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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
Battleground Bengal: Lukewarm response to Modi rally at Brigade Ground
“Landed in Kolkata. On my way to the massive party rally. Looking forward to being among Party Karyakartas and the wonderful people of West Bengal.”
What will become of Jammu’s Rohingya refugees?
Around 170 Rohingya refugees have been detained by Jammu Police, they allegedly did not have “valid documents”
Pass the no-confidence motion against Haryana gov’t: SKM leaders
Earlier, farmer leaders protested the insensitive comments made by officials about the farmers’ movement and the martyred participants of the struggle.
Dinesh Trivedi, Mithun Chakraborty join BJP
Also, three more people leave TMC over internal politics
We say no to terrorism and the manipulation of religion: Pope
On a historic visit to Iraq, Pope Francis condemns terrorism unleashed in the name of religion, prays for victims
100 days of farmers’ struggle: Agitation evolves and grows stronger
Farmers’ groups protested in many different and peaceful ways on Saturday; Delhi farmers marched and blocked the KMP highway, Karnataka farmers demanded MSP for farm produce, while others waved black flags
Kerala: Left leader E A Sankaran returns to Congress, while Church leaders meet RSS
Divisions within political sides, Left, Right, Centre, have slowly begun to come into the public eye as states readies for polls
EC directs removal of PM Modi’s photo from vaccine certificates
The EC told the health ministry that this was in violation of the Model Code of Conduct and hence, needed to be removed from the system
NHRC questions UP govt on relief and rehabilitation of man acquitted of rape after 20 yrs
The Commission has sought a report from the government asking what action will be taken against public servant responsible in this case
Kerala’s political climate is hotting up as election season approaches
With elections due in April, the state’s political moodswings have begun, poll lines are being drawn and redrawn
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