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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
Anti-Privatisation Day: Over 1 lakh protests, video message to UNHRC and more
On March 15, farmers, trade unions and workers held protests, demonstrations and grassroot-level meetings across the country
MHA to allow self-updating NPR through web portals
The Ministry’s annual report states that NPR will be carried out by means of self updation, along with house to house enumeration
Battleground Bengal: Unprecedented action by ECI
Top IPS and IAS officers suspended or transferred for failing to prevent injury to CM Mamata Banerjee, despite report by Special General Observers that injury was accidental
Don’t return farmers empty-handed: Meghalaya Governor on farmers’ struggle
The former Jammu and Kashmir Governor suggested that MSP be legalised so that protesting farmers can return to their farmlands.
Battleground Bengal: Not one Vote for BJP finds a curious resonance
It is as yet unclear what impact the peaceful,...
All that is real, feels far too unreal: Disha Ravi
Says the past few days have been beyond painful but feels fortunate to have received pro bono legal assistance
Nita Ambani may soon be teaching Women Studies at BHU
The University’s Women studies and Development center has invited Ambani, to be a visiting professor at the university
Sexual Harassment: Madras HC slams gov’t for not taking action against Special DGP
The court pulled up the Government for not suspending the former DGP and sought a status report by March 16
Punish anti-farmer BJP and its allies in upcoming elections: SKM
Speaking to the people of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, farmer leaders asked citizens to support their struggle by not voting for the ruling regime
Stop showing “Bombay Begums” for depicting minors inappropriately: NCPCR to Netflix
The Child rights Commission said that it received two complaints on Twitter about the allegedly offensive depiction in the show
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