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TopicCriminalisation of politics

Topic: Criminalisation of politics

‘Laws expire at UP border’: In the MP/MLA courts of the ganglands, cases come to crawl

Acting on SC's orders in 2018, such courts were set up across India. And while UP has MP/MLA courts in almost all districts, 1,377 cases are pending in these as of November 2022.

SC tells parties to publish candidates’ criminal records, directs EC to monitor compliance

Supreme Court says all its appeals to lawmakers to prohibit involvement of those with criminal backgrounds in politics have 'fallen on deaf ears'.

Aadhaar verdict is welcome, despite Chandrachud dissent

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Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.