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Election Commission Prepares for Action as Five States Head to Polls in Three Months

October 6, 2023

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been visiting five poll-bound states over the last two months, with a 17-member delegation, headed by Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar. This week, the team reached Hyderabad in Telangana on Tuesday to oversee electoral preparations in the state. There are five states which...

PM Cares for Children Scheme, NCPCR, POCSO Act: A Look at Initiatives to Promote Child Protection and Welfare

October 6, 2023

The Constitution of India accords highest priority to safety and well-being of children. Children constitute about 39% of the total population of India (Census 2011). It has been widely accepted by policy makers of our country that investments made for the survival, education, protection and overall well-being of children helps...

Voters are smart, don’t decide on poll symbol: Sharad Pawar

October 6, 2023

Ahead of an Election Commission hearing to decide the ‘real’ NCP, the Sharad Pawar-led group apparently tried to stage a show of strength in the national capital on Thursday with the veteran leader expressing confidence in gaining people’s support irrespective of its poll symbol ‘clock’. The 82-year-old Pawar chaired the...

BJP sent feelers for alliance in 2018: BRS’ Rama Rao on PM Modi’s remarks

October 6, 2023

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that he nipped in the bud the desire of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to be a part of NDA, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao has said in fact it was the other way around and the saffron...

Cal HC reserves order on Abhishek’s appeal in school jobs scam

October 6, 2023

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved an order on an appeal by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee with regard to summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged teaching jobs scam. In an oral observation during the hearing, the court said that the MP should provide...

Congress CWC to discuss elections, caste census on Oct 9

October 6, 2023

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s top decision-making body, is set to convene on October 9 in New Delhi. Key agenda items include strategizing for the upcoming assembly elections in five states and deliberations on the caste census. The party aims to maintain its stronghold in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan,...

‘Adopt ruthless approach to eradicate terrorism’ : Amit Shah

October 6, 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted the necessity of an unwavering approach to ensure no new terrorist group emerges in India. Speaking at the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) two-day anti-terror conference, Shah emphasised dismantling the entire terrorism ecosystem. He credited the Narendra Modi government for significant strides in countering challenges...

NCP symbol war: EC to hear rival factions today

October 6, 2023

Acknowledging a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Election Commission has called the rival factions of the party for a personal hearing on Friday. The faction led by Ajit Pawar had rebelled against NCP leader Sharad Pawar and moved the poll panel staking claim over the party name...

BJP has always stood for OBC welfare: Nadda

October 6, 2023

BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday asserted that his party has always worked for the Other Backward Classes, unlike the rival Congress which sat on the report of Mandal Commission. Nadda made the statement in the capital of Bihar, where the findings of a caste census were released recently,...

Sikkim flash flood: 14 die, 102 missing as search continues

October 6, 2023

Fourteen bodies have been found so far, while 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, remained missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin, officials said on Thursday. So far, 2,011 people have been rescued, while the calamity that happened...

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