The bench reserved its verdict on the petitions, including those filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, the CPI (M) and NGO ADR, after hearing arguments for three days.
The Election Commission said the elections in Rajasthan, Mizoram, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh will be held in a single phase whereas Chhattisgarh will have a second phase of voting.
SC quoted an ECI letter on preventing 'wrongful deletions'. Petitioners had demanded that rule allowing deletion of voter without notice or opportunity to be heard be declared 'unconstitutional.
If Modi govt is bringing a legislation to implement Supreme Court's decision, then it must also look at issues that affect the composition and operation of ECI.
Kharge appointed former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde and Congress leaders Jitendra Singh & Deepak Babaria as observers for the election of the Congress Legislative party leader.
Citing its 1972 order, EC applied 3 tests to settle dispute over Shiv Sena name & symbol: Test of aims & objectives, party constitution, strength of organisational/legislative wing.
In parliamentary panel meeting, EC says age of voting & contesting polls can’t be same. Cites SC rejecting several petitions on reducing age for contesting elections to 18.
The standoff between SC and Modi govt over the selection process of election commissioners comes after Kiren Rijiju's remark that only in India do the judges appoint judges.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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