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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
Tripura: Peaceful sit-in of teachers disrupted; police use water cannons, tear gas
The teachers terminated due to irregularities in recruitment owing to former government,have been without a job since March 2020 and have had no respite from the ruling BJP government
SKM asserts farmers unity remains intact!
While clarifying that farmers' unity has not been shaken, nine farmer leaders now face the added brunt of police FIRs for allegedly causing the chaos of January 26.
Facing the Fanatics: Celebrating Gauri Lankesh’s legacy
Arundhuti Roy, Teesta Setalvad and Kavita Lankesh come together to pay a tribute to the slain journalist
Deep Sidhu defends himself! Claims Red Fort was a result of public anguish
Sidhu claims that the people accusing him of creating chaos are the same people accusing farmers of being terrorists.
Bihar circular on action against critics: Vague and disregards right to dissent
The circular issued by Bihar government asking police to take action against persons making objectionable or offensive comments aimed towards the government, goes against not just fundamental rights but also views held by the Supreme Court and its judges
Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting, directs additional security
According to news being shared on social media, there are allegations of right-wing disruptive forces having infiltrated the protest. This group is also being blamed for climbing the Red Fort ramparts.
Objectionable comments against government, Bihar demands action
The letter/circular issued by the state’s Economic Offences Wing states that appropriate action be taken in light of offensive comments against government
Government remains singularly devoted to farmers welfare: President Ram Nath Kovind
On the eve of 72nd Republic Day the President offers the first and only comprehensive response to the 70-day long Delhi sit-in by hundreds of thousands of farmers, and the five-months long agitation
Come, stand with India’s annadaatas!
The Farmer committee sends out a formal invitation to people in the city to join the farmers parade and decry the three laws of the Centre.
Baul Singers of Bangladesh Struggle to Survive Amid Onslaught By Muslim Hardliners
Singers of the Baul folk tradition in Bangladesh are struggling to survive after more than a decade of physical and legal attacks by Islamic hardliners who consider these artists apostates and heretics.
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