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Kerala govt moves Supreme Court for deferment of SIR exercise until local
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The state sought deferment of the SIR until the ongoing process for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) is completed. It said that conducting the SIR simultaneously with local body elections will create significant administrative complications and potentially disrupt the smooth cond
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SC grants bail to ED Officer in Himachal scholarship bribery case
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The apex court held that continued incarceration served no purpose once the investigation was complete. The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision and directed that the accused Vishal Deep be released on terms to be set by the Trial Court.
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ECI to conduct 'special revision' of electoral roll in Assam
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This 'special revision' is not the same as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the EC in 12 states and union territories, given Assam's distinct citizenship framework and the ongoing Supreme Court-monitored National Register of Citizens (NRC) process.
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"Welcome decision": Telangana BJP chief on SC issuing warning to Assembly
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"In electoral politics, if the person who gets elected on a particular symbol and a particular party has to change the party, he has to resign. That is what our anti-defection law says as per the Tenth Schedule under the Constitution. What the Supreme Court has said is a welcome decision,
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BJP demands Telangana speaker to take immediate action to disqualify 10 re
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Subhash said that the BJP condemns such floor changes, where MLAs defect from one party to another without first tendering their resignations.
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Decide MLA disqualification pleas or face contempt: SC to Telangana speake
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a stern warning to the Telangana Speaker and Congress leader Gaddam Prasad Kumar for his failure to decide timely, the disqualification pleas filed against 10 BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) who defected to the ruling
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SC asks Delhi govt to furnish details about efficacy in measuring AQI
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the nature of the equipment and its efficiency in measuring the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital.
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IUML moves SC against SIR in Kerala citing local body polls
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has approached the Supreme Court seeking an immediate halt to the Special Interim Revision (SIR) exercise currently underway in Kerala, arguing that it cannot be conducted simultaneously with the ongoing local body elections.
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"Mekedatu judgment has come in our favour": Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Mekedatu project, expressing gratitude to the legal team involved and terming it a significant development for the state.
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Tamil Nadu govt moves SC against President withholding assent to NEET exem
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Bill, which was unanimously passed by the Legislative Assembly, sought to exempt the state from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and restore admissions based on Class XII marks with a scientific system of normalisation.
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CBI team visits families of Karur stampede victims as probe intensifies
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
On September 27, a massive crowd had gathered during TVK Chief Vijay's public outreach event in the Velusamipuram area. A sudden stampede claimed the lives of 41 people, leaving the region in deep shock.
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Bolsonaro braces for possible arrest as Supreme Court rejects appeal in c
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Bolsonaro, who lost the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was convicted in September for trying to block Lula from taking office. The court found him guilty of five crimes, including forming an armed criminal organisation, attempting to abolish democracy and organising a viole
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