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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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Nobody Will Lose Citizenship, Says Rajnath Singh On CAA Law
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that no Indian, irrespective of their faith, will lose citizenship with the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Government's Explainer On Citizenship Law Amid Opposition Attacks
The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.
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"Muslim Brothers Being Misled": Centre's Clarifications On Citizenship Law
Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Citizenship Amendment Act, which cleared parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha election due in two months. He made the remarks at the ET Now-Global Business summit.
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"BJP Crying 'CAA CAA' For Votes": Mamata Banerjee On Minister's Guarantee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday saying that the party has again started crying "CAA CAA" for the sake of votes as Lok Sabha elections are approaching.
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Will 'One Nation, One Poll' Law Tweaks Need States' Approval? See Details
The newly formed committee to see whether India could hold parliamentary and state assembly elections simultaneously will examine and recommend specific amendments to the Constitution, the Representation of the People Act and any other rules.
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Approach High Court: Supreme Court On Plea On Linking Aadhaar, Voter ID
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging the Election Law Amendment Act that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem.
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Aadhaar Details to Be Collected for Electoral Registration in Chandigarh, Says Election Commission
The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...
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People Winning More Than 1 Seat Forcing A Bypoll Should Be Fined: Poll Body
Reviving a nearly two-decade-old proposal, the Election Commission has made a fresh push for amending the law to bar people from contesting from more than one seat.
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President Approves Narcotics, Election Amendment Bills Passed In Parliament
President has given his assent to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which were passed during recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament amid unprecedented uproar.
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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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Nobody Will Lose Citizenship, Says Rajnath Singh On CAA Law
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that no Indian, irrespective of their faith, will lose citizenship with the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Government's Explainer On Citizenship Law Amid Opposition Attacks
The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.
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"Muslim Brothers Being Misled": Centre's Clarifications On Citizenship Law
Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Citizenship Amendment Act, which cleared parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha election due in two months. He made the remarks at the ET Now-Global Business summit.
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"BJP Crying 'CAA CAA' For Votes": Mamata Banerjee On Minister's Guarantee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday saying that the party has again started crying "CAA CAA" for the sake of votes as Lok Sabha elections are approaching.
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Will 'One Nation, One Poll' Law Tweaks Need States' Approval? See Details
The newly formed committee to see whether India could hold parliamentary and state assembly elections simultaneously will examine and recommend specific amendments to the Constitution, the Representation of the People Act and any other rules.
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Approach High Court: Supreme Court On Plea On Linking Aadhaar, Voter ID
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging the Election Law Amendment Act that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem.
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Aadhaar Details to Be Collected for Electoral Registration in Chandigarh, Says Election Commission
The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...
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People Winning More Than 1 Seat Forcing A Bypoll Should Be Fined: Poll Body
Reviving a nearly two-decade-old proposal, the Election Commission has made a fresh push for amending the law to bar people from contesting from more than one seat.
-
President Approves Narcotics, Election Amendment Bills Passed In Parliament
President has given his assent to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which were passed during recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament amid unprecedented uproar.
