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Poll Body Delists 334 Parties That Failed To Contest Elections Since 2019
The Election Commission on Saturday said it has delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years since 2019.
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"Car Scratched, Tyre Punctured": Bengaluru Doctor Claims Her Car Was Vandalised Despite Parking "Lawfully"
A Bengaluru-based female doctor recently took to X to share her ordeal after locals allegedly vandalised his car despite it being parked inside a permitted zone.
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Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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Top Court Criticises Allahabad High Court For Ignoring Settled Law On Sentence Suspension
The Supreme Court has once again expressed its displeasure with an order of the Allahabad High Court for failing to apply settled legal principles while rejecting a plea for suspension of sentence in a fixed-term conviction.
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Enforcement Directorate Can't Act Like "Crook": Top Court Flags Low Conviction Rates
The Enforcement Directorate cannot act like a "crook" and has to confine itself within the four corners of the law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it flagged low conviction rates in cases investigated by the central agency.
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Lok Sabha Passes Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill Amid Opposition Uproar
In a stormy session of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the House passed the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2024, through a voice vote.
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More Acquittals, Fewer Convictions: 5 Years Of Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Conversion Law
The first five and a half years of Madhya Pradesh's stringent anti-religious conversion law branded in political circles as the 'Love Jihad' law paint a picture far removed from its stated intent.
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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Public Security Bill, Warns Urban Naxals Of Arrest
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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South Korea's Yoon Refuses Interrogation By Lying Down In Underwear
South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.
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US Weaponising Economy To "Dictate Its Will" To Iran, India: Tehran
Iran on Thursday accused the United States of weaponising the economy and using sanctions as tools to "dictate its will on independent nations" such as Iran and India and impede their growth and development.
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Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan, Seeking New Law On Food Prices, Uses Samosa Example
BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Wednesday asked the Centre to make a law to regulate prices of food items served in eateries, be it hotels, restaurants, or dhabas.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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Meghalaya Congress Loses Last MLA Ronnie V Lyngdoh To Ruling Party
The Congress party in Meghalaya lost its final foothold in the state assembly on Wednesday after its last MLA, Ronnie V Lyngdoh, joined the ruling National People's Party (NPP).
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Poll Body Delists 334 Parties That Failed To Contest Elections Since 2019
The Election Commission on Saturday said it has delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years since 2019.
-
"Car Scratched, Tyre Punctured": Bengaluru Doctor Claims Her Car Was Vandalised Despite Parking "Lawfully"
A Bengaluru-based female doctor recently took to X to share her ordeal after locals allegedly vandalised his car despite it being parked inside a permitted zone.
-
Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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Top Court Criticises Allahabad High Court For Ignoring Settled Law On Sentence Suspension
The Supreme Court has once again expressed its displeasure with an order of the Allahabad High Court for failing to apply settled legal principles while rejecting a plea for suspension of sentence in a fixed-term conviction.
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Enforcement Directorate Can't Act Like "Crook": Top Court Flags Low Conviction Rates
The Enforcement Directorate cannot act like a "crook" and has to confine itself within the four corners of the law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it flagged low conviction rates in cases investigated by the central agency.
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Lok Sabha Passes Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill Amid Opposition Uproar
In a stormy session of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the House passed the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2024, through a voice vote.
-
More Acquittals, Fewer Convictions: 5 Years Of Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Conversion Law
The first five and a half years of Madhya Pradesh's stringent anti-religious conversion law branded in political circles as the 'Love Jihad' law paint a picture far removed from its stated intent.
-
Devendra Fadnavis Defends Public Security Bill, Warns Urban Naxals Of Arrest
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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South Korea's Yoon Refuses Interrogation By Lying Down In Underwear
South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.
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US Weaponising Economy To "Dictate Its Will" To Iran, India: Tehran
Iran on Thursday accused the United States of weaponising the economy and using sanctions as tools to "dictate its will on independent nations" such as Iran and India and impede their growth and development.
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Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan, Seeking New Law On Food Prices, Uses Samosa Example
BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Wednesday asked the Centre to make a law to regulate prices of food items served in eateries, be it hotels, restaurants, or dhabas.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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Meghalaya Congress Loses Last MLA Ronnie V Lyngdoh To Ruling Party
The Congress party in Meghalaya lost its final foothold in the state assembly on Wednesday after its last MLA, Ronnie V Lyngdoh, joined the ruling National People's Party (NPP).
