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India Panel Favors Keeping Sedition Law Put on Hold by Top Court: A panel in India is in favor of retaining the nation’s colonial-era sedition law which has been ...
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India Panel Favors Keeping Sedition Law Put on Hold by Top Court
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Centre is planning to make sedition law more draconian, will misuse it, alleges Congress
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The reasons Law Commission gave while recommending a stronger sedition law: Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code penalises a crime against the state ...
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The reasons Law Commission gave while recommending a stronger sedition law
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India Panel Favors Keeping Sedition Law Put on Hold by Top Court: A panel in India is in favor of retaining the nation’s colonial-era sedition law which has been ...
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India Panel Favors Keeping Sedition Law Put on Hold by Top Court
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Centre is planning to make sedition law more draconian, will misuse it, alleges Congress
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The reasons Law Commission gave while recommending a stronger sedition law: Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code penalises a crime against the state ...
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The reasons Law Commission gave while recommending a stronger sedition law
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Law Commission backs sedition law, says should be retained with key amendments: Last year, the Supreme Court had put the colonial-era law under abeyance.
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Law Commission backs sedition law, says should be retained with key ...
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Law Commission recommends retaining sedition law with key amendments, says repeal can have serious adverse ramifications
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Law Commission’s sedition report: Opaque process, regressive recommendations: The 22nd Law Commission ignores issues raised by various Supreme Court judgments ...
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Law Commission’s sedition report: Opaque process, regressive ...
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Govt wants to make sedition law more ‘draconian’, sending message it’ll be used against Oppn leaders: Congress
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Law Commission Says Sedition Law Should Stay, Recommends Increased Punishment: "Repealing Section 124A of IPC on the mere basis that certain countries have ...
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India's top court seeks reply from ED on Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest in money laundering case
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Ending poll bonds pushes country to black money, all will regret, says PM Modi: Data showed that the ruling BJP was the largest beneficiary of the electoral bond ...
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Ending poll bonds pushes country to black money, all will regret ...
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Liquor Policy 'Scam': Kejriwal's custody extended till April 23: A Delhi court yesterday extended the detention of opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a graft ...
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Liquor Policy 'Scam': Kejriwal's custody extended till April 23
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Top 10 world news: Another stabbing incident in Sydney; PM Modi accuses opposition of spreading lies, and more
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‘Everyone will regret it,’ says PM Narendra Modi on scrapping of electoral bonds scheme
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Check claims that BJP got extra votes in EVMs during mock polls in Kerala, Supreme Court tells EC
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Check claims that BJP got extra votes in EVMs during mock polls in Kerala ...
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Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison: On April 5, the Supreme Court had observed that the allegations of terrorism against Sen ...
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Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison
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‘Don’t try to bring down the system’, says Supreme Court on pleas to count all VVPAT slips
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‘Don’t try to bring down the system’, says Supreme Court on pleas to count ...
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'India pushed towards black money': PM Modi on scrapping of electoral bonds scheme by Supreme Court
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Quick Glance: Modi Warns of Black Money and Benefits of Electoral Bond Scheme
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the significance of the electoral bond scheme as a tool for disclosing donations to political parties.

  • Modi cautioned that the Supreme Court's abolition of the electoral bonds system had pushed the country towards black money in elections, leading to future regrets.

  • He pointed out areas for enhancement within the system and defended the objective of making electoral processes more transparent and free from black money.

  • Modi took on the Opposition, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about electoral bonds, and disclosed information regarding corporate donations made through the system.
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Actions required to protect judiciary from ‘unwarranted pressures’, 21 former judges tell CJI
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Eid-ul-Fitr on April 10 or April 11 in India? Muslim body chief clears the air: Eid-ul-Fitr celebration date to be determined by moon sighting ...
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Eid-ul-Fitr on April 10 or April 11 in India? Muslim body chief clears the ...
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India's BJP members detained at protest seeking Delhi leader's resignation: Several members of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were detained on ...
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India's BJP members detained at protest seeking Delhi leader's resignation
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Those ‘dancing over’ electoral bonds data are going to repent, says PM Narendra Modi
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Quick Glance: Government Approved Printing of Rs 10,000-cr Electoral Bonds
  • Three days before the Supreme Court invalidated the electoral bonds, the Finance Ministry authorized the printing of 10,000 bonds worth 1 crore each.

  • Records show that 8,350 bonds had already been printed and dispatched to the SBI.

  • A total of 22,217 electoral bonds were redeemed, with significant amounts going to BJP, Congress, and other parties.

  • Following the Supreme Court's ruling, SBI instructed SPMCIL to halt printing of the remaining bonds for which approval had been granted.
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Authoritarianism, suppression of Opposition makes polls as good as rigged: Economist Jean Drèze
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Authoritarianism, suppression of Opposition makes polls as good as rigged: ...
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Baba Ramdev: The yoga guru under fire over Patanjali's 'natural cures': Baba Ramdev's Patanjali is criticised by India's top court for making false claims about ...
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Baba Ramdev: The yoga guru under fire over Patanjali's 'natural cures'
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AAP leader Manish Sisodia seeks interim bail in Delhi liquor case to campaign for Lok Sabha election
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AAP leader Manish Sisodia seeks interim bail in Delhi liquor case to ...
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What is the dress code for advocates and when can it be relaxed?: Notices and circulars announcing a relaxation in the dress code for advocates practising in the ...
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What is the dress code for advocates and when can it be relaxed?
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Cash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India: A record quantity of bribes, including cash, booze, drugs and precious metals ...
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Cash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India
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India court extends Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till April 23 - News | Khaleej Times
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India court extends Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till ...
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SBI refuses to disclose electoral bonds' details under RTI Act: SBI refuses to disclose electoral bond details under RTI Act, Supreme Court orders complete ...
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SBI refuses to disclose electoral bonds' details under RTI Act
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Romeo & Juliet: Hundreds show support for actress abused online: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has been trolled online with "racist and misogynistic abuse" after ...
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Romeo & Juliet: Hundreds show support for actress abused online
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Madhya Pradesh: SC stays Indore administration’s order revoking permission for Christian prayer meet
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Madhya Pradesh: SC stays Indore administration’s order revoking permission ...
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Bihar government tells Supreme Court it supports caste survey: Report: The state’s JD(U)-BJP government told the court that it is drawing up welfare plans for ...
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Bihar government tells Supreme Court it supports caste survey: Report
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Commentary: Modi is making India election all about himself: India's ruling party’s manifesto offers 24 "guarantees" - they are all in Prime ...
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Commentary: Modi is making India election all about himself
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Retired Judges Write to CJI Against Attempts to 'undermine' Judiciary: New Delhi: A group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written ...
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Retired Judges Write to CJI Against Attempts to 'undermine' Judiciary
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Harsh Mander: Congress manifesto is not perfect – but kindles some hope: With promises to restore personal freedoms, recognise civil unions and improve health ...
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Harsh Mander: Congress manifesto is not perfect – but kindles some hope
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Pakistan man accused in Sarabjit Singh killing shot dead: What was the case?: Indian national Sarabjit Singh’s imprisonment in Pakistan, and his subsequent death ...
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Daily Brief: ‘Junk EVMs, bring back ballot’: Cloud of mistrust hangs over polls in western UP, and more
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Daily Brief: ‘Junk EVMs, bring back ballot’: Cloud of mistrust hangs over ...
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Narendra Modi: India’s popular but controversial leader seeking a transformative third term
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US to pay $100 million to survivors of Nassar's abuse. FBI waited months to investigate
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US to pay $100 million to survivors of Nassar's abuse. FBI waited months ...
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BJP disowns Anil Masih, says ‘he is not even part of the party’: Will ask him why did he invalidate ballots, said Chandigarh BJP chief Jatinder Malhotra.
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BJP disowns Anil Masih, says ‘he is not even part of the party’
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‘You asked for house arrest, must pay for it’, SC tells Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha
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‘Junk EVMs, bring back ballot’: Cloud of mistrust hangs over polls in western UP: Muslim voters are convinced their votes are being suppressed. A lawyer is ...
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