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SC to continue hearing of 1995 Hindutva verdict
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today continue its hearing on the Hindutva case which deals with electoral malpractices arising out of its 1995 judgment.
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Politicians need to respect the feelings of the nation's citizens, sa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.31 (ANI): Stating that political parties, political leaders and electoral funding figure prominently in any debate on corruption and black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second address to the nation in 51 days, said Saturday that the time has now come that
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BJP says electoral reforms mandatory for nation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the move of the Election Commission (EC) to write to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to delist 200-odd political parties and said electoral reform is mandatory for the nation.
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Trump wins Electoral College vote
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20 (ANI): Republican Donald Trump has taken the next step in the official process to become the 45th President of the United States by surpassing the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College despite last minute efforts by his opponents to stop him from ente
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Gambia: UN chief 'dismayed' at military takeover of electoral co
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 15 (ANI): Expressing dismay at the takeover of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) premises by the military in Gambia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the security forces to immediately vacate the Commission and to refrain from any
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Increase Lok Sabha seats, pass women's reservation bill as part of po
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Backing electoral reforms in the Indian political system, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked the government to come up with necessary amendments and hold public debates on a set of recommendations proposed by the Election Commission to hold simultan
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Earlier Rail budgets were focused on pleasing parliamentarians: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18(ANI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that previous Rail budgets were politicized as they were primarily focused to please the Members of Parliament(MP), adding that the decision of Railway Budget merger with General Budget has never been for the
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Donald Trump wins Florida, North Carolina and Ohio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Nov. 9 (ANI): Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has been declared the victor in Florida, earning him the state's 29 electoral votes and giving him a more certain grip on the presidential contest with democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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Instead of bringing back black money, PM Modi putting pressure on common m
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Nov. 9 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Centre over the sensational development of scrapping 500 and 1000 rupee notes, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday asserted that instead of delivering his electoral promise of bringing back black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Na
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OROP suicide: People are trying to bounce for electoral gains, says V.K. S
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov. 3(ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and former Army Chief V.K. Singh on Thursday asserted that it was wrong that people are trying to bounce for electoral gains and politics on the death of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewa, who allegedly comm
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Modi Govt. using Indian Army for electoral gains: Delhi CM Kejriwal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Narendra Modi led NDA government for using the Indian Army for electoral gain by pseudo declaration of the One Rank One Pension and snatching away armed forces rights.
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Whether Sonia played communal card or not will be decided after 1995 Hind
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct. 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the petition filed against Congress president Sonia Gandhi playing a communal card to get votes, after the larger seven-judge Constitution bench will pass its order in the ongoing Hindutva case which deals
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