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Topic: ordinance

CRPF ‘spy’, ‘terror funding’ duo — 2 cases in which Enemy Act Ordinance was last invoked in J&K

In both cases from 2022, UAPA also invoked & trial has begun. Once booked under this law, there is no appeal & punishment is either life imprisonment or death sentence.

No lawyer unless permitted, no appeal — what’s Enemy Agents Ordinance J&K cops want to use more often

Law, which dates back to princely state of J&K, has been used only occasionally so far. Penalty is either death, life imprisonment or 10 years of rigorous imprisonment & a fine.

Life in prison, Rs 1-cr fine, stringent bail conditions — UP cabinet nod to anti-paper leak ordinance

Ordinance will come into effect once it is approved by governor, set to become law after it is passed in assembly, following which the existing 1998 law will be repealed.

AAP govt moves SC seeking stay on Delhi ordinance — ‘conscious intent to avoid deliberations’

Hurry in reversing SC ruling via ordinance and timing of promulgation reveals intent to avoid democratic, judicial deliberations that could safeguard people's interests, says AAP plea

Delhi govt tussle with IAS officer continues as cops file FIR over files ‘removed’ from his office

Special secretary (vigilance) Y.V.V.J Rajasekhar had complained about removal of files from office , but AAP govt calls FIR 'false', asks why it was filed against unknown persons.

Congress’s opposition unity dilemma: On fence about supporting AAP, strained ties with TMC

AAP's Arvind Kejriwal yet to get appointment with Congress's Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss Delhi ordinance issue. In Bengal, party upset with TMC for poaching their sole MLA.

Can Opposition unite to squash Modi govt’s Delhi ordinance? How Rajya Sabha numbers stack up

Bill to replace ordinance on Delhi L-G's powers likely to be introduced coming Parliament session & BJP expected to sail through voting in Rajya Sabha despite AAP attempts to unite opposition.

Days after Modi govt ordinance, Delhi minister calls order to reinstate IAS officer ‘illegal’

Order reinstating IAS Rajasekhar was signed by additional director (Vigilance). AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj said central govt's ordinance doesn't include 'allocation of work within dept'.

‘Good chance to defeat BJP’ — Mamata stands behind Kejriwal in fight against Modi govt ordinance

CMs met for 1st time since April 2022, & months after TMC & AAP fought Goa polls. Kejriwal is reaching out to Oppn leaders for support for when ordinance is put to vote in Parliament.

SC’s L-G vs AAP judgment ‘destroys Constitution’s structure’, says Union govt in review petition

Review petition was filed Friday, same day central govt brought an ordinance that virtually nullifies SC verdict on division of powers between Delhi lieutenant governor and AAP govt.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.