On Friday, April 26th, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected the plea for 100% verification of votes polled on electronic voting machines (EVMs) with slips printed by the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta stated in two different but concurring rulings that it had thoroughly examined the technical details and protocol around EVMs. In two concurring rulings, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta upheld the notion that “democracy is all about striving to build harmony and trust between all institutions” and rej ..read more

The Delhi High Court ruled on Wednesday that accusations of treason against the prime minister are baseless and should not be made carelessly in the absence of strong evidence. The BJD MP Pinaki Misra was suing attorney Jai Anant Dehadrai for allegedly making defamatory remarks on Twitter, claiming that the lawmaker and expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra plotted to assassinate the prime minister. The case was being heard in court. Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that while a politician cannot be “sensitive”, Dehadrai should await the outcome of his complaint to the authorities and cannot be “trigger ..read more

Dr Shushrutha Gowda, who walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir with Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, left the Congress and joined the BJP on Wednesday, less than 48 hours before the Lok Sabha polls began. Shushrutha, who lives in Mysuru, was recently nominated general secretary of the KPCC. BJP election in charge Radha Mohan Das Agarwal welcomed Shushrutha into the party fold. Former Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan was also present at the BJP office in Bengaluru. His entrance adds another Vokkaliga community member to the BJP. Shushrutha told reporters that the “visi ..read more

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has verified that all Muslim sects in Karnataka are now part of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, as per the state government’s records. This inclusion is intended to provide these groups with reservations in state employment and educational sectors. The state’s Muslim population is 12.92%, and they are all categorized under OBC II-B. Specifically, 17 Muslim communities fall under category-1, and 19 under category-2A, including groups like Nadaf, Pinjar, and Darvesh. Protests and Political Statements The NCBC has observed protests fr ..read more

Tripurari Kumar Tiwari, also known as Manish Kashyap, a YouTuber from Bihar, has recently become a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His membership was formalized in Delhi with BJP MP Manoj Tiwari welcoming him. Last year, Kashyap faced legal trouble for spreading unverified news about attacks on Bihari workers in Tamil Nadu, which led to widespread fear and the return of many migrants to Bihar. He was detained and faced legal proceedings in Tamil Nadu, resulting in a nine-month imprisonment. Political Aspirations and Controversies Previously, Kashyap had plans to run for the Lok Sab ..read more

Balkaur Singh, the father of late Punjabi musician and politician Sidhu Moosewala, is expected to contest the election from the Bathinda constituency in Punjab in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which is a noteworthy occurrence. On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Balkaur Singh declared his intention to contest the election as an independent in the Bathinda seat for the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024. The last and seventh phase of the polls is scheduled for June 1 in Bathinda. After being shot in May 2022, Sidhu Moosewala, a well-known figure in Punjabi music and politics, left behind a lasting cult ..read more

Mukesh Dalal, Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) candidate won from Surat (Gujrat) unopposed. Dalal created history by becoming the first MP in the ongoing election. He was announced the winner after all the other candidates withdrew their nominations. It is to be noted that the application of the Congress candidate Nilesh Khumbani was rejected by the election body claiming some discrepancies in the signature of the proposer.” The incident has a similar script as one of the episodes of a very famous Indian Sitcom (Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah)”. Later the election body also rejected the nominatio ..read more

A week after the BJP accused Congress politician Shashi Tharoor of uttering disparaging remarks against his Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha poll rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the three-term Member of Parliament has been charged by authorities. The case was filed on April 15 in response to a complaint from Bharatiya Janata Party leader JR Padmakumar. Thiruvananthapuram is slated to vote on April 26, and the two leaders are locked in a tight race, with Tharoor facing the challenge of saving what is described as a Congress stronghold. Shashi Tharoor has been accused of making false claims about Chandr ..read more

The Delhi High Court rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on April 22 that sought “extraordinary interim bail” for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This decision is crucial. Due to the absurd nature of the plea, the petitioner has also been fined Rs 75,000 by the court. A fourth-year law student filed the PIL to obtain bail for Kejriwal in all criminal proceedings against him, including those involving the alleged liquor excise scam. Claiming to speak for the public interest without looking for attention or financial benefit, the petitioner approached the court under the name “We t ..read more

Mukesh Dalal, Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) candidate won from Surat (Gujrat) unopposed. Dalal created history by becoming the first MP in the ongoing election. He was announced the winner after all the other candidates withdrew their nominations. It is to be noted that the application of the Congress candidate Nilesh Khumbani was rejected by the election body claiming some discrepancies in the signature of the proposer.” The incident has a similar script as one of the episodes of a very famous Indian Sitcom (Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah)”. Later the election body also rejected the nominatio ..read more