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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Bill To Appoint Top 3 Poll Officers Passed In Lok Sabha, Clears Parliament
With most Opposition members outside the House after a spree of suspensions, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to establish a new mechanism for appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament Winter Session 2023 Highlights: Bill On Election Commission Members' Appointments Moved In Rajya Sabha
The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Both Houses Adjourned Till 11 am Tomorrow
The winter session of Parliament begins today. It is expected to be stormy with the opposition parties firm on opposing some bills on the agenda of the government including the Bill to regulate the appointments for the Chief Election Commission and O
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Opinion: Does Centre's Bill Aim To Weaken Election Commission?
In the recent monsoon session, the Centre presented a bill in Rajya Sabha recommending a new formula to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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In First Election Since Kashmir And NRC, BJP Targets Haryana, Maharashtra
Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, announced today by the Election Commission for October 21, will be the first in the country since Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP to success in Lok Sabha polls in May. Nearly 11 crore people will vote across the two states in an election that is also the first since PM Modi's government pushed...
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Facing Anger Over Citizenship Bill, Centre Offers Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Assam Communities
With Assam witnessing shutdowns and massive protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha today, the Narendra Modi government is trying to push through a major decision aimed at pleasing its population ahead of the general election next year. It plans to grant the scheduled tribe status to six prominent communities in the st...
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Inside Story Of Government's 10% Quota Bill, Sneaked Into Cabinet Note
The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.
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Budget Session From Today, All-Out Push For Triple Talaq Bill: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the government is taking the suggestions of the opposition "sincerely", Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar told the media after an all-party meeting ahead of the budget session today. The budget -- last full-fledged one before the 2019 general elections --will be presented on February 1. The government...
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Centre Rejects Poll Panel's Proposal On Barring Candidates With Unpaid Bills
The government has rejected a proposal by the Election Commission or EC to bar those who have not paid dues such as government house rent and power bill from contesting elections
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Bill To Appoint Top 3 Poll Officers Passed In Lok Sabha, Clears Parliament
With most Opposition members outside the House after a spree of suspensions, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to establish a new mechanism for appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament Winter Session 2023 Highlights: Bill On Election Commission Members' Appointments Moved In Rajya Sabha
The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Both Houses Adjourned Till 11 am Tomorrow
The winter session of Parliament begins today. It is expected to be stormy with the opposition parties firm on opposing some bills on the agenda of the government including the Bill to regulate the appointments for the Chief Election Commission and O
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Opinion: Does Centre's Bill Aim To Weaken Election Commission?
In the recent monsoon session, the Centre presented a bill in Rajya Sabha recommending a new formula to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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In First Election Since Kashmir And NRC, BJP Targets Haryana, Maharashtra
Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, announced today by the Election Commission for October 21, will be the first in the country since Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP to success in Lok Sabha polls in May. Nearly 11 crore people will vote across the two states in an election that is also the first since PM Modi's government pushed...
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Facing Anger Over Citizenship Bill, Centre Offers Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Assam Communities
With Assam witnessing shutdowns and massive protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha today, the Narendra Modi government is trying to push through a major decision aimed at pleasing its population ahead of the general election next year. It plans to grant the scheduled tribe status to six prominent communities in the st...
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Inside Story Of Government's 10% Quota Bill, Sneaked Into Cabinet Note
The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.
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Budget Session From Today, All-Out Push For Triple Talaq Bill: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the government is taking the suggestions of the opposition "sincerely", Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar told the media after an all-party meeting ahead of the budget session today. The budget -- last full-fledged one before the 2019 general elections --will be presented on February 1. The government...
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Centre Rejects Poll Panel's Proposal On Barring Candidates With Unpaid Bills
The government has rejected a proposal by the Election Commission or EC to bar those who have not paid dues such as government house rent and power bill from contesting elections
