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Supreme Court instructs ECI to keep Symbol Loading Units in strong rooms after elections: Read what these devices are and how the order will...
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Symbol Loading Units are used to load candidate names and symbols into the VVPAT machines before the elections
SC is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under ‘Material Resources Of Community’ of Article 39(b): All you need to...
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CJI said, "The dichotomy that Article 39(b) can never include private property, then it is very artificial, because when it says material resources of community it is agnostic to the title."
Congress is not new to inheritance tax, it had imposed the ‘death tax’ for over 3 decades before abolishing in 1985, P Chidambaram repeatedly...
P Chidambaram had suggested imposing an Inheritance Tax through his articles as recently as March 2023. The UPA government was also mulling about the idea during their tenure.
What happened to Kotak Mahindra Bank? RBI orders it to stop issuing credit cards and onboarding new online customers: Here is what it means
RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through online, mobile banking; issuing new credit cards
USA’s Congressional Research Service report says CAA provisions violate Articles 14 and 15 of Indian constitution, here’s how it is wrong
Granting citizenship to refugees is totally up to the Indian government and requires no recommendation, concern, or interference from the US government, Congress, or any of its bodies.
Floods in Dubai are not all doom and gloom: Read about climate experimentation and geoengineering, how humanity has been working to mitigate natural challenges
Despite the bad optics that unfolded before the UAE residents yesterday because of flooding, media office in Dubai dubbed the downpours “rains of goodness”.
‘Duniya Main Rahenge Toh Ghaziyon Ki Tarah’: Read what Ghazi means in Islamic texts. Is Asaduddin Owaisi asking Muslims to kill infidels?
A Ghazi in Islam means someone who fights in jihad for the sake of Islam and its teachings. A Ghazi thus essentially means a Jihadi who is willing to fight against non-Muslims.
Explainer: How ‘unaccounted transactions’ and violations led the IT Department to send notices of demands worth Rs 3,567 crores from Congress
The IT dept initiated reassessment proceedings after discovering discrepancies in the Congress party's tax returns.
62 per cent of donations by companies after ED raids went to opposition parties: Electoral bonds data debunks opposition’s ‘extortion’ claims
An analysis conducted by The Indian Express uncovered how opposition misled the public with claims that BJP used raids to "extort" money using Electoral Bonds.
Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC: Top 10 donors of 7 parties, who did top 5 companies donate to, and more: Read full...
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The Election Commission of India on 21th March published the detailed Electoral Bond data submitted by the State Bank of India
