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Plea in SC pushes for voters’ right to use NOTA for unopposed candidate. What the law & petition say

Petition by a Delhi legal think tank wants SC to declare Section 53(2) of RP Act, 1951 unconstitutional. It says the provision defeats the right to cast a neutral or negative vote.

NOTA not an excuse to evade responsibility. We must choose our politicians carefully

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

NOTA hasn’t made elections ‘pure’, nullify poll if it gets maximum votes, says new plea in SC

Acting on Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay’s plea, SC has issued notices to Centre & EC, seven years after it introduced the NOTA button as a ‘basic right’ of voters.

I’m a traditional BJP-voting industrialist. Narendra Modi made me vote NOTA

It’s rare for an industrialist to speak out against the government, but Umang Agarwal says the environment of fear is coming in the way of progress.

Why this Modi voter chose NOTA this election

There has been a rise in the NOTA sentiment this Lok Sabha election. Here is one account of a NOTA voter.

No contradiction between seeing BJP as threat to India & voting NOTA this election

NOTA option is ‘No Till An Alternative’ for us – a limited and last resort action this election.

Is it right to shame NOTA voters and those who won’t vote?

NOTA or none of the above is the option given to voters to reject the candidates in her/his constituency.

BJP & RSS spooked as more voters pick NOTA

ADR expects more NOTA votes in Lok Sabha elections as there is disenchantment & RSS has launched a campaign against the option.

5 reasons why Haryana municipal polls today were unlike any other

The vital civic body elections are being held in the state’s five big cities with a number of electoral innovations.

NOTA is outscoring some political heavyweights across India

NOTA has got more votes than parties such as BSP, SP & CPI(M) in some state polls, but under current laws, even a 99% NOTA vote can't defeat a candidate.

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Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.