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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
BKU President Bhupinder Singh Mann quits SC-nominated Committee for farm laws
He says that he quit so as to not compromise the interests of farmers of the country
AIKS calls on district agitators to surround Governor’s office in protest
Disappointed by judiciary decisions, farmers organisations told farmers that intensifying protests is the only way to demand the repeal of the three laws
Love Jihad, Conversions and Laws curbing Freedoms
The new laws have goals which are sinister and have the potential of being misused to create social disharmony
Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj to access books from prison
The Additional Sessions Judge directed the Superintendent of Byculla jail to ensure that the books given to her do not have any “objectionable” content
BJP-led govt has prosecuted all those critical of its policies: Human Rights watch
The HRW report puts on the world stage allegations of multiple human rights violations recorded in the country in 2020
Fr. Stan Swamy SJ already ‘One Hundred Days in Prison’
The truth is that Fr Stan has never been anywhere near Bhima Koregaon and did not participate in the Elgar parishad
Workers Front files petition against UP gov’t shutting down women’s helpline
The helpline 181 was launched in 2016 as a response to the Delhi gang rape incident of 2012
NAPM condemns Delhi authorities for deserting over 700 Dhobi Ghat residents
The people’s organisation praised and promised continued support to women of Dhobi Ghat Jhuggi Adhikar Manch in their demand for “jahan jhuggi wahan makan” and compensation for all losses.
Trade agreements with India should have a human rights clause: British MPs
Several MPs from various parties debated on the persecution of Muslims, Christians and other minority groups in India
Gauhati HC stays notification derecognising Debabrata Sakia as Leader of the Opposition
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The Assam Legislative Assembly had issued the notification citing Congress no longer had one sixth of total number of members of the House
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