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"Must Not Criminalise Dissent": Trump Slams "Witch-Hunt" By Democrats
Six days after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump today said the ruling Democrats must stop "weaponising the justice system" and labelling their political opponent an "enemy of democracy".
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Contempt Proceedings Against Heads Of Political Parties
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not following its directions to prevent criminalisation of politics in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls held earlier this year.
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"Criminalising Politics, Politicising Crime": Mayawati Slams UP Politics
BSP president Mayawati today attacked her rivals, saying they have pushed Uttar Pradesh into "jungle raj" by criminalising politics, politicising crime and protecting the mafia.
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"Winnability" Can't Justify Choosing Criminal Candidates: Supreme Court
Political parties must upload on their websites details of criminal cases against poll candidates and the reasons for selecting them, the Supreme Court said today, flagging an "alarming rise in the criminalisation of politics" in the last four national elections.
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Brother Of Jailed UP Don Mukhtar Ansari Is BSP Candidate From Ghazipur
The Bahujan Samaj Party today declared names of its 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among them is Afzal Ansari, the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is serving sentence in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail in connection with various criminal cases.
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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
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Criminalisation Of Politics Felt Strongest In 1993 Mumbai Blasts: Top Court
Criminalisation of politics was felt in its strongest form during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts which was the result of a collaboration of a diffused network of criminal gangs, police, customs officials and their political patrons, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Can Netas With Criminal Charges Contest Polls? Verdict Shortly: 10 Points
Whether lawmakers facing criminal charges be barred from contesting elections or should they be disqualified only after conviction, the Supreme Court will decide today. The top court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb "criminalisation of politics" in the count...
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Top Court Reserves Order On Plea To Ban Lawmakers With Criminal Records
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb criminalisation of politics in the country.
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Father, Son Fight It Out In Supreme Court On Criminalisation Of Politics
A father and son were at loggerheads today in the Supreme Court on the issue of disqualification of a lawmaker facing criminal charges, with the former saying the matter fell in the domain of the legislature and the latter insisting that the court should issue directions in this regard to the poll panel.
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"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law
The Supreme Court today reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' (sacred line) when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of politics on the ground that the legislature was not doing enough.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Asks Political Parties To Help Pass Triple Talaq Bill
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fresh pitch for early passage of the bill to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq by "humbly requesting" political parties to pass it in the Budget session which began today.
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1,500 Netas Face Criminal Cases; Supreme Court Asks For Special Courts
Convicted politicians should be banned from contesting elections for the rest of their life, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court, months after a bench of the top court chided the poll body for going back on its earlier stand.
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Pak Hindus Criticise Parties Opposing 'Minorities Bill'
A Hindu lawmaker and civil society members in Pakistan have criticised two religious political parties for opposing the Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country.
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Lawmakers Can be Disqualified for Hiding Criminal Record: Supreme Court
In a landmark judgement towards eradication of criminalisation of politics, the Supreme Court today ruled that if any elected representative suppressed information on pending criminal cases, it could set aside their election.
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"Must Not Criminalise Dissent": Trump Slams "Witch-Hunt" By Democrats
Six days after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump today said the ruling Democrats must stop "weaponising the justice system" and labelling their political opponent an "enemy of democracy".
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Contempt Proceedings Against Heads Of Political Parties
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not following its directions to prevent criminalisation of politics in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls held earlier this year.
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"Criminalising Politics, Politicising Crime": Mayawati Slams UP Politics
BSP president Mayawati today attacked her rivals, saying they have pushed Uttar Pradesh into "jungle raj" by criminalising politics, politicising crime and protecting the mafia.
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"Winnability" Can't Justify Choosing Criminal Candidates: Supreme Court
Political parties must upload on their websites details of criminal cases against poll candidates and the reasons for selecting them, the Supreme Court said today, flagging an "alarming rise in the criminalisation of politics" in the last four national elections.
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Brother Of Jailed UP Don Mukhtar Ansari Is BSP Candidate From Ghazipur
The Bahujan Samaj Party today declared names of its 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among them is Afzal Ansari, the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is serving sentence in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail in connection with various criminal cases.
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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
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Criminalisation Of Politics Felt Strongest In 1993 Mumbai Blasts: Top Court
Criminalisation of politics was felt in its strongest form during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts which was the result of a collaboration of a diffused network of criminal gangs, police, customs officials and their political patrons, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Can Netas With Criminal Charges Contest Polls? Verdict Shortly: 10 Points
Whether lawmakers facing criminal charges be barred from contesting elections or should they be disqualified only after conviction, the Supreme Court will decide today. The top court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb "criminalisation of politics" in the count...
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Top Court Reserves Order On Plea To Ban Lawmakers With Criminal Records
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb criminalisation of politics in the country.
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Father, Son Fight It Out In Supreme Court On Criminalisation Of Politics
A father and son were at loggerheads today in the Supreme Court on the issue of disqualification of a lawmaker facing criminal charges, with the former saying the matter fell in the domain of the legislature and the latter insisting that the court should issue directions in this regard to the poll panel.
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"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law
The Supreme Court today reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' (sacred line) when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of politics on the ground that the legislature was not doing enough.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Asks Political Parties To Help Pass Triple Talaq Bill
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fresh pitch for early passage of the bill to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq by "humbly requesting" political parties to pass it in the Budget session which began today.
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1,500 Netas Face Criminal Cases; Supreme Court Asks For Special Courts
Convicted politicians should be banned from contesting elections for the rest of their life, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court, months after a bench of the top court chided the poll body for going back on its earlier stand.
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Pak Hindus Criticise Parties Opposing 'Minorities Bill'
A Hindu lawmaker and civil society members in Pakistan have criticised two religious political parties for opposing the Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country.
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Lawmakers Can be Disqualified for Hiding Criminal Record: Supreme Court
In a landmark judgement towards eradication of criminalisation of politics, the Supreme Court today ruled that if any elected representative suppressed information on pending criminal cases, it could set aside their election.
