CEC Rajiv Kumar gets Z category security cover
After former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover of armed commandos. This decision, based on a threat perception report, involves deploying approximately 40-45 armed commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)...
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Setback for Kejriwal
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One more Indian student dies in US; 11th so far
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Call for trifurcation of Tamil Nadu echoes
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MVA seals Maharashtra seat deal
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LG writes to MHA over AAP Ministers meeting refusals in Delhi
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena has complained to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that Ministers of the Delhi Government have refused to meet him in the past few days on the issues related to citizens. He had convened these meetings to ensure smooth governance in the wake...
Opposition knocks on EC gates
Opposition parties, the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), upped the ante against the BJP-led NDA Government and knocked at the gates of the Election Commission (EC) with their respective complaints. TMC leaders were detained by the Delhi Police on Monday while they were holding a dharna outside the EC's office,...
How many will be jailed before polls: SC
Observing that everyone who makes allegations on social media cannot be put behind bars, the Supreme Court on Monday restored the bail to a YouTuber who was accused of making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in 2021. "If before elections we start putting behind bars everyone who...
Maoist hit areas of Singhbhum to see voting for first time
A history of sorts has been scheduled for May 13 Lok Sabha election as several interior areas in the Maoist den of Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand will witness voting for the first time, or after decades-long gap, as polling teams and materials will be air dropped from helicopters...
NIA officials face FIR after clash in Bengal
The Bengal Police have registered an FIR bringing molestation charges against National Investigation Agency officials and CAPF men who had gone to Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district to arrest some Trinamool Congress goons in connection with a blast in December 2022 leading to three deaths. The TMC threatened to move...
EC’s Turning 18 initiative targets young, first time voters
As urban and youth apathy is a cause of concern to improve the voter turnout during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission (EC) has launched a variety of campaigns - ‘Turning 18’ and ‘You are the One’ across social media platforms to nudge young and urban voters to...
AAP holds mass fast to protest against Kejriwal arrest
Top AAP leaders, including MPs, MLAs, Councillors and supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday for a day-long fast (upwas) to protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Liquorgate scam case, and accused the BJP of resorting to dictatorship. Kejriwal is also the party’s...
