Pause delimitation exercise: National Conference Associate members submit a 12-point objection note to the J&K panel The Hindu · Feb 16, 2022
Hijab row: Child Rights Commission cautions against violation of child rights KSCPCR member frowns on photographing of children The Hindu · Feb 16, 2022
EC seeks action against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has requested the Punjab governor to issue appropriate advisory and take necessary action against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi for violation of the model code of conduct by taking part in political activities. The Times of India · Feb 15, 2022
Economy and Society: SEC planning largest regulatory push in decades Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Feb 15, 2022
F1 announce key rule change for 2022 season as Lewis Hamilton bids to regain crown The new F1 season gets underway on the weekend of March 18-20 in Bahrain, and there will be another important change in the rules following Monday's meeting of the F1 Commission Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022
Draft has departed from laid down norms: NC tells delimitation panel ‘It has defeated the purpose of giving equal representation to people’ The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022
Pat for Karnataka from National SC Commission member Scheduled Castes Sub-Allocation and Tribal Sub-Allocation Act 2013 lauded The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022
TNSEC releases electoral rolls The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) has released the main and supplementary electoral rolls for the upcoming urban local bodies polls on its portal, https://tnsec.tn.nic.in The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022
NSW nurses vow to defy last-minute order to call off planned statewide strike Following an application from the NSW government, the Industrial Relations Commission has ordered the nurses and midwives union to call off a statewide strike planned for Tuesday but the union says it is too late. ABC News · Feb 14, 2022
South Africa's new chief justice: why the wheels came off the appointment process There has been an outpouring of critical comment about the interviews of candidates for appointment to the office of chief justice in South Africa. Many now argue that the Judicial Service Commission urgently needs reform. The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022
Sydney news: NSW Labor calls for toll signs to be installed on roads MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Opposition is calling for toll signs to be installed to inform motorists of how much they will pay and how much time they will save, when using a specific toll road. ABC News · Feb 13, 2022
State Election Commission is biased: AIADMK Senior AIADMK leaders called on Governor R.N. Ravi in the Raj Bhavan on Saturday to allege that the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) was biased against their party ahead of the elections t The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022
Explained | What is the U.S. Office of International Religious Freedom? The Office of International Freedom and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom produce annual reports on religious freedom in various countries The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022
Washington enacts new legislative districts Washington enacted new legislative districts on Feb. 8 when the Washington State Senate approved an amended version of a map proposal drafted by the Washington State Redistricting Commission. The maps will take effect for Washington’s 2022 state legislative elections. Ballotpedia · Feb 11, 2022
The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022 EC accepts Christians’ demand, changes Manipur polling dates IMPHAL: Bowing to intense pressure from the Christian community, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday rescheduled the date of voting for the two-phased Manipur assembly polls to February 28 (Monday) and March 5 (Saturday).
The Hindu · Feb 10, 2022 Election Commission revises Manipur poll dates Now, phase 1 will be held on February 28, phase 2 on March 5.
Irish Mirror · Feb 10, 2022 Economists predict further inflation rises as cost of living to keep going up The European Commission’s latest winter economic forecast says that inflation will rise by 4.6% again this year
Reason · Feb 10, 2022 OK for Judge to Appear in Ad Saying He "Got Into Law in Part to Advocate for Marginalized Communities" The ad was an ad for a college that he had attended.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 Kids Company operated high-risk business model, says Charity Commission The regulator found there had been some mismanagement at the charity which was wound up in 2015.
The Hindu · Feb 10, 2022 NC gathers constituency-wise feedback on J&K delimitation panel’s report Party expresses dismay over Commission’s disregard to its earlier recommendations
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022 Kids Company criticised for failures by watchdog year after exoneration Charity Commission finds ‘mismanagement in administration’ and ‘high-risk business model’
ABC News · Feb 9, 2022 Anne Ruston says the government's proposed federal integrity commission would have powers 'well in excess' of a royal commission. Is she correct? Social Services Minister Anne Ruston says the government's model for a federal integrity commission has powers "well in excess" of a royal commission. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022 Restore 27% OBC quota, says Maharashtra panel State Backward Class Commission report puts OBC numbers at 38%
Reuters · Feb 8, 2022 EU notifies Poland it will withhold its EU cash to cover unpaid fines The European Commission notified Poland on Tuesday it would withhold cash that the EU was to pay Warsaw as part of regular EU transfers, to cover the first part of fines imposed by the EU's court on Poland which the country did not pay.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022 Rabat, Doha Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani and his Moroccan counterpart Aziz Akhannouch co-chaired Monday the 8th session of the High Joint Commission in Doha. The two sides signed six agreements and memoranda of understanding in various sectors, including on cooperation in the fields of endowments…