Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) "spin" on no stay being given has been clearly "exposed" by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 14 an anticipatory bail application of Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya for his objectionable caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday hit out at the Opposition INDIA bloc after the Supreme Court allowed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, saying that the order is a "big setback" for opposition parties.
Bharat S Shrinate, the director of 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' movie, was shocked by the High Court's order to halt the release of the film, which was scheduled to hit theatres today, July 11.
He mentioned that the Supreme Court "clearly" suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure.
After the Delhi High Court ordered a stay on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' on Thursday, producer Amit Jani said that they will move to the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict.
"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
While the NDA parties welcomed the apex court's decision, the opposition, which challenged the ECI's directive, noted that the Supreme Court have "put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise which was happening".
"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
Earlier today, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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
"There (in Bihar), intensive revision has happened several times. Today, Congress is asking why SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is taking place. Even during their time, it happened multiple times... Why have they made it an issue? In Bihar, NDA has done many development works and provided g