New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling holding that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria said that “no person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of the Scheduled Caste,” adding that conversion to any other religion res…
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) convened a ‘National Round Table Conference’ with the State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years. The conference is being chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are also present at the event. Additionally, the State Election Commissioners (SECs) from all states and Union Territories are …
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a ‘National Round Table Conference’ with the State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years, officials said on Monday.The last conference of this kind was held in 1999.The forthcoming meeting is aimed at enhancing coordination between the ECI and the State Election Commissions (SECs) on electoral processes and logistics.The conference will …