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The Commission comprising Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel held hearings from representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, and members of the public on the draft Delimitation proposal during the last three days in Guwahati.The public hearings are part of the consultative exercise by the Commission during the process of delimitation.An official release from the ECI mentioned that during the last three days, the Commission heard over 1200 representations from 31 districts and held meetings with over 20 political parties. Over the last three days, more than 6000 persons participated in…

The Myanmar military, also called Tatmadaw, which seized power from the democratically elected government of President Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 faces a stringent global boycott. It also faces a drain on its resources as it continues to fight the People’s Defence Force (PDF) – a coalition of pro-democracy forces.A report in The Irrawaddy says that three of the four China-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants in the strategically located Kyaukphyu township in western Myanmar have stopped work. The third power plant came to a stop recently after working intermittently since 2022.Two power plants, which had stopped…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Pramod Tiwari, Deputy Leader of the Rajya Sabha said: “Modi government does not want a discussion on the issue in the Parliament because they are guilty of incompetence, conspiratorial abetment to violence, rank apathy and negligence and above all – culpable of inflicting heinous inhumane crimes on the people of Manipur by looking the other way, while Manipur burned for 80 days.”Tiwari said that the lack of personal outreach and leadership of the Prime Minister was not surprising or shocking.Hitting out at Modi, the Congress leader said: “The people of Manipur…

Reliance’s quarterly EBITDA stood at a record high of Rs 41,982 crore ($5.1 billion), up 5.1 per cent Y-o-Y, led by consumer and upstream businesses.Its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) was at Rs 8,258 crore ($2.2 billion), down 5.9 per cent YoY, on account of higher finance cost and increased depreciation.The capital expenditure for the quarter was Rs 44,683 crore ($5.4 billion).Jio Platforms’ gross revenue for the quarter was at a record high of Rs 30,640 crore, up 11.3 per cent Y-o-Y.Its EBITDA for the quarter was at a record Rs 13,116 crore, up 14.8 per cent Y-o-Y, while its…

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra made the notice returnable in three weeks on the interim relief, pending the decision of the top court on the constitutionality of the provision relating to sedition. The apex court also tagged Gogoi’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of sedition law along with related offences with the main matter pending before it. On May 11 last year, the Supreme Court had put on hold the colonial-era penal provision of sedition and had asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under…

“Manipur has been burning since May 3. The video surfaced on social media has shattered and enraged every countryman. The situation is becoming highly sensitive after the video has gone viral. The PM should go there and appeal to the people of the region for peace,” Building Construction Minister Ashok Choudhary said.He said that the way the Manipur Chief Minister gave the statement about the whole incident it gives an impression that his consciousness has died.“In last two months, the violence in Manipur has reached its highest level and the state government has completely failed there,” Choudhary said.He said that…

“The situation in Rajasthan is such that criminals are being released from jails at gunpoint. There is fear among the people and the morale of the criminals is high,” Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said at a press conference at the BJP headquarters here.Taking a swipe at the Gehlot-led government, he said: “As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, in the last four and a half years, over 10 lakh criminal cases registered in Rajasthan. It has become number one state in the country for crime against women.”In Rajasthan, everyday, 17 to 18 rape incidents are reported. Everyday,…

A Delho Police officer said that they have bound down the accused who has been identified as Baldev, a resident of Shahdara.Sharing the details, the officer said that the victim was at the hospital as an attendant for her sister-in-law.“At about 2 a.m. on Thursday, when she went to the ground floor, one person stopped her on her way back and tried to get close to her,” the officer said. A case under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at…

The former chief minister termed it as a shameless and unethical act.The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister tweeted that the prevailing situation in the state is so bad that it has now become a crime to question the government for committing blunders.The state government’s policy is now that if people raise their voice on their problems they are being attacked and if political parties question the ruling dispensation, false cases are being foisted against the leaders, the former chief minister regretted.Advising the state government to do away with this kind of suppressive attitude, Chandrababu Naidu felt that any ruling dispensation…

The poster of the Deputy Leader of Opposition Satish Poonia can also be seen in one of the posters that has been put up at the venue site where Modi is scheduled to address.The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the scheduled rally on July 27 in Sikar city.This is for the first time that Satish Poonia’s poster has been put up after he became deputy leader of opposition and his removal as state BJP president.Party sources said that BJP wants to field Satish Poonia as Jat leader in the Jat dominated Sikar.While Kailash Chaudhary has been delegated the task…