In plea filed after multi-party meet, DMK claims EC is acting as ‘de facto NRC’, seeking to quash its 27 October notification for 'violating' Constitution.
The removal of lakhs of names from the electoral rolls is expected to remain a key focus of the INDIA bloc's election campaign ahead of the November Bihar assembly elections.
‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod’, rallying cry of Rahul-Tejashwi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, still features in RJD leader’s speeches, but not prominently. SIR finds no mention though.
On the preparedness for electoral roll revision, Kerala CEO said the exercise is welcomed & all records have been digitised & uploaded in a searchable format on their website.
Even as the exercise has triggered a political storm, dominant sentiment is that deletions affected voters across political leanings. 'Vote chori' campaign has 'no resonance on ground'.
RJD said the limited booth-level agents need more time to reach all voters. BLAs are identifying voters whose names aren't on the draft electoral roll to help them file claims.
SC has directed ECI to upload details of such voters, with reasons for exclusion, and advertise the action in newspapers and through broadcast on Doordarshan and radio channels.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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