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Ajit Pawar faction stakes claim for NCP name and symbolAccording to EC insiders, the petition dated June 30 - two days before some NCP MLAs joined the Shinde ministry - reached Nirvachan Sadan o...
SC order on Shiv Sena strengthens ECI’s primacy on symbol disputes, says EC proceedings cannot be stayed indefinitelyThe Supreme Court order on the Shiv Sena dispute has not only upheld the Election Commission’s decision to grant the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol...
Pakistan cites instability and threat of war with India as hurdles in holding provincial polls in PunjabThe report, submitted to the Supreme Court by the defence ministry, noted that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province would f...
Power does not remain with anyone forever: Ajit PawarEarlier, Uddhav Thackeray-led group told the apex court that an unconstitutional government was running Maharashtra. Bypolls in Pune is goi...
Gehlot calls GNCTD Bill ‘murder of democracy', move to target AAP govtAccusing the BJP of doing a volte-face, the chief minister said the party had earlier advocated full statehood status to Delhi.
Modi’s leadership biggest factor behind mandate, says Bhupender Yadav"Opposition tried to fight election on the basis of lies and misinformation," said Bhupender Yadav.
CEC wrote two letters to Ashok Lavasa to let election process continue3 commissioners met informally on Saturday after it became public that Lavasa had officially recused himself from MCC issues.
View: Unelected bodies like RBI are vital for democracyThat elected bodies like govt are always superior to unelected ones like RBI is a dangerous argument.
Unprecedented acrimony marks Najeeb Jung's tenure as Delhi Lieutenant GovernorThe Arvind Kejriwal dispensation, having won a brute majority in the February 2015 election, repeatedly accused Jung of "stalling" governan...
Will fight with LG Najeeb Jung to protect people's interest: Manish SisodiaManish Sisodia also alleged that the Prime Minister's Office was behind the LG stalling ambitious projects, including setting up of mohalla...
No conflict with judiciary, Supreme Court order on NJAC will be obeyed: Arun JaitleySpeaking for the government at a TV debate, Jaitley said, "The Supreme Court has rightly or wrongly decided. The judgment will be complied ...
Nepal Maoists must accept poll outcomeThere is little doubt the results of the elections for the second Constituent Assembly in Nepal are surprising, mostly in the poor showing ...
High Court wants Mamata Banerjee to reply to State Election Commission's security demandThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Mamata Banerjee government to submit its reply by Friday on the State Election Commission's (...
- 'West Bengal govt to move SC if division bench upholds panchayat order'
The West Bengal government will approach the Supreme Court if a division bench of the Calcutta High Court upholds Friday's order establishi...
HC orders 3-phase rural polls in West Bengal, setback to WB govtThe Calcutta High Court today directed that panchayat polls be held in three phases in WB with centra police cover.
- Landmark verdict
The SC bench has rightly grounded the verdict and the authority.
- Some experts question Bhardwaj line
A section of constitutional experts countered the govt's view saying for several constitutional posts for the removing authority was not th...