent Bodo party ditches alliance with BJP in Assam after facing humiliation
Nearly 20,000 women prisoners in India: Centre tells RS
The available data from the year 2019 states that 22,456 CCTV cameras have been installed in various jails of the country
National political parties declared assets over Rs. 5,000 crore in FY 2018-19: ADR report
Observing that not all political parties were following ICAI guidelines regarding their financial details, the ADR recommended a three-year cycle for auditors
Battleground Bengal: Dilip Ghosh not contesting?
The motormouth chief of the Bengal unit of the BJP is possibly the Chief Ministerial pick, and will likely contest by-polls after appointment
Is Secularism a threat to traditions of India?
India is inherently plural with rich diversity in religious traditions, languages, ethnicities, etc.
Minority Ministry has not utilised big chunk of welfare fund: Parliamentary Panel
Low utilisation of fund, allocation reduced by more than Rs 1,000 Crore, panel tells government to plug loopholes in scholarship schemes for minorities
Atlanta: Six Asian-American women shot in alleged hate crimes
The shootings took place in Georgia’s capital, Atlanta; two more people were killed in the shootings, both white Americans
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