SC agrees to hear plea challenging release of Modi biopic
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic “PM Narendra Modi”. The opposition parties have alleged that the release of …
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Election Commission to SC: Taken steps to curb criminalisation of politics
The Election Commission (EC) has told the Supreme Court that it has taken measures to curb criminalization of politics. Criminalization of politics means the rising participation of criminals and people …
Read MoreNOTA played a special role in Nabarangpur in 2014
The importance of None Of The Above (NOTA) was demonstrated in the 2014 General elections in the Nabarangpur parliamentary constituency of south Odisha. In 2014,Member of Parliament from Nabarangpur constituency …
Read MoreArunachal CM orders judicial probe into anti-PRC violence
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has announced a judicial probe into the large scale rioting,violence and vandalism during the recent anti-Permanent resident certificate(PRC) protest that left three people dead.The probe would …
Read MoreElection Commission seeks details of Namo TV from I&B Ministry
The Election Commission has issued a notice seeking a report from Information & Broadcasting on NaMo TV. The channel, NaMo TV was launched on 31st March, nearly two weeks after …
Read MoreRTI scrutiny will ruin judicial independence
The Supreme Court has commenced hearing on its own appeal whether the Chief Justice of India’s office is covered under the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI). The …
Read MoreJaitley rules out rethink on special status
Union Finance Minister has said that it is not possible to give Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh as 14th Finance Commission had removed the granting of SCS to …
Read MoreAFSPA ‘disturbed area’ tag extended for 3 Arunachal districts, withdrawn from 3 others
The Union Government has extended the “disturbed area” tag under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, while withdrawing it partly …
Read MoreLS polls: EC ropes in community radio stations to educate voters
The Election Commission has organised a workshop for training and capacity building of the community radios for voter education and awareness. The event was organised as part of Systemic Voters …
Read More‘Won’t budge on citizenship Bill’
Meghalaya Chief Minister has said that his party, the National People’s Party, would continue to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955. The …
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