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By Arun Srivastava Bullying their political opponents is the key strategy for the top BJP leaders. The tweet from Amit Shah: “Those rejoicing over the Hon’ble SC decision on the ED case are delusional for various reasons: The amendments to the CVC Act, which were duly passed by Parliament, have been upheld. Powers of the […]

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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to move the Supreme Court “very soon” against the Gujarat High Court order rejecting his plea for a stay on his conviction in a defamation case. Party sources said the petition may be filed in the Supreme Court within this week as work on it is underway. Asked […]

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has refuted claims of a cold war between deputy CM and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis, saying the latter had a “lion’s share” in making him the CM. “There is no cold war between Devendraji and me. There are no differences. He is a large-hearted man. I am […]

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Holding that allegations made by the central force coordinator for West Bengal panchayat elections about alleged non-cooperation by the SEC and the state government are very serious, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed them to file their response on the averments made by the IG of BSF. The BSF IG, who is the central […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since the first opposition meet in Patna on June 23, 2023, the BJP seems to be hell bent on intimidating opposition leaders with corruption cases to submission, while the political parties in opposition have augmented their unity efforts which has clearly widened in terms of their number that has grown from […]

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By Arun Srivastava Once again the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has shown her political supremacy and electoral prowess by making her party decisively sweep West Bengal panchayat polls in the face of stiff challenge from Narendra Modi peeping through the posters put up by the state party urging the voters to defeat Mamata and […]

The post Trinamool’s Big Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Is A Boost Before 2024 Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Learn to put the fear of the enforcement directorate in politicians from the Modi government. Tuesday, July 11, the Supreme Court cancelled the continuing run of ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. But before celebrations broke, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, reminding those “rejoicing” that it was only a change of guard […]

The post Amit Shah’s Jibe At Opposition On Denial Of Extension To ED Chief Is Ominous first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The overwhelming response to the call by the Law Commission to public for recording their opinion on the proposed Uniform Civil Code shows the extent to which technology has empowered people. With only a couple of days left for the closure of the window for the public to express their views, already […]

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the benched chief of the country’s Wrestling Federation accused of sexual harassment, has refused to step down despite the chargesheet filed against him by the Delhi Police. Asked the question by Times Now, the six-time MP not only refused, but also misbehaved with the reporter and slammed a car door on […]

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By Kalyani Shankar The Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar claims he is neither ‘tired nor retired’ at 82. Undeterred by the recent political crisis in his party, the Grand old man has begun to rebuild his shrinking party after the BJP engineered the division in the NCP. Pawar founded the party in 1999, rebelling […]

The post NCP Split In Maharashtra Is A Part Of Wider BJP Plan For Lok Sabha Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Nearly five years after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 spoken of in the past tense, the Centre is once again hoping to get electoral dividends out of the abrogation. At least that is the feeling one gets. For the majority, the abrogation of Article 370 was a non-event, an […]

The post Supreme Court’s Final Hearing On Abrogation Of Article 370 Has Special Significance For 2024 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to attend the next meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday. He said the Congress party will hold a silent protest at Freedom Park here on July 12 as a mark of protest against […]

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Taking up a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the state’s bifurcation into two Union Territories after a gap of three years, the Supreme Court today decided to hear the petitions on a day-to-day basis from August 2. “The hearing of the petitions before the Constitution Bench […]

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By Arun Srivastava The nature and character of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, which claimed 17 lives, two less than the 2018 poll violence, underscores an ominous development for the ruling Trinamool Congress, was at the receiving end of the brutality. This also underlines a significant shift in the pattern of the violence, on […]

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By S Sethuraman The long and bitter exchanges between DMK leaders and Governor R N Ravi in Tamil Nadu over DMK “ideology” and other policy differences have led to Chief Minister M K Stalin taking the matter to President Draupadi Murmu. He dubbed Mr Ravi “biased and unfit” to hold his office. He has left […]

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Former Bihar BJP President, Sanjay Jaiswal, claimed that 40 per cent MLAs of JD-U under the leadership of Lalan Singh may join RJD and make Tejashwi Yadav as the chief minister of Bihar. Lalan Singh is JD-U National President. The statement of the BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal may be an attempt to destabilise the Nitish […]

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Alleging that the BJP deployed ”dirty tricks” to disqualify Rahul Gandhi from Parliament, the Congress on Sunday announced that as a mark of protest, its workers and leaders will hold a ’maun satyagraha’ near Mahatma Gandhi statues in every state capital on July 12. In a statement, Congress general secretary in-charge organization K C Venugopal […]

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By C.J. Atkins A group of former top U.S. diplomats has been conducting secret peace talks with officials at the highest level of the Russian government since at least April with the goal of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. That according to NBC News, which published an exclusive report on the talks […]

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By S. Sethuraman Political turbulence in Maharashtra and ruling BJP’s military-style command to fight to hold power at all levels after 2024 Lok Sabha polls and charging all opposition and anything else on the way as corruption, characterise the national scene amid concerns for survival of Indian Democracy. The sense of pride that India ought […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Gujarat High Court has said its piece on the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case. It does not take genius to deduct that the judge does not hold a candle for the disqualified MP. Just like BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala and recent BJP recruit Anil […]

The post Gujarat High Court Has Made A Mockery Of Justice In Rahul Gandhi Case first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran With the Supreme Court repeatedly upholding privacy as a fundamental right, it has become a serious challenge for lawmakers, law enforcers and even the courts to deal with enforcement of rules and regulations that often encroach upon this right of the citizens. The task has been further complicated by recent court observations, […]

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