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DE CRIMINALISATION OF POLITICS
Would require legislative amendments, EC to SC on decriminalisation of politicsIn an affidavit, citing its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", the EC said it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that persons charged ...- The meaning of Mulayam: He represents a quintessential form of doing politics in IndiaBeyond a long and rich political career, Mulayam was a national socialist figure, a party builder and a master mobiliser, who lived politic...
- Thousands protest as France reels from police violenceThousands took to the streets across France on Saturday to demand the government abandon a contentious new security law, in a controversy i...
- Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking to declare as void election of those facing criminal chargesA bench headed by Justice L N Rao said the petitioner can pursue remedies for implementation of earlier judgement delivered by the apex cou...
- Draw up plan in a week to de-criminalise politics: SC to ECA bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat was hearing a contempt petition — filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and NGO P...
- Election Commission of India vested with absolute powers but still has to act according to law: Supreme CourtThe apex court said that even though the poll panel has powers to supervise and conduct free and fair election, those powers have their lim...
- Pleas over disqualification of lawmakers: SC says criminalisation should not enter politicsA five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, also referred to the doctrine of separation of power and said the cour...
- 'Centre has failed to strengthen law on registration of political parties'The submissions were made in a rejoinder affidavit filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, in response to the Centre's affidavit f...
- Why some wives have pinned hopes on this Delhi High Court verdictMany other survivors of marital rape are now pinning their hopes of justice on the Delhi High Court, which is hearing a petition filed by t...
- People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls: EC to SCIt said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from con...
- Cleansing election systemThe Election Commission has made over 70 recommendations to the Central government through the UPA as well as the current Modi regime to re...
- Not the right time to have state funding of polls in India: Election CommissionThe Election Commission of India (EC) today said the time was not ripe to go for state funding of elections in the country.
- Burqa should not be worn in Germany, says Angela Merkel's partyBut to satisfy the critics, they adopted tough language on a range of immigration-related subjects, from security to integration.
- Supreme Court agrees to hear plea for electoral reformsA bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said that as similar petition is pending, the PIL be put for hearing alo...
- Defamation Law: Subramanian Swamy takes dig at Achhe Din to prove point in courtSwamy opened arguments on a host of petitions filed by the likes of political leaders such as Congress VP Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind ...
- Subrmanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi against Centre on criminal defamation in Supreme CourtSwamy and Gandhi advanced their arguments on the issue by saying that the two provisions have an "inhibitive effect" on freedom of speech a...
- RSS slams Arvind Kejriwal government over 'draconian' defamation circularThe article further stated that Kejriwal throughout his campaign used defamatory words or news against political leaders and business scion...
- Electoral reforms: SC seeks details of reference made to panelThe court was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO which is seeking a ban on persons, charged with criminal offences, from contesting polls.
- Candidate must poll 50% plus one to win: Former CEC N GopalaswamiFormer CEC N Gopalaswami urged the Centre to incorporate amendments suggested by the EC to bring in more reforms in the electoral process.
- Must clean politics of criminals: SoniaMs Gandhi stressed the need for bringing greater transparency.
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