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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
AIKS calls out the Centre’s ignorance about the agri sector
While answering Modi’s question about the lack of APMCs in Kerala, the farmers organisation questioned the state of farmers in other BJP-led states.
Why is Bajrang Dal troubled by Christmas celebrations?
Christmas celebrations were met with fear and threats in Assam and Meghalaya as Bajrang Dal questioned the Mission’s ideology
J&K journalists allege soldiers assaulted them during a show
Army claims that media violated Covid-19 protocol and approached actor Amisha Patel the chief guest
Centre is being obstinate by refusing to repeal the Agriculture acts: Sukhbir Singh Badal
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says the Govt must stop defaming farmers and giving the impression that they are being stubborn
As Saudi Arabia Opens Up To Christmas Festival, Islamists Cry Foul
Recently, an official of Hamas, Ahmad Kulab in an interview to a TV channel echoed the Talibanic view that saying Merry Christmas was forbidden by Sharia
International Shooter Vartika Singh moves court against Smriti Irani, two others
Singh has accused Irani, her ‘aides’ of demanding bribe to facilitate NCW appointment
Plunging prices of agri produce, potatoes, maize etc expose untruths of Modi Govt
Repealing laws in the best interest of government and farmers says agro (agriculture) economist Prof Vikas Rawal even as farmers from Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Gujarat voice serious concerns about the falling prices of several crops
BJP’s Amit Malviya accuses Mamata Banerjee, of changing WB demography
BJP IT Cell boss Amit Malviya has been trying to amplify ‘news’ that West Bengal's Metiabruz constituency has registered a more than 9% increase in voters last year
Daniel Pearl Beheading: Pak court orders release of Omar Sheikh and aides
The Sindh High Court held their detention to be null and void and that they have been in prison for 18 years without committing any crime
Oppo. denies all allegations of instigating farmers’ struggle and demand repeal agri-laws
Political parties address Prime Minister’s claims of ‘instigating unrest’ once and for all and assert that the current agitation is being led by India’s farmers.
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