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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on grounds of alleged irregularities in votes cast after 6 pm.
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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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Chicago City Council Votes Against Resolution Critical Of India's Citizenship Law
The Chicago City Council, one of the most powerful city councils in the US after New York, has voted against a resolution critical of India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the human rights situation in the country.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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High Drama In Rajya Sabha During Voting On RTI Amendment Bill
The Parliament on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information or RTI Act that gave the government powers to decide salary and service terms of the statutory body head and its members, with Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.
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Voting Machines Should Be Handed Over If Asked, Says RTI Watchdog
An Electronic Voting Machine is "information" under the Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an applicant from the Election Commission of India on a payment of Rs 10, the Central Information Commission has ruled.
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"My Politics For Poor, Farmers And Youth": Rahul Gandhi In Chhattisgarh
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
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US Congress Sends "Right To Try" Experimental Drug Bill To President Donald Trump
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.
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US To Add Citizenship Question In 2020 Census: Commerce Department
A question about citizenship status will be reinstated on the 2020 Census to help enforce the Voting Rights Act, federal officials said on Monday, amid concerns that the change will compromise the accuracy of the population count.
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O Panneerselvam, Now Ex-Chief Minister, Loses Car's Lal Batti, Vows 'More To Come'
O Panneerselvam, in internet speak, is lit. His mission to lose the qualifier of "acting" from his rank as Chief Minister was bumped today with rival E Palaniswami taking over from him, but Mr Panneerselvam -"OPS" - whose car was stripped of the lal batti or red light that gives it right of way, belligerently declared, "Our battle will continue."
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on grounds of alleged irregularities in votes cast after 6 pm.
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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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Chicago City Council Votes Against Resolution Critical Of India's Citizenship Law
The Chicago City Council, one of the most powerful city councils in the US after New York, has voted against a resolution critical of India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the human rights situation in the country.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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High Drama In Rajya Sabha During Voting On RTI Amendment Bill
The Parliament on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information or RTI Act that gave the government powers to decide salary and service terms of the statutory body head and its members, with Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.
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Voting Machines Should Be Handed Over If Asked, Says RTI Watchdog
An Electronic Voting Machine is "information" under the Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an applicant from the Election Commission of India on a payment of Rs 10, the Central Information Commission has ruled.
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"My Politics For Poor, Farmers And Youth": Rahul Gandhi In Chhattisgarh
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
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US Congress Sends "Right To Try" Experimental Drug Bill To President Donald Trump
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.
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US To Add Citizenship Question In 2020 Census: Commerce Department
A question about citizenship status will be reinstated on the 2020 Census to help enforce the Voting Rights Act, federal officials said on Monday, amid concerns that the change will compromise the accuracy of the population count.
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O Panneerselvam, Now Ex-Chief Minister, Loses Car's Lal Batti, Vows 'More To Come'
O Panneerselvam, in internet speak, is lit. His mission to lose the qualifier of "acting" from his rank as Chief Minister was bumped today with rival E Palaniswami taking over from him, but Mr Panneerselvam -"OPS" - whose car was stripped of the lal batti or red light that gives it right of way, belligerently declared, "Our battle will continue."
