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Representation of People Act 1950, 1951 applicable in J-K after Article 37
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Representation of People Act 1950 and 1951 is applicable in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, which allows the ordinarily residing person to get registered in electoral rolls of UT of Jammu and Kashmir, said gove
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''Voting rights to non-locals is last nail in coffin of electoral democrac
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 18 (ANI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that the BJP giving voting rights to non-locals is the "last nail in the coffin of electoral democracy".
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking voting rights for NRIs without physica
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction to permit citizens residing outside India to vote here, from their place of residence or employment.
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CCI approves change in voting rights in ReNew Energy Global
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday said it has approved the increase in the proportion of voting rights held by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in Gurugram-based ReNew Energy Global plc (ReNew).
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MP: ADM questions India's voting system, democracy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Ahead of the local body polls in Madhya Pradesh, the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri was heard questioning the voting system and democracy in India.
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Ahead of Pakistan local body poll, women fear their voting rights may be t
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): Ahead of next week's second phase of Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's local body election, locals fear that in some of the conservative areas of the province, the right to vote might be taken away from women.
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Samuel L Jackson honoured at NAACP Image Awards, urges Viewers to fight fo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): Oscar-nominated actor-producer Samuel L. Jackson was recently honoured with the Chairman's Award at the 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, presented by chairman Leon W. Russell.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Sports Ministry, JFI on plea of Bombay Judo Asso
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and Judo Federation of India (JFI) on the plea by the Bombay Judo Association seeking restoration of voting rights.
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All polling booths in Tripura to be differently-abled friendly, says State
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 25 (ANI): Tripura Chief Secretary Kumar Alok on Tuesday said that the state is contemplating converting all polling stations into specially-abled friendly in line with the Election Commission of India's special emphasis on the voting rights of Divyangjans.
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Iran regains UN voting rights after paying off debt to organization: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran has restored its right to vote in the UN General Assembly after paying off its debt to the organization from Iranian assets frozen in South Korea, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nation
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It's been a year of challenges but also of enormous progress, says Biden c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Joie Biden on Wednesday (local time) commemorated his first year in office and said "it's been a year "of challenges" but also of considerable strides."
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Biden asks Senators to declare their stand on Democracy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden gave a statement on changing the Senate's so-called filibuster rules to push the voting rights legislation and rebuked the former president Donald Trump and his allies for disenfranchising anyone who votes against them.
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