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‘One nation, one election’ beneficial for society: Shivraj Chouhan
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan advocates 'one nation, one election', citing benefits like resource savings and uninterrupted development at a BJP seminar.
Published on Apr 26, 2025 05:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
The unfinished agenda of India’s urban governance
The function of urban planning has typically not devolved to cities and decentralised urban planning has not been mainstreamed
Published on Apr 23, 2025 08:15 PM IST
Maansi Verma
Donald Trump bats for third presidential term: ‘I’m not joking'
President Donald Trump has mentioned several times that he might be able to bypass the 22nd constitutional amendment that only permits two terms in office
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 04:26 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Ria Amol Wadikar
V-P says no provision for review of a constitutional amendment
The hour-long meeting came in the wake of a huge amount of cash being recovered from the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 04:49 AM IST
Smriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi
Lok Sabha extends tenure of JPC on ‘one nation, one election’ bills
The JPC headed by senior BJP lawmaker PP Chaudhary has so far held five meetings and is scheduled to have its sixth meeting on Tuesday
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 03:10 PM IST
No provision for review of constitution amendment, says Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar called an all-party meeting at 4.30pm to discuss judicial accountability against the backdrop of the cash discovery at Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma’s official residence
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 12:59 PM IST
Smriti Kak Ramachadran
'Words of a Baba don't...': Why Prashant Kishor slammed godman Dhirendra Shastri
Prashant Kishor, an election strategist turned politician, said some BJP leaders had supported Baba's stand because they wanted to exact political mileage.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 10:07 PM IST
RSS-linked body starts campaign to use ‘Bharat’ instead of ‘India’
The campaign was launched at 200 locations across the country and aims to collect one million signatures by March 21
Published on Feb 21, 2025 11:06 PM IST
One Nation, One Election panel set to visit all states; meet parties, ECI
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinising two bills aimed at ushering in simultaneous state and national elections has decided to visit all states, meet political parties, the ECI
Published on Feb 01, 2025 06:08 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Centre looks to table bill on One Nation, One Election
A bill to pave the way for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies ranks high on the Union government’s agenda
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 05:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea to drop ‘derogatory’ caste names
A petition in the Supreme Court questioned the use of ‘derogatory’ caste names in certificates even while the use of these terms is considered an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Published on Nov 19, 2024 02:09 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Cabinet clears plan for ‘One Nation, One Election’
The proposal to align elections was a part of the BJP's 2024 poll manifesto and has backing of PM Modi but is opposed by a raft of political parties.
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 05:51 AM IST
Can Joe Biden's plan to reform Supreme Court limit Donald Trump's powers?
Joe Biden called for crucial reforms to the Supreme Court. The US President seems to be considering reducing Donald Trump's authority should he succeed him.
Published on Jul 29, 2024 09:44 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his rule
Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his rule
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 01:37 PM IST
AP |
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 05:07 AM IST
AP |
Cong manifesto: Raising 50% quota cap, right to apprenticeship among guarantees
The manifesto said Congress has been the most vocal and active champion of the progress of the backward and oppressed classes and castes
Published on Apr 05, 2024 04:42 PM IST
Cong guarantees comprehensive social, economic and caste census, says Kharge ahead of LS polls
Cong guarantees comprehensive social, economic and caste census, says Kharge ahead of LS polls
Published on Mar 16, 2024 02:10 PM IST
PTI |
Legally Speaking | Can fundamental principles of the Constitution be altered?
The Parliament has unrestricted authority to alter the Constitution as long as it does not damage the essential structure of the Constitution
Published on Mar 12, 2024 07:33 PM IST
Legislative and judicial contours of SC/ST quota in Lok Sabha and assemblies
Of 543 seats for elected representatives in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 47 for Scheduled Tribes.
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 04:41 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
North Korea amends constitution to enshrine nuclear ambitions
The amendment comes a year after North Korea officially enshrined in law the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself.
Published on Sep 28, 2023 07:23 AM IST
Reuters |
Not a political tool, but a Bill to empower women
Political representation is a fundamental aspect of women’s empowerment, and the government has taken steps to increase the participation of women in politics
Published on Sep 23, 2023 01:32 AM IST
VPP okay with ‘one nation, one election’ but opposes renaming country
One-nation, one-election would need a constitutional amendment and then it would need to be taken to state assemblies. It is not a new concept having taken place four times in the 1950s and 60s but India has fewer states and a smaller population that could vote
Published on Sep 09, 2023 12:35 PM IST
David Laitphlang
Any move to rename nation against the constitution, says Kerala CM
The chief minister said the move was part of attempts to sabotage the country’s heterogeneity and urged the public to resist such measures.
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Simultaneous polls need wider debate
Unknowns remain about the government's move to explore simultaneous polls to state assemblies and the Lok Sabha
Published on Sep 04, 2023 08:24 AM IST
HT Editorial
Kejriwal govt moves SC over Centre’s services ordinance
The govt said the ordinance shows contempt for the elected government by making a pretence of involving the CM
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
J’khand guv again returns bill to increase reservation
A senior Raj Bhawan official said that the bill has been returned to the government based on legal opinion provided by the Attorney General of India.
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Vishal Kant, Ranchi
Opposition says it will back govt on OBCs bill
The decision of as many as 14 Opposition parties means that a Bill will finally be passed peacefully in the Monsoon Session that has suffered unabated disruptions and protests from the beginning.
Updated on Aug 10, 2021 05:26 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt to push legislation in final week of session
Both Houses have seen Opposition lawmakers troop to the Well, hold placards and shout slogans against the government over their demand to discuss the Pegasus row, the three farm laws and rising fuel prices.
Updated on Aug 09, 2021 07:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
SC to decide on bench for EWS reservation pleas
The bench is hearing petitions challenging the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019, filed on the grounds that economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for reservation.
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 01:25 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bombay HC to give verdict on 16% Maratha quota today
A bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre heard arguments in support of and against the reservation for more than a month-and-a-half
Published on Jun 27, 2019 09:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | K A Y Dodhiya, Mumbai
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