Repolling at 8 polling stations & 4 assembly seats was necessitated amid reports of violence & damage to EVMs. Polling began at 6 am & is scheduled to end at 2 pm.
In April 2019, Gauhati High Court had set aside Arunachal Independent MLA Karikho Kri for corrupt practice as he failed to declare ownership of three vehicles.
According to Ernakulam police, Ashok Das had gone to visit woman, a former co-worker, in Valakam village near Muvattupuzha. 10 people have been booked for murder, so far.
Issue of low wages was pointed out by Parliamentary panel in a report tabled in February. It demanded increase in wages to engage more workers and to bring uniformity across states.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be South Tibet and routinely objects Indian leaders' visits to the state to highlight its claims. Beijing has also named the area Zangnan.
Chinese ministry of defence claims Arunachal as ‘inherent’ part of China. This comes after operationalisation of the Sela tunnel, which Modi inaugurated earlier this month.
During his day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh last Saturday, Modi inaugurated the strategically-significant Sela Tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang.
Sela Tunnel is designed in such a way that all Army equipment, including Bofors, tanks & Vajra howitzers, can easily travel through it, away from the prying eyes of the Chinese.
All 7 valleys in state have Chinook helipads, ensuring connectivity in times of need due to poor road systems. New generation equipment also inducted to upgrade communication infra.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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