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Oct 16, 2018
'Rahul Gandhi concocts alternative narrative if facts don't suit him': Arun Jaitley targets Congress chief in Facebook post
In a Facebook post titled 'Is the Clown Prince out-clowning himself', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal, economy, and PNB scam. -
Oct 16, 2018
Facebook demands for UK political ads to carry identity flags to curb fake news
The information on the advert will be stored by Facebook for up to seven years. -
Oct 06, 2018
SC allows deportation of Rohingya: Prashant Bhushan's arguments flawed as international laws hold no water in Indian courts
On grounds of non-interference with the executive policy, the dualistic form of the State as well as the fact that India is non-signatory of the Refugee Convention, the Supreme Court is right in its judgment in allowing the deportation of the Rohingya refugees -
Sep 26, 2018
Media outlets express concerns about SC judgment on disqualification of politicians facing criminal charges
Media outlets across the country took to express their views on the Supreme Court's decision and discuss the realistic possibility of successfully implementing it. -
Sep 26, 2018
Supreme Court, Parliament and voters are equally at fault for not curbing criminalisation of politics
Tuesday's Supreme Court judgment may be legally sound, but it is a dampener in the struggle for clean politics -
Sep 25, 2018
Supreme Court says Election Commission vested with absolute powers, but still has to act according to law
The apex court noted the contention of the counsel for the petitioner that empirical evidence supported the view that the current legislative framework permits criminals to enter the electoral arena and become legislators. -
Sep 25, 2018
Supreme Court tells political parties to name and shame criminal lawmakers: Apex court issues five guidelines
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued some directions to political parties as it left the matter of disqualification of politicians carrying criminal charges against them, to the Parliament saying that the court cannot add to the grounds of disqualification. -
Sep 25, 2018
Full text: Supreme Court judgment on disqualification of politicians facing criminal charges from contesting elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday left the matter of disqualification of politicians carrying criminal charges against them, to the Parliament saying that the Court cannot add to the grounds of disqualification. -
Sep 25, 2018
Should MPs/MLAs with criminal past be allowed to contest elections in India? Supreme Court verdict likely today
The five-judge SC bench had in the course of hearing made it clear that it can neither lay down a law nor ask the Parliament to enact one to bar the politicians with criminal antecedents from contesting elections. -
Sep 24, 2018
As Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha polls near, Congress sees Rafale deal controversy as weapon to block BJP's rise
The political slugfest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition party has been escalating since former French president François Hollande indicated that the Indian government pushed Dassault Aviation to partner with Reliance Defence for the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale fighter jet deal.
