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When institutions collide: Democracy, Lokpal and judicial power

India, Jan. 7 -- There is no dispute that judicial review forms an inseparably part of the Constitution's basic structure, as settled since the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case. High Courts under Art... Read More


EC tells SC it is competent to undertake SIR of electoral rolls

India, Jan. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has the power and competence to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, besides, th... Read More


Court grants time to Sonia in plea on name in electoral roll

India, Jan. 7 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday granted time till February 7 to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to file her reply on a plea challenging a magistrate's order refusing to probe the allegation tha... Read More


Phansi Ghar row: Assembly panel recommends action against Kejriwal, three others for skipping hearings

India, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi Assembly's Privileges Committee has recommended that the House to take appropriate action against four AAP leaders, including ex-chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, for not appe... Read More


Assembly adjourned twice as BJP, AAP spar over teachers counting dogs claims

India, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi Assembly was adjourned two times on the second day of the Winter Session on Tuesday, with the ruling BJP MLAs seeking an apology from the AAP members for "spreading lies" th... Read More


Jammu will face Ladakh's fate if separated: J&K CM

Jammu, Jan. 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday castigated BJP leaders for claiming that Jammu alone may get statehood, stating that further division of Jammu and Kashmir on... Read More


Palace: PBBM confident 2026 nat'l budget can withstand legal scrutiny

Manila, Jan. 6 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is confident that the "clean and well-prepared" 2026 national budget can withstand constitutionality concerns that may be raised before the Supreme ... Read More


Suresh Kalmadi Passes Away at 81, Ending an Era in Pune Politics Shadowed by CWG Controversy

India, Jan. 6 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi passed away in Pune early Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 81. His mortal remains will b... Read More


"Offspring of Sharjeel Imam were born at JNU": CM Fadnavis condemns sloganeering against PM, Home Minister

Nagpur, Jan. 6 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday strongly condemned sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru Uni... Read More


Umesh Yadav joins JSP-N

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- Nepali Communist Party (NCP) leader and former minister Umesh Yadav has joined the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal. On Tuesday, JSP-N chair Upendra Yadav and other leaders formally ... Read More