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"Attack on Bihar, Biharis, poor and on poverty, are biggest issues": MP Pa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav, on Monday criticised the Centre, alleging that constitutional and democratic rights are being eroded and warning that the House will not function unless critical concerns raised by the opposition are addressed.
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"Constitutional rights of voters are being snatched": Jairam Ramesh on ECI
Updated : 8 months ago IST
He further questioned why the exercise was being conducted four to five months before the Bihar assembly polls, further stating that there was an atmosphere of fear in Bihar.
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SC seeks UP govt's response to plea against mandating food vendors to disp
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The UP government had issued an order earlier this year, mandating eateries to display QR codes containing information on the shop owners. Subsequently, the Uttarakhand government also followed with a similar order.
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Pakistan manipulates courts to frame Baloch leaders on false terror charge
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has denounced what it calls a calculated state operation aimed at silencing Baloch political voices through fabricated terror charges and legal deception. This comes after a dramatic escalation on July 8, when key BYC leaders were abruptly shifted from pre
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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi move IHC for early hearing on plea to suspend conv
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have requested an early hearing in the Islamabad High Court to suspend their convictions in the Al-Qadir Trust case. They argue the delay violates their constitutional rights and accuse authorities of political victimisation and procedur
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Pakistan weaponises colonial-era law to crush Baloch voices, silences judi
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Citing the recent detention of Mahrang Baloch and other BYC members under the colonial-era 3MPO ordinance, Mazari called the move "a gross violation of constitutional rights."
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"Voter list revision in Bihar undermines constitutional rights, electoral
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a release, Madani warned that this "hasty and unclear process based on arbitrary and one-sided instructions" could disenfranchise millions of citizens, particularly migrant workers, minorities, and marginalised communities, by depriving them of their fundamental right to vote.
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Exercise done to ensure integrity of electoral process: BJP on Bihar elect
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The ECI has claimed that the SIR is only meant to verify voters and to identify any 'ineligible voters' ahead of the Assembly elections which are expected to be held later this year in Bihar. However, multiple political parties part of the Opposition, including Congress and Bihar's Rashtriya
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Assam: CM takes part in BJP's Mock Parliament to commemorate dark chapter
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 21 months of Emergency are known for forced mass sterilisations, press censorship, suspension of constitutional rights and centralisation of power.
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Protests erupt in Nushki over enforced disappearance of political activist
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests broke out in Nushki over the alleged enforced disappearance of writer and political activist Abdul Ghani Baloch. The National Democratic Party condemned the incident as a violation of constitutional rights and has filed legal petitions for his recovery.
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"Waqf properties are essential part of our religion": AIMPLB raises concer
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, an AIMPLB member, emphasised that several provisions of the amendments contradict Articles 14, 15, 25, and 26 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantee equality, non-discrimination, and freedom of religion.
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AIMPLB declares nationwide campaign against Waqf amendments, calls for rep
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) condemned the Waqf Amendments passed by Parliament, calling them an assault on Islamic values, religion, and constitutional rights. The Board vows to lead a nationwide movement until the amendments are repealed.
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