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Govt likely to push PM-CMs jail bill in upcoming monsoon sessionParliament is set to debate the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the upcoming monsoon session. The bill, aimed at 'decriminali...- Key facts about Thailand's new prime ministerAnutin Charnvirakul has been confirmed as Thailand's new prime minister, known for his pragmatic politics and role in decriminalizing canna...
- Key facts about Thailand's new prime ministerAnutin Charnvirakul became the new Prime Minister of Thailand. Parliament confirmed his position. He is known for decriminalizing cannabis....
- Thailand moves to recriminalize cannabis, disrupting $1 billion marijuana industryThailand is moving to recriminalize cannabis, reversing its 2022 decriminalization and impacting a marijuana industry valued at over $1 bil...
- Eco Survey projects 6.3-6.8% growth for 2025-26The Economic Survey for 2024-25 projects real growth between 6.3% and 6.8%, stressing the need for 8% growth to achieve the 'Viksit Bharat'...
- From Ayodhya to Article 370: CJI DY Chandrachud leaves behind a stellar legal legacyChief Justice DY Chandrachud's two-year tenure concludes on November 10, 2024, leaving a legacy of judicial modernization. His term saw the...
- NOTA option ineffective in weeding out candidates with criminal past"We can infer that people in big cities at least were using the option to reject unfit candidates," head of ADR and Election Watch, former ...
- Have actively taken steps for decriminalisation of politics: EC to SCThe poll panel told the apex court that in its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that people ch...
- AOC quick to say 'We Won' as Chris Wallace pulls up controversial advertisementAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) said that despite the Republicans’ relentless attacks, they won and surpassed expectations. She gave youth t...
- President, lawmakers, mushrooms: What are Americans voting for on November 3?If Biden wins the presidency and Democrats are able to win the Senate as well as hang onto the House, the party will control all the levers...
- Barring convicts from polls: SC seeks Centre's replyA bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha asked the government to file its reply in two weeks and posted the matter for furt...
- EC working on 'comprehensive review' of election lawsZaidi said while he understands that the recommendations made by the EC and Law Commission in this regard are being "scrutinised" by a task...
- Homosexuality: Supreme Court refers petition to five-judge benchThe bench will decide whether homosexuality is to remain a crime on the statute books in an open-court debate that’s expected to be watched...
- After Arun Jaitley, Congress, AAP and Left favour dilution of Section 377At a time when consensus is rare, political sentiment across the ideological divide appears to favour decriminalizing homosexuality.
- Narendra Modi government defers draft bill to bar tainted politicians from contesting pollsThe draft bill proposes such politicians shall remain disqualified from contesting polls till his acquittal or six years after serving the ...
- Leaders charged with heinous crimes may be barred from polls for 13 yearsAs of now, there is no restriction on a candidate to contest elections unless he has been convicted by a court.
- Law panel chief says political class not serious about electoral reformsLaw Commission chairman and former Delhi High Court chief justice A P Shah said, "Institutional integrity is important to preserve."
- Government may amend law to put MP/MLAs’ trials on fast trackThe government is working on an amendment in the law to ensure that trials against MPs/MLAs charged with serious offences are completed wit...
- Bureaucrats back Durga, say depoliticize IASUP's babudom wants to use Durga's case to build public pressure on 'depoliticize' civil services and 'decriminalize' politics.
- Chargesheeted may be barred from polls: MoilyAt present, under the Representation of People Act, only persons convicted by a trial court and sentenced to more than two years imprisonme...
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