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Algeria witnesses first mass protests on Ramadan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], May 11 (ANI): Thousands of Algerians on Friday took to the streets here on the first Friday of Ramadan, pressing their demands for democratic reforms and ousting of key officials from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's regime.
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30 per cent candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have crimin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Thirty per cent of the candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have criminal backgrounds as per the affidavit filed by them, a report published by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch on Sunday claimed.
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Electoral bonds introduced to bring accountability, transparency in conduc
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court saying electoral bonds is a positive step in the right direction to ensure "accountability and transparency" in conducting elections, adding that these bonds were introduced to deal with
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Electoral bonds damaging democracy, choking opposition funds: ADR
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): Noting that electoral bonds pose a grave threat to transparency in political fundings, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Wednesday said that they are 'extremely damaging to the Indian democracy'.
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New MP Assembly has 187 'crorepati' MLAs; 94 with criminal cases
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): An analysis conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that in the newly-elected 230-member legislative assembly, a total of 187 MLAs are multi-millionaires or 'crorepatis', while 41 per cent of
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73 of Telangana MLAs have criminal past: ADR
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): As many as 73 out of 119 newly elected MLAs in Telangana have declared "criminal cases" against themselves, claims the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a watchdog.
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Samjwadi Party richest regional party: Report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): As per a report covering 32 regional parties, Samajwadi Party (SP) of Uttar Pradesh was found to be the richest with an income of Rs 82.76 crore, closely followed by Andhra Pradesh's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Tamil Nadu's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Ka
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K'taka Polls: BJP fields 83, Congress 59 candidates with criminal backgrou
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 6 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is at the first spot and the Congress is at the second position in giving tickets to candidates with criminal background in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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58 MPs, MLAs accused in hate speech-related cases: ADR report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) on Wednesday revealed that a total of 58 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to hate speech.
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48 MPs, MLAs face charges of crime against women: ADR report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 19(ANI): The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that out of 1580 MPs, MLAs with declared criminal cases, 48 are facing charges related to crimes against women, including rape charges.
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BJP richest political party of India: ADR
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is India's richest political party, said a report by Association for Democratic Reforms on Tuesday.
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36 Karnataka Congress MLAs have criminal background
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 5 (ANI): Karnataka's 36 Congress Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have criminal background, said a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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