Delhi HC asks ECI to ensure political parties don’t use ‘vilifying’ material in polls

Image for representation | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 30, 2025) directed the Election Commission to ensure political parties and their candidates did not use any “vilifying” material during election campaigns. A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the State election officer, … Read more

2024 — the politics of singularity and beyond

‘The setback to the BJP in the general election, in hindsight, was more an irritant in the long arc of Hindutva than a rupture’ | Photo Credit: THE HINDU/RITU RAJ KONWAR The year 2024 began with the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, which was a culmination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said … Read more

Delhi HC denies custody parole for Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case

A file image AAP MLA Naresh Balyan | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) refused to release AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, arrested in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case, on custody parole to enable him to “guide” his wife contesting the upcoming assembly polls. Delhi Police … Read more