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Nepal: Leaders pay tribute to former House Speaker, day of mourning announ
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A senior political figure in Nepali politics known for his polite behaviour, as well as, a constitutional and legal expert, Nembwang also played the role of a consensus chairman of the Constituent Assembly that had 31 political parties.
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Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari accuses former allies of being "scared" a
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's remarks seemed to criticise the PPP allies for prioritising delimitation over holding elections within the constitutionally mandated 90-day period after the dissolution of assemblies.
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"Ready for polls as per legal provisions": CEC Rajiv Kumar on 'One Nation,
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Our duty is to deliver elections before time as per constitutional provisions and the RP Act. Article 83 (2) says that 5 years will be the term of the Parliament and its corresponding section 14 of the RP Act says that 6 months before, we can announce the elections. A similar situation exis
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"Centre attempting removal of the word 'India' through constitutional amen
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly condemned the Centre's move to allegedly replace the name 'India' with 'Bharat' describing it as an attempt to remove the word 'India' through a constitutional amendment.
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Bharat vs India: “Foolishness on part of Opposition, they should’ve ignore
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Ambedkar said that Constitutionally, there is nothing wrong with using Bharat instead of India.
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Election Commission's prerogative to decide poll date: Pakistan's caretake
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The issue arose after President Arif Alvi invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja last month for a meeting to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections after the ECP expressed its inability to hold elections within the constitutionally mandated period.
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‘One Nation One Election’ possible, Constitutional amendment needed: say e
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the Union government has constituted a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of 'One Nation, One Election', former chief election commissioner OP Rawat weighed in on the matter, saying it was possible and all that is needed is an amendment in t
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“Constitutional amendment in Parliament is not issue, approval needed from
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“There is no issue of amendment in constitution in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, approval will have to be taken from the states. But wherever there is a BJP-ruled state, they can dissolve their assembly. They (BJP) want Lok Sabha elections to be held along with Madhya Pradesh, Chha
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Pakistan Peoples Party demands general elections in 90 days
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) demanded that their party wants Pakistan's general elections be conducted within 90 days, emphasizing that the country will suffer from a constitutional crisis if polls exceed the three-month period, reported Geo News.
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Reply or I will write to President, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit war
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In his latest communication to Mann, Governor Purohit reiterated that he was not getting any reply from him on his previous letters, and warned him that he could send a report to the President on “failure of constitutional mechanism.”
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No Constitutional fraud in abrogating Article 370: Centre to SC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told the Centre that it will have to justify the procedure adopted for abrogation as the court cannot postulate a situation "where the ends justify the means".
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"What he said is true": Sanjay Raut on Rahul Gandhi's claim of 'RSS people
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Reacting to this, Raut said, "What Rahul Gandhi said is true. BJP and RSS have deputed their people in various constitutional institutions and are trying to change the country's culture and history."
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