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"Won't Let Anyone Take Away People's Voting Rights": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would not let anyone take away people's voting rights, alleging that the BJP was unleashing "linguistic terror" on Bengalis.
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Notice To Centre, Poll Body On Plea Related To Voting Rights To Prisoners
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act which deprives prisoners their right to vote.'
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Jammu And Kashmir Opposition To Protest Over Voting Rights To Non-Locals
A committee formed by opposition parties against the inclusion of non-locals in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir today decided to hold protests to mobilise public support on the issue.
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Voting Rights To Non-Locals Sparks Fresh Controversy In Jammu And Kashmir
A fresh controversy over voting rights to non-locals has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir. An official order is asking enrollment officials to register people as voters who have no documentary proof but living in the region for last one year.
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Voting Rights For Non-Kashmiris Endangers Migrant Workers, Say Parties
Non-local Hindus, Kashmiri Pandits and migrant workers - both Muslims and Hindus - have become victims of targeted attacks for the last two years in Kashmir.
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Centre, Poll Panel Response Sought On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For NRIs
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights for non-resident Indians or NRIs in elections in the country.
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Biden Disappointed As US Senators Stall His Push To Reform Voting Rights
US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities.
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Women's Participation In Polls Has Exceeded That Of Men: Election Commission Chief
Indian democracy has covered a remarkable distance since the first Lok Sabha polls and today 7 decades and 17 general elections later, women's participation in voting has exceeded that of men, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
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Thousands Join US Protests Against Laws Curbing Voting Rights
Tens of thousands of people were rallying Saturday in Washington and dozens of other US cities to protest against laws in several Republican-led states that critics say will make it harder for minorities to vote.
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Toshiba Shareholders Oust Board Chair After Probe Reveals Sway Voting Bid
Toshiba shareholders on Friday rejected the reappointment of board chair Osamu Nagayama in a rebuke to management after revelations of attempts to sway voting on activist investor proposals.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre, Poll Body Over Voting Rights For Those Living Away
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights through postal ballot for people stationed outside their constituency, including non-resident Indians or NRIs.
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US Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
US voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Voting Rights For Prisoners
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking voting rights for prisoners, saying the facility was provided under the law and it can be taken away by law.
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Do Prisoners Have Voting Rights? Court Asks Centre, Poll Panel To Reply
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre, Election Commission of India and prisons authorities on a plea seeking to grant and facilitate voting rights to all the people lodged in jails across the country.
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Snatch Away Voting Rights Of People Who Have More Than Two Kids: Ramdev
In a billion-plus country, controlling population should be a priority feels Yoga teacher Ramdev. Speaking in Aligarh on Wednesday, he has advised that the government should snatch away the voting rights of people who go for more than two children.
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"Won't Let Anyone Take Away People's Voting Rights": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would not let anyone take away people's voting rights, alleging that the BJP was unleashing "linguistic terror" on Bengalis.
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Notice To Centre, Poll Body On Plea Related To Voting Rights To Prisoners
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act which deprives prisoners their right to vote.'
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Jammu And Kashmir Opposition To Protest Over Voting Rights To Non-Locals
A committee formed by opposition parties against the inclusion of non-locals in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir today decided to hold protests to mobilise public support on the issue.
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Voting Rights To Non-Locals Sparks Fresh Controversy In Jammu And Kashmir
A fresh controversy over voting rights to non-locals has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir. An official order is asking enrollment officials to register people as voters who have no documentary proof but living in the region for last one year.
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Voting Rights For Non-Kashmiris Endangers Migrant Workers, Say Parties
Non-local Hindus, Kashmiri Pandits and migrant workers - both Muslims and Hindus - have become victims of targeted attacks for the last two years in Kashmir.
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Centre, Poll Panel Response Sought On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For NRIs
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights for non-resident Indians or NRIs in elections in the country.
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Biden Disappointed As US Senators Stall His Push To Reform Voting Rights
US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities.
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Women's Participation In Polls Has Exceeded That Of Men: Election Commission Chief
Indian democracy has covered a remarkable distance since the first Lok Sabha polls and today 7 decades and 17 general elections later, women's participation in voting has exceeded that of men, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
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Thousands Join US Protests Against Laws Curbing Voting Rights
Tens of thousands of people were rallying Saturday in Washington and dozens of other US cities to protest against laws in several Republican-led states that critics say will make it harder for minorities to vote.
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Toshiba Shareholders Oust Board Chair After Probe Reveals Sway Voting Bid
Toshiba shareholders on Friday rejected the reappointment of board chair Osamu Nagayama in a rebuke to management after revelations of attempts to sway voting on activist investor proposals.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre, Poll Body Over Voting Rights For Those Living Away
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights through postal ballot for people stationed outside their constituency, including non-resident Indians or NRIs.
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US Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
US voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Voting Rights For Prisoners
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking voting rights for prisoners, saying the facility was provided under the law and it can be taken away by law.
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Do Prisoners Have Voting Rights? Court Asks Centre, Poll Panel To Reply
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre, Election Commission of India and prisons authorities on a plea seeking to grant and facilitate voting rights to all the people lodged in jails across the country.
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Snatch Away Voting Rights Of People Who Have More Than Two Kids: Ramdev
In a billion-plus country, controlling population should be a priority feels Yoga teacher Ramdev. Speaking in Aligarh on Wednesday, he has advised that the government should snatch away the voting rights of people who go for more than two children.
