Tag: criminal
EC Amends Rules, Now Candidates To Publicise Details Of Criminal Cases Against Them
Following up on the Supreme Court verdict regarding the criminal antecedents of candidates, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday amended rules for declaration of criminal cases/ liabilities by the candidates and came out with a format for publishing media advertisement by them ahead of elections.....
3 Criminals Captured By Delhi Police After Chase, Shootout
Three criminals were apprehended on Thursday by a Delhi Police team, which chased them to Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and exchanged fire with them before cornering them.....
68% Bihar Poll Winners Facing Criminal Cases, RJD Tops List
A total of 163 ( 68 per cent) out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. ....
Centre Agrees To Decriminalises Stubble Burning: Agriculture Minister
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the Central government has agreed to the farmers' demand of decriminalising stubble burning. ....
SC Verdict On Plea To Debar 'criminals' From Electoral Politics On Tuesday
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on a public interest plea seeking to debar from the electoral arena the politicians with criminal antecedents against whom charges have been framed by trial courts for heinous offences.....
Bihar Phase 2 Polls: 502 Candidates Have Criminal Cases, RJD Tops List
Out of the 1,463 candidates in the poll fray in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, 502 have criminal cases against them of which 389 are serious, a report claimed on Tuesday. ....
Leaking National Secret To Journalist Is A Criminal Act: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that leaking sensitive information related to the national secret of a planned attack to a journalist is a "criminal act" and persons behind this should be put in prison. ....
Criminals Themselves Decide When To Get Arrested In Bengal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the West Bengal government over the law & order situation in the state, saying not the police but criminals themselves are free to decide when to get arrested.....
SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Three New Criminal Laws
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the three recently enacted criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act.....
Parties Must Publish Candidates Criminal Cases On Sites: SC
In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed political parties to upload on their respective websites the details of all pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, citing the alarming increase in criminalisation of politics in past four general elections.....
