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Some in the House panel have questioned the likely priorities of a government elected for a short period. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Former chief justices endorse constitutionality of simultaneous polls conceptDY Chandrachud warns EC power could alter state assembly tenure without limitsShort tenures after midterm polls may hinder government project implementation Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: Former chief justices of India, who have conve ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Chief Justices of India have reportedly endorsed the constitutionality of the 'one nation, one election' (ONOE) concept, while conveying their views to a parliamentary committee on the Bill proposing simultaneous polls. They have also raised concerns over its various aspects, including the power given to the Election Commission, and offered suggestions. Former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, in his opinion submitted to the joint committee of Parliament, dismissed the Opposition's critic ...Read More >
Several opposition parties plan to meet the Election Commission of India about the 'Special Intensive Revision' in Bihar. Confusion surrounds the meeting's confirmation. The Congress sought an urgent appointment for a multi-party delegation. RJD leader Manoj Jha prepared his party's viewpoint. CPI (ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya will present his views strongly.Several opposition parties are preparing to call on the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Nirvachan Sadan regarding the ongoing 'Sp ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 3 (PTI) The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday with the first batches of pilgrims setting off from the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan towards the 3880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, which houses a naturally formed ice-lingam, officials said. The yatra started early morning from the twin tracks -- the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. The batches of pilgrims, including men, women and sadhus, left from the Nunwan ...Read More >
New Delhi: Cigarettes, carbonated drinks, and high-end cars are among items that may become more expensive if a proposal to replace the expiring compensation cess - in the Goods and Services Tax system - with cesses on health and clean energy, targeting tobacco products and automobiles, is passed. The Health Cess will apply to 'sin goods' - referring to products usually taxed at higher rates due to their perceived negative impact on society - and others in the higher 28 per cent GST bracket. Th ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 2: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra today said that the party's campaign to regain Statehood for J&K is open to all. Speaking to reporters after addressing Mahila Congress Convention, Karra said the campaign has been successful so far and that the party welcomes participation from people across the political spectrum. "This is not just for the Congress, its workers, or its leaders. If we manage to restore these rights, they will benefit everyon ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 2: Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of assembly elections. Leaders from 11 parties, including the Congress, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, NCP-SP and the Samajwadi Party, put forth their objections before Chief Electio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of assembly elections. Leaders from 11 parties, including the Congress, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, NCP-SP and the Samajwadi Party, put forth their objections before Chief El ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday extended the term of the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal by one year, an official notification said.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-appointment of Agrawal, an IRS officer of the 1988 batch, as CBDT chairman for one year from July 1 this year to June 30, 2026, on contract basis.Agrawal took over as the CBDT chairman from Nitin Gupta in June 2024 after Gupta's extended tenure ended. Agrawal has been a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In a statement likely to stir the state's political circles, cooperation minister KN Rajanna Saturday said public works minister Satish Jarkiholi could replace deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar as the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president.Rajanna, a close aide of chief minister Siddaramaiah, said: "The change is bound to happen, but it is uncertain when it will take place. I believe that Jarkiholi will become the state Congress president. He might be appointed to the ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP National Spokesperson Tuhin Sinha on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, demanding that the party apologise to the country for the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution, which he described as the "most frightening" and damaging amendment in India's constitutional history. His remarks came in response to Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh, who on Friday accused the RSS of having "never accepted" the Constitut ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The issue of Sri Lanka arresting Indian fishermen stems from an agreement during the Emergency under which their rights for fishing in some specific areas were given up, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. The agreement with Sri Lanka would not have been possible if a genuine Parliament functioned at that time, Jaishankar said at an event organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. Katchatheevu, an uninhabited islan ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Sounding an alarm over the 2027 Census announced by the centre, CM MK Stalin, taking to X, said the danger of delimitation was imminent and that the Census would give the BJP-led union government the means to restructure parliamentary representation to its advantage, at the cost of the southern states. "The census delay is no accident and delimitation plan no coincidence. The danger I warned of is at our doorstep," he said. Referring to the claim of the ministry of home affairs that th ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 6 (ANI): Reiterating his attack on the Centre over Census and Delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Friday, said that the Census delay is 'no accident' and the delimitation plan is 'no coincidence'. Despite the assurance from Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Stalin asserted that a clear parliamentary commitment and a suitable constitutional amendment are what are needed to address the concerns of southern states on delimitation. 'The #Census delay ...Read More >
Chennai, Jun 6 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday alleged that there is a "sinister design" in the BJP-led union government's implementation of the Census and delimitation exercises. Alleging that the Census delay was no accident and that the delimitation plan was no coincidence, the Chief Minister said, "the danger I warned of is at our doorstep." In a social media post, he said: "There is a sinister design in how the BJP-led Union Government is implementing the national Cens ...Read More >
Chennai: The delay in announcing the census and the subsequent redrawing of constituencies are not accidental. "The danger I have been warning about since the beginning has arrived at our doorstep", said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. In a post on X, he said, "There is a sinister design in how the BJP-led Union Government is implementing the national Census and the subsequent developed states, especially in the non-Hindi speaking South, which followed population control norms, will now be ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he is optimistic that the Centre will introduce the 125th Constitution Amendment Bill in the coming budget session of Parliament. The bill aims to amend Article 280 of the Constitution enabling the Finance Commission to recommend measures needed to augment the consolidated fund of states to supplement resources of the Sixth Schedule autonomous councils, that includes the Bodoland Territorial Council. Speaking to media during an e ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that when the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the bill be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussions. Shah said, "When the One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion. If the Law Minister is willing to send the bill to JPC, t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the government, saying voting at the introduction stage of two bills on simultaneous elections in the Lok Sabha showed the BJP did not have the two-third majority required to pass a constitutional amendment. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday. Opposition parties dubbed the draft laws -- a Constitution amendment bill and an o ...Read More >
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], December 17 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday welcomed the 'One Nation, One Election' bill stating that One Nation One Election will create a balance between speed of work and finances. He also dismissed opposition protests over the bill saying that Congress opposes every good initiative, that's their only agenda. Speaking to mediapersons, the Haryana Chief Minister said, "Continuous elections cost a lot and slow down development and progress. On ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In the proposed bills on 'one nation one election', to be tabled in Lok Sabha Monday, the government has argued that there is an imperative need for holding simultaneous elections for various reasons as polls have become expensive and time-consuming. In the Constitution (129th) Amendment Bill, 2024, the government has stated that imposition of a Model Code of Conduct in several parts of the country that are poll-bound puts on hold entire development programmes and causes disruption o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Friday slammed the 'One Nation, One Election' being passed by the Union Cabinet, calling it an "attack on federalism." "The Congress party has already cleared its stand as One Nation One Election is an attack on federalism and there should be a discussion on the election process in the parliament," he said. The 'One Nation One Election' bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday paving the way for its introduction in Par ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'One Nation, One Election' plan, clearing draft legislations aimed at holding simultaneous elections across India. The decision, taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marks a significant step toward reducing the frequency of elections in the country. The draft bills are expected to be introduced in Parliament during the ongoing Winter session, with the government emphasizing wider consultations, including input from ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 12: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election', and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session, sources said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government is keen on holding wider consultations on bills which are likely to be referred to a parliamentary committee. Sources said the government was also keen to consult ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet cleared the bill for the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal on Thursday. The government is expected to introduce a comprehensive bill on the matter during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. In September, the government accepted the recommendations from a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, which suggested holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies in a phased manner. 'One Nation, One El ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election', and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session, sources said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government is keen on holding wider consultations on bills which are likely to be referred to a parliamentary committee. Sources said the government was also keen to consu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the 'One Nation, One Election'. This decision follows the recommendations of a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, which had been advocating for this change since its formation in September 2023. The proposal, now set for legislative action, seeks to conduct simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies, which includes municipalities and panchayats. Acco ...Read More >
Over 18,000 people in Mexico have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in the country's contentious new selection process, but a random drawing in the end will determine who gets on the ballot, officials said Monday. "The registration to be a member of the judiciary was a success, something unprecedented, historic," President Claudia Sheinbaum told the press Monday morning. Sheinbaum defends this reform promulgated by her predecessor and mentor, Andres Manuel ...Read More >
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