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"Historic and important elections for Bangladesh": EU Observer Chief Ivars
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Bangladesh votes on February 12 amid tight security and finalised logistics. EU Chief Observer Ivars Ijabs called the elections historic, stressing a neutral, fact-based assessment. Over 12.77 crore voters will elect representatives, alongside a constitutional referendum, with authorities ex
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Banners in China demand democratic reforms and end to CCP monopoly
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A rare protest in Beijing's Sanlitun district saw banners denouncing China's Communist Party and calling for democracy. The banners were quickly removed, and the protester detained. The act echoes past "lone warrior" demonstrations, showing growing dissent despite tight state control, Phayul
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SC adjourns pleas challenging law on Election Commissioners' appointment
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commis
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Bihar polls: Law doesn't require sharing list of people missing from elect
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Responding on the allegations by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that over 65 lakh names had been deleted from Bihar's draft electoral rolls without transparency and without disclosure of whether the deletions related to deceased persons, migrants, or other categories, ECI sa
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Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP Joint Convener Tajnuva Jabe
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The student-led National Citizen Party in Bangladesh is pushing for democratic reforms, transparency, and internal party democracy ahead of the uprising anniversary. Formed after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the party supports minority rights, improved law and order, and fair elections under the
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Bihar polls: SC to hear pleas challenging ECI's SIR exercise on August 12,
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, told the apex court about the poll panel's statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere.
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"One Nation, One Election will speed up development," says Haryana CM Sain
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the 'One Nation, One Election' initiative would help speed up India's development and reduce election-related expenses. Speaking at a marathon organised to support the proposal, Saini said frequent elections stall growth and disrupt
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Supreme Court asks ECI to examine ADR, Mahua Moitra's pleas for disclosure
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The applications filed in an already pending plea sought disclosure of final authenticated data of voter turnout in all polling stations, including the number of votes polled in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 within 48 hours of the polling.
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Uyghur activist exposes China's atrocities, global misinformation campaign
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The summit, which was held on Wednesday, provides an essential forum for bringing attention to abuses of human rights, opposing authoritarian governments, and promoting democratic reforms.
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"If you delete data, how will truth come to light?": Pramod Tiwari welcome
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to file its response on the pleas seeking verification of the burnt memory and symbol loading units in EVMs in compliance of its previous judgement.
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While Andhra is sinking in debt, Chandrababu's assets are skyrocketing: YS
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) spokesperson Puttha Sivasankar Reddy on Tuesday slammed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, accusing him of prioritising personal wealth accumulation over the state's development.
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Disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion am
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
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