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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
BREAKING: SC stays arrest of Shashi Tharoor, journalists over sedition FIRs
The FIRs stated that the eminent journalists and the MP mislead people by claiming that the Delhi Police shot the protester on January 26
The crux of the matter
It appears that the government of India and the ruling party are insensitive to matters that all the world find heart-rending
PPCBC condemns arrests of Indian journalists covering farmers’ movement
Canadian Punjabi Press Club members hold demonstration outside Indian consulate in Vancouver
Modi warns against ‘andolan jivi’ community at Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Modi talks about the urgent need for new agriculture laws to help marginal farmers, and warns against new “emerging dangers” such as the Foreign Destructive Ideology.
Mahapanchayats getting bigger, bolder
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait calls on the youth to channel their energies to fuel the farmer’s struggle for justice
Super Bowl features 30-second farmers protest advertisement
The Fresno Sikh community along with the city Mayor expressed solidarity with Indian farmers in their battle to assert their basic human rights.
Allow peaceful protest by farmers: US Congress to India
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10 clicks that showcase a peaceful chakka jam!
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Public authority must give cogent reason to withhold information under RTI Act: Delhi HC
The court observed that reasons to withhold information need to align with public interest, without suppressing facts
Lackluster Budget from Dalit-Adivasi perspective
Total Budget 2021-22 estimate is Rs. 34,83,237 Crs; allocation for the Scheduled castes is Rs. 1,26,259 Crs; for Scheduled Tribes it is Rs. 79,942 Crs
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