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.
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.
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.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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