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No need of constitutional amendment to reflect change in number of states:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday that there was no need to amend the Constitution to reflect changes in the number of states and that it can be done by bringing about change in the requisite schedule.
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SC reserves order on whether to refer 10% EWS quota to Constitution bench
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the issue of referring to a Constitution Bench for hearing the pleas challenging the 103rd Constitutional Amendment.
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TMC delegation meets PM; requests for name change of West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): A 12-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentary delegation on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to request him to bring a Constitutional amendment bill to change the name of West Bengal to 'Bangla' in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.
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State name change requires constitutional amendment: Centre to WB govt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Union government on Wednesday refused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's demand to change West Bengal's name to Bangla citing that a constitutional amendment is needed to change the name of a state.
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Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, seeks renaming of West Bengal as Bangla
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him for the Constitutional amendment during the ongoing session of Parliament, required to change the name of 'West Bengal' to 'Bangla.'
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Egyptians approve amendment to extend presidential rule
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Apr 24 (ANI): Around 90 per cent of Egyptian voters have approved the constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power till 2030, Egypt's Election Commission said.
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Egypt: Opposition urges people to reject Sisi amendment
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Apr 19 (ANI): A coalition of opposition political parties in Egypt on Thursday urged voters to reject proposed constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power till 2030.
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Republicans propose amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 20 (ANI): A Republican senator is planning to introduce a constitutional amendment to "limit the number of US Supreme Court justices to nine" after several Democrats have professed the idea of expanding the bench.
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Egypt passes bill that could keep Sisi in power until 2034
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 15 (ANI): Egyptian lawmakers on Thursday (local time) overwhelmingly voted to pass a series of controversial constitutional amendments, including an extension to presidential terms which could see President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi staying in power until 2034.
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SC declines stay on Centre’s 10% reservation scheme to general category
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined a stay on the implementation of the constitutional amendment providing 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to the economically weaker sections of the general category.
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DMK moves Madras HC challenging 10% reservation Bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) organising secretary RS Bharathi on Friday filed a writ petition in Madras High Court challenging recent constitutional amendment for granting 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections of society.
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Rahul abandons nation in hour of need: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that whenever India needed Rahul Gandhi, he abandoned the nation.
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