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Sri Lanka: 21st Amendment presented in cabinet meeting
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 24 (ANI): Following a meeting of the Constitution Amendment drafting committee held on Monday evening at the Prime Minister's office, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was presented to Sri Lanka's cabinet.
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SC orders release of convict Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi assassination cas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, convict serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, while invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution
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Presidential reference on Article 63-A: Pakistan SC to announce verdict to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court will announce its decision on a presidential reference seeking its interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution, which is related to the disqualification of lawmakers over defection, on Tuesday.
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CPI(M) MP urges Centre to ensure access to free public education
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala V Sivadasan on Tuesday urged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a letter to ensure access to free public education saying that it is an essential condition for realizing the right to li
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on PIL challenging Waqf Act
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Waqf Act 1995 and calling it an entirely violative inter-alia of the scheme of the Constitution and more particularly Articles 12, 13, 14, 15, 2
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Supreme Court refuses interim relief in LIC IPO matter, issues notice
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief in a matter pertaining to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) initial public offering (IPO) issue and issued notice to the Centre on petitions challenging the constitutional validi
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Sri Lanka: Prez assures to amend Constitution to empower Parliament amid r
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 12 (ANI): Amid tension over the economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that steps will be taken to amend the Constitution of the country to re-enact the contents of the 19th Amendment to further empower the Parliament.
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Ready to talk with naxals if they express faith in Constitution: Chhattisg
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that the government is ready to hold dialogue provided Naxalites have faith in the Constitution.
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CPI(M) moves Supreme Court against demolition drive in South Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has moved the Supreme Court against the demolition of buildings of the people of South Delhi stating that it is total violation of principles of natural justice, statutes and the constitution under the guise of encroac
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Pakistan: PPP criticizes Punjab Governor for inviting Army's interference
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday criticized Punjab Governor Omar Sarfaraz Cheema for inviting the Army Chief to interfere in the political matters of the country and described it as "Playing with the Constitution" during his last few days in the office
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SC to decide whether larger bench should hear pleas challenging sedition l
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will first decide the issue of whether the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code should be referred to a larger bench or not.
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Centre seeks more time to file reply on pleas challenging Constitutional v
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday filed an application in the Supreme Court that seeks one more week to submit its response to a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code
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