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Simultaneous Polls Do Not Trample Constitution: Attorney General To Joint Panel
Attorney General R Venkatramani told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that the bills for simultaneous elections do not trample on any feature of the Constitution and are good in law, sources said.
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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Supreme Court Live: Hearing Of Pleas On Appointment Of Poll Chief Today
The Supreme Court is hearing pleas on the appointment ofChief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners (ECs) under the 2023 law today.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
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"Disaster": Trump Halts Law Barring Firms From Bribing Foreign Officials
President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back enforcement of a law that bars US companies from bribing foreign officials, arguing that the restriction puts American firms at a disadvantage.
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Parvesh Verma Emerges "Giant-Killer" After Defeating Arvind Kejriwal
The BJP's Parvesh Verma had won the national elections twice - in 2014 and 2019 - but his inflammatory remarks during the citizenship law protests in 2020 shot him back into the limelight, giving his political career a turning point.
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Budget 2025: Law Ministry Gets Over Rs 14,000 Crore For Lok Sabha Polls, EVMs
The law ministry has been allotted Rs 500 crore for Lok Sabha elections, Rs 300 crore for identity cards for voters, and Rs 597.80 crore for other election expenses.
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"Every Law Broken": BJP Gets Fresh 'Sheesh Mahal' Ammo After Centre Audit
A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the expenses made in renovating the Delhi Chief Minister's residence has given the BJP fresh ammo to attack the ruling AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal as the capital preps for polls
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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: One Nation, One Poll Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tables "One Nation, One Poll", a constitutional amendment bill, in the Lok Sabha.
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Kash Patel, Donald Trump's FBI Pick, Is Qanon's 'Name To Remember'
Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, has repeatedly engaged with QAnon -- the sprawling conspiracy theory that the top US law enforcement body currently says is linked to violent domestic extremism.
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Chief Justice Opts Out Of Case Related To Poll Body Chief Appointment
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from petitions against a law removing the holder of India's highest judicial post from a panel that appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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Maharashtra Assembly Election: Security Tightened Ahead Of Voting Day
Security has been beefed up in Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Election, to ensure a smooth and secure voting process. The police are checking vehicles and have made elaborate arrangements to maintain law and order in the city.
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Why Elon Musk’s X Is Against California’s Law Targeting Deepfakes, Deceptive Election Content
X argued that the Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 violates the First Amendment and can “result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech”.
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Simultaneous Polls Do Not Trample Constitution: Attorney General To Joint Panel
Attorney General R Venkatramani told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that the bills for simultaneous elections do not trample on any feature of the Constitution and are good in law, sources said.
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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Supreme Court Live: Hearing Of Pleas On Appointment Of Poll Chief Today
The Supreme Court is hearing pleas on the appointment ofChief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners (ECs) under the 2023 law today.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
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"Disaster": Trump Halts Law Barring Firms From Bribing Foreign Officials
President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back enforcement of a law that bars US companies from bribing foreign officials, arguing that the restriction puts American firms at a disadvantage.
-
Parvesh Verma Emerges "Giant-Killer" After Defeating Arvind Kejriwal
The BJP's Parvesh Verma had won the national elections twice - in 2014 and 2019 - but his inflammatory remarks during the citizenship law protests in 2020 shot him back into the limelight, giving his political career a turning point.
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Budget 2025: Law Ministry Gets Over Rs 14,000 Crore For Lok Sabha Polls, EVMs
The law ministry has been allotted Rs 500 crore for Lok Sabha elections, Rs 300 crore for identity cards for voters, and Rs 597.80 crore for other election expenses.
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"Every Law Broken": BJP Gets Fresh 'Sheesh Mahal' Ammo After Centre Audit
A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the expenses made in renovating the Delhi Chief Minister's residence has given the BJP fresh ammo to attack the ruling AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal as the capital preps for polls
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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: One Nation, One Poll Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tables "One Nation, One Poll", a constitutional amendment bill, in the Lok Sabha.
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Kash Patel, Donald Trump's FBI Pick, Is Qanon's 'Name To Remember'
Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, has repeatedly engaged with QAnon -- the sprawling conspiracy theory that the top US law enforcement body currently says is linked to violent domestic extremism.
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Chief Justice Opts Out Of Case Related To Poll Body Chief Appointment
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from petitions against a law removing the holder of India's highest judicial post from a panel that appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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Maharashtra Assembly Election: Security Tightened Ahead Of Voting Day
Security has been beefed up in Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Election, to ensure a smooth and secure voting process. The police are checking vehicles and have made elaborate arrangements to maintain law and order in the city.
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Why Elon Musk’s X Is Against California’s Law Targeting Deepfakes, Deceptive Election Content
X argued that the Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 violates the First Amendment and can “result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech”.
