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The Union government has constituted a panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind to study the “one nation, one election” proposal | Latest News India

"As a party, the NC has some reservations about this proposal. There are many things in it on which we want to react, but, as of now, the Kovind committee has been mandated to submit a report on it, so, it is better to wait for some time. But, once this report comes, the NC will give its detailed response then," NC state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar told PTI.

The Indian governments decision to form a committee to explore the feasibility of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has sparked a political controversy. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defended the move, while the Opposition claimed it was against the interests of the country. The committee, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, was announced amid speculation that legislation to align national and state elections could be introduced in the upcoming specia...

The report presented by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice to Rajya Sabha on August 3 proposes that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should consider extending reservation benefits to transgender people in the Central Armed Police Forces. The proposed inclusion of transgender individuals in the armed forces has ignited a discussion regarding the preparedness of the Indian forces to integrate them.

The occurrence of recent disasters such as landslides, rains, cloudbursts, and the subsidence in Joshimath in the Himalayan States has highlighted the imperative of prioritising environmental preservation over development. However, there is an ongoing debate on whether environmental concerns be traded for development in Himalayan states?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a stop to the prevalent 'revdi' culture, has brought the enduring practice of political populism into question. The ongoing discourse about the financial sustainability and societal significance of welfare programmes, regardless of their nomenclature such as subsidies, freebies, or revdi, has persisted for a substantial time.

In a recent statement delivered during the monsoon session of Parliament, Minister for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, expounded upon the potential benefits of implementing simultaneous Parliament and Assembly elections

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal simultaneous elections save time and money exchequer avoiding replicating administrative law and order efforts; latest news on news18.com; Nivedita Singh

Ex-PM and PTI chief Imran Khan has said that they are ready for simultaneous elections if the government dissolves assemblies tomorrow.

Sindh Assembly demanded Supreme Court (SC) to order simultaneous elections across the country, ARY News reported on Thursday.