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SC seeks Centre, EC response on law giving blanket, lifelong immunity to CEC, Election Commissioners
4 outlets reported this over 6 hours. First seen by Huduku: The Hindu, 4 Nov, 1:44 pm.
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- The Hindu, The Hindu BusinessLine: THG Publishing Pvt Ltd
- Bar and Bench: SAB Media and Publication Services Pvt LtdFounded 2009
- ABP Live: ABP Network Pvt Ltd
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4 reports from 4 outlets over 6 hours.
First seen by Huduku The Hindu, 4 Nov, 1:44 pm Latest 4 Nov, 7:58 pm
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How each outlet put it?
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The Hindu and The Hindu BusinessLine used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.?
- SC seeks Centre, EC response on law giving blanket, lifelong immunity to CEC, Election Commissioners
- Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, ECI on plea challenging blanket immunity for CEC, Election Commissioners
Words only this outlet used: Supreme Court.
- SC Issues Notice To Centre, ECI On Plea Challenging Blanket Immunity For Election Commissioners
Words only this outlet used: Issues Notice.
- The Hindu BusinessLine ≈ same wordingSC seeks Centre, EC response on law giving blanket, lifelong immunity to CEC, Election Commissioners
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Elections
4 of 4 headlines here use ‘Election’.
Who follows this
Sites that cover this subject, chosen by the editor. Facts about each, with the page they came from.
- Association for Democratic Reforms — Reports ↗ Set up in 1999 by IIM Ahmedabad professors; reports on candidates' and legislators' declared records and parties' money. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Reporters' Collective — The Electoral Roll Project ↗ Journalists' collective in New Delhi. Its Electoral Roll Project reports on the Election Commission's voter-roll revision. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Eedina — SIR – ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಅಕ್ರಮ ↗ Kannada news site (M2M Media Network LLP, Bengaluru): its section on the voter-roll revision (SIR) and electoral fraud claims. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Naanu Gauri — SIR ↗ Kannada news and opinion site of Gauri Media Trust, Bengaluru, launched 2018: its section on the voter-roll revision (SIR). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The News Minute — SIR ↗ Bengaluru-based news site on the southern states (Spunklane Media Pvt Ltd): its topic page on the voter-roll revision (SIR). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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- MyNeta — Karnataka ↗ ADR's data site of candidates' sworn affidavits: criminal cases, assets, education. Karnataka assembly elections 2004–2023. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Lok Sabha questions and answers ↗ Lok Sabha's questions and ministers' answers, searchable by subject, member, ministry and date; answers as PDFs. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
Courts and law
2 of 4 headlines here use ‘Court’ or ‘Plea’.
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Who follows this
Sites that cover this subject, chosen by the editor. Facts about each, with the page they came from.
- Supreme Court Observer ↗ Reports, case pages and analysis on the Supreme Court, by the Legal Observer Trust, with offices in Bengaluru and New Delhi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Leaflet ↗ Legal and public policy news and opinion; owned by AGIJ Promotion of Nineteenonea Media Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (About page). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- DAKSH ↗ Bengaluru civil society group founded in 2008: research on courts and tribunals, and a High Court data portal. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Indian Kanoon ↗ Search engine for Indian laws and judgments, run by IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd; free search, paid extras. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- LiveLaw: Karnataka High Court ↗ LiveLaw's page of Karnataka High Court reports; LiveLaw is published by Live Law Media Pvt Ltd, Kochi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Bar & Bench (Kannada) ↗ Kannada edition of Bar & Bench: legal news from the courts, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Bar & Bench ↗ Legal news on courts, law firms and law schools, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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- National Judicial Data Grid (district courts) ↗ National Judicial Data Grid: pending and disposed cases in district courts, by state, district and year, with age of cases. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- eCourts services ↗ e-Committee of the Supreme Court: case status, court orders and cause lists for district courts and High Courts, in Kannada too. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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