Two vacancies of election commissioners have arisen following the resignation of Arun Goel and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement. Plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur
Three-member EC panel now comprises only CEC Rajiv Kumar, following retirement of Anup Pandey in February and resignation of Arun Goel, who was due to retire in 2027.
The last two decades of Lok Sabha elections saw UPA’s rise and fall, Left’s decimation, and BJP’s juggernaut. Now there’s a new law to choose election commissioners.
Ahead of LS elections, the ECI, in consultation with state and central govt, has issued directions to state commission. Around 50,000 people have been internally displaced in Manipur.
According to an Election Commission of India press release, it has strengthened existing transfer policy to ensure officials aren't able to 'disturb the level playing field in elections'.
Training was held in January for district officials & election officials from Manipur and a preliminary report on vulnerable areas has been sought by 29 February, it is learnt.
Both bodies flagged concerns before scheme's introduction, fearing it may be seen as 'facilitating' money laundering or that it could violate provisions under Representation of People Act.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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