Raj contested 2019 polls as Independent from Bengaluru Central. Officials say that during SIR verification, they found Raj had "permanently shifted" from registered address.
From voter rolls & the rupee slide to AI and shrinking IT jobs, global media examines challenges facing India’s economic, technological & geopolitical ambitions.
According to data released by Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, 49.42 lakh of Bengaluru’s 1.03 cr registered voters have been placed under ASDDO category.
For BLOs, the task does not end with helping people find their details. Once residents locate their names on the electoral list, the next challenge begins.
At conclave on ‘One Nation-One Election, Federalism and Citizenship’, former Election Commissioner raised several points regarding special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Speaking at a conclave in Delhi, Lokur said, that to say that a passport is nothing but a travel document is a complete misreading of the provisions of the Passports Act.
Now that this flawed SIR exercise is being used to deny our very Indianness, it may be time for the Supreme Court to take a less passive role and clarify what it means to be an Indian.
Can absence of name from electoral roll be reason to deny citizen rights unrelated to an election? SC said in May that SIR is not a conclusive adjudication of citizenship.
Ex-editor R. Rajagopal says adverse police verification after his name was deleted from Kolkata's electoral roll caused him to miss his daughter's wedding in San Francisco.
Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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