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Polling officials involved in Bihar electoral roll revision to get Rs 6,000 honorarium

ANI -
The ‘Special Intensive Revision’ (SIR) initiative is being carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar months ahead of the elections to verify & revise the electoral list.

‘Three-member body, not 1 person,’ EC labels AAP claims ‘repeated deliberate pressure tactics’

PTI -
Top AAP leaders, including its convenor Arvind Kejriwal, have claimed that the EC has been ignoring the BJP’s alleged violations of the poll code.

Election body transfers Maharashtra top cop Rashmi Shukla weeks before assembly polls

ANI -
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India has ordered the immediate transfer of the Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shulka and ordered the...

Haryana records 36.69% voter turnout till 1 pm, Mewat leads with 42.64% turnout

ANI -
Yamunanagar recorded 42.08%, Jind 41.93% & Palwal 41.85% till 1 pm. The lowest voter turnout was witnessed in Panchkula with 25.89% people casting their votes till 1 pm.

Forces trying to disrupt Jammu Kashmir polls, says poll body chief Rajiv Kumar

ANI -
Kumar said the commission was prepared to address any ‘fake narrative’, and that elections would be free and fair.

‘Hands-off’: Supreme Court refuses to direct ECI to publish data of votes polled per booth

ANI -
A top court bench said it could not interrupt the polls, and ask petitioners to list the plea after the summer vacations.

‘Not tenable:’ Election Commission orders BJP & Congress to exercise restraint in poll campaign

Shivam Patel -
The poll body directed BJP and its star campaigners to “refrain from any campaigning” along religious or communal lines.

A court has only now framed charges against Brij Bhushan. Women must climb mountains to be heard

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ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘Brought damage, disrepute to Bengal’ — EC bars BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hrs

Sreyashi Dey -
This was in response to 'low-level' statements made by BJP candidate against Mamata. TMC had approached EC requesting action against ex-judge for violating Model Code of Conduct.

Voter turnout sees dip in 68% of contested seats so far, major states saw decline in all 4 phases

Amogh Rohmetra -
However, the total number of voters went up by 2 cr. 7 seats saw a double-digit percentage point drop in turnout. ThePrint analyses data from 374 seats that have seen polling.
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Opinion

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Real Smriti Irani would give Tulsi Virani a tight slap

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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