'Disrespectful for PM and HM to have made midnight decision': Rahul Gandhi on new CEC selection

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Rahul Gandhi criticises the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner, calling the process disrespectful. He argues that the midnight decision by PM Modi and Home Minister Meghwal undermines the Election Commission's credibility, especially with a Supreme Court hearing...

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Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi

Indian politician (born 1970)
Opposition parties are coordinating informally in the Parliament, raising joint issues against the BJP-led government. Recently, they protested Speaker Om..
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Union home minister Amit Shah criticized Rahul Gandhi for relying on NGO data and speeches during a debate on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025,..
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Chief Justice of India

Chief Justice of India

Presiding judge of the Supreme Court of India
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Supreme Court Monday assured early hearing to a PIL petitioner who sought CBI probe into "troubling allegations" made on the floor of the Karnataka assembly that..
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Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar lauds Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna for unprecedented transparency in handling the controversy over cash found at..
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Election commission

Body which oversees elections
India's Election Commission is hosting nationwide all-party meetings led by state, district, and electoral registration officers until March 31, 2025, to address..
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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
Farm leaders arrested in Punjab over a week ago have been released, and Jagjit Dallewal has ended his indefinite fast. The Supreme Court acknowledged Dallewal as..
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The government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash recovery from his residence. The..
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The Gujarat High Court has extended Asaram Bapu's temporary bail by three months due to medical reasons. Serving a life sentence for rape, the 86-year-old godman..
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The government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash discovery at his residence following..
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A village in Kasganj remains tense after a Supreme Court observation and Allahabad high court ruling declared that groping a child's breasts over clothing..
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Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India since 2014
An Indian-American student at Houston University has accused a Hinduism course of bias, alleging it misrepresented aspects of the Hindu religion and politically..
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Diplomatic efforts under PM Modi's leadership have led to the release and pardon of over 10,000 Indians imprisoned abroad since 2014. Key successes include the..
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Taking to its X account on Friday, the government shared a series of pictures along with a caption that read, "Main character? No. He's the whole storyline...
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President Trump praised Prime Minister Modi as a smart leader and great friend while criticizing India's high import tariffs. Trump emphasized progress in trade..
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