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One Nation, One Election Bill does not hamper basic structure of Constitut
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The JPC is examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which proposes simultaneous elections, aligning the election cycles of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
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"Govt misleading backwards classes of Telangana:" BJP's Ramchander Rao on
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier on Thursday, Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced that the cabinet has advanced efforts to implement the 42% OBC quota in local body elections. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who directed officials to initia
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Amit Shah to strengthen BJP base in Kerala with launch of new office on Ju
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shah will begin his day by inaugurating the new Kerala BJP office on July 12 morning. The ceremony will take place at KG Marar Road in Thiruvananthapuram and is expected to witness the presence of senior BJP leaders and party workers.
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Congress says Bihar SIR will "cancel 2 crore voters," says BJP formed "cho
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"There is a 'chori ki sarkar', 'choron ki sarkar' in Maharashtra. 85 lakh voters were changed and then BJP Govt came to power there. Similarly in Bihar, out of 7 crore voters there, 2 crore voters are being cancelled," the Congress president said.
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Bihar SIR row: Owaisi welcomes Supreme Court's order to consider Aadhar, R
Updated : 11 months ago IST
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision asking the Election Commission (EC) to consider Aadhar, EPIC and Ration cards as Identification proof amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar a
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar transferred Rs 1227.27 Crores to accounts of over 1.
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar transferred Rs 1227.27 Crores to the accounts of over 1.11 crore beneficiaries under Bihar Social Security Pension Schemes, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) today.
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Dehradun Police launch intensive checks to ensure free and fair Panchayat
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh on Friday directed all local police stations to ensure a free and fair voting process, launching intensive district-wide checks to curb illegal inducements and maintain law and order in view of the Panchayat elections.
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Former CJIs Justice Chandrachud, Justice Khehar to give presentation befor
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
the two former Chief Justices will give a presentation before the committee on the issue of simultaneous elections in the Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
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AIUDF to contest in 35 seats in Assam Assembly polls, says Aminul Islam
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has announced that it will contest in 35 out of 126 seats in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections.
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Oppn blaming EC since they anticipate defeat: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defe
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Supreme Court puts break on "disenfranchisement excercise": Yogendra Yadav
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Supreme Court has kind of put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise that was happening. We did not ask for a stay order. The SC did not give a stay order because that was not required at all. What was said was that in the current exercise, there is a serious danger of disenfranc
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"EC will go with SC's suggestion, let's wait": KC Venugopal on Supreme Cou
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was initiated by the Election Commission to update Bihar's electoral rolls, which has been met with resistance from opposition parties. They argued that the short timelines and stringent requirements could lead to disenfranchisement of many eligi
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