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Who is IITian Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal’s new chief secretary, and why is the opposition criticising his appointment?Senior IAS officer Manoj Agarwal has been appointed as the new chief secretary of West Bengal. This appointment has sparked controversy, wi...
Tyranny of elected & majority: SC on delayed CEC-EC lawA bench comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma termed Parliament's failure to enact a law governing the appointment o...
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
CJI Surya Kant recuses from hearing on EC appointments lawChief Justice of India Surya Kant has opted to withdraw from hearing debates regarding a contentious 2023 law that affects the appointment ...
Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India's Chief Election CommissionerPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s committee appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding Rajiv Kumar upon his r...
Who is Vivek Joshi, India’s new election commissioner?Vivek Joshi has been appointed as the Election Commissioner, with Gyanesh Kumar taking the helm as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Thi...
All eyes on SC as India to apply one law for first time to find Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's replacementThe Supreme Court is set to review the legality of the current law for appointing Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice ...
SC refuses to stay new procedure for appointment of Election Commissioners, issues notice to CentreThe Supreme Court dismissed an application for a stay on the new procedure for appointing election commissioners, stating its previous verd...
PM Modi-led committee names Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners, says Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryA committee led by PM Narendra Modi, with Opposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, appointed Gyan...
PM-led panel to meet Wednesday to select new election commissionerA committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene on Wednesday to choose a candidate for the vacant post of election commissione...
PIL in SC challenges new law on appointment of CEC, ECs; seeks 'independent, transparent' systemAdvocate Gopal Singh has approached the Supreme Court challenging a new law that grants extensive powers to the central government in appoi...
PIL in SC seeking to include CJI in selection committee for CEC, EC appointmentIt seeks direction to the Centre to include the Chief Justice of India in the selection committee for the appointment of the CEC and ECs wh...
Congress releases Advani's letter asking CJI be made chairman of panel to select CECThe Indian Congress has revealed a 2012 letter by BJP leader LK Advani, then chair of India's BJP Parliamentary party, addressed to the the...
Kejriwal slams proposed bill to alter Election Commissioner selection processDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the Centre's proposed bill which would change the committee to select Chief Election Commis...
Proposed election commisioners selection bill ploy to rig 2024 LS poll, says TMCThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has alleged that the proposed bill that aims to regulate the selection of the chief election commissioner and ...
No plan to set up collegium to select election commissioners: GovernmentThe government also said that it has no plans as of now to draft a law on selecting the chief election commissioner as well as fellow elect...
Should there be law for collegium-based selection of election commissioners?The original draft Constitution had provided that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners would be appointed by the Pres...