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Bhubaneswar, BJD leader VK Pandian's wife and Odisha IAS officer Sujatha R Karthikeyan has gone on six-month 'child care leave' from May 31, official sources said.According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department, the IAS officer has been granted leave till November...

A single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha, in its order, said that the definition of contractual employees will include Anganwadi workers, para-teachers and citizen volunteers.Justice Sinha also directed the ECI to ensure that the deployment of people for the counting process is done...

New Delhi [India], The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain YSR Congress Party's plea challenging the relaxation of postal ballot norms by the Election Commission in Andhra Pradesh.A vacation bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Sandeep Mehta said it did not find any merit in the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday invoked the Hindi proverb "Aa bell mujhe maar" to explain the Election Commission's plight over a mobile application launched to provide real-time estimated voter information to the public despite the absence of any statutory provision. Cited. obligation...

New Delhi [India], The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will soon notify new merger control rules, Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairperson Ravneet Kaur said. Kaur was addressing the 15th Foundation Day in New Delhi. Established in 2003, CCI is the principal national competition...

Ra, the Election Commission's face for messages urging people to vote, urged all people to come out and vote as it was their "moral responsibility and duty towards our nation".Rao was wearing a maroon T-shirt and denims and a baseball cap. He was seen at Gyan Kendra High School in Andheri...

Amanour (Bihar) [India], BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Saran Rajiv Pratap Rude on Saturday called upon citizens to fulfill their democratic duty by voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Rudy stressed the importance of voter turnout in line with the Election Commission's instructions...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Election Commission's response within a week on an NGO's plea seeking to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling for each phase. A demand has been made to give instructions. Lok...

According to the commission's press release, the investigation raised concerns that both platforms "could take advantage of the weakness and inexperience of minors and lead to addiction." Another concern, said a Commission official, is the "rabbit hole" effect that "leads you into more and more...

According to the latest information available on the Election Commission's app, more than 78 percent voting took place in 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly constituencies during the voting held in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh on May 13.However, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena said...

According to the Election Commission's app, around 61.16 per cent voting was recorded till 5 pm on Monday for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state in Hyderabad, Telangana.Voting, which began at 7 am, ended at 6 pm, except in a few places where it ended early.The highest turnout of 72.34...

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the ruling YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh of indulging in "unprecedented violence" to target National Democratic Alliance workers and sought the Election Commission's intervention.The party wrote to the Election Commission even when voting for the Assembly...

According to the Election Commission's app, around 24.31 per cent voting was recorded till 11 am on Monday in Hyderabad, Telangana, as voting got underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state.Voting, which began at 7 am, will end by 6 pm, except in a few places where I will end two hours...

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlo on Saturday said the Election Commission's response to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's letter expressing concern over the delay in releasing polling data for the first two phases was "completely disappointing". It was inappropriate and...

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday termed as "regrettable" the Election Commission's "approach" to address the issues raised by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in his letter to opposition party leaders on the delay in sharing voting percentage data.In a statement on Twitter, AICC general...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], Tripura Women's Commission has emerged as a symbol of hope in the field of gender justice, employing consultation and mediation as its primary tools to resolve disputes effectively. This unique approach prioritizes amicable solutions and conciliation over traditional...

Kolkata: Around 1,000 young teachers, rendered jobless following the recent judgment of the Calcutta High Court, demonstrated outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) office here on Friday to express their grievances.The teachers said they were part of the 26,000 candidates who...

Srinagar: The PDP on Tuesday said the Election Commission's decision to postpone voting on Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat till May 25 is "yet another travesty of the free exercise of the franchise" in Jammu and Kashmir.PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is also among the candidates contesting from...

Of the four constituencies, Murshidabad and Jangipur in Murshidabad district are under the commission's special scrutiny given their history of election-related violence and loss of human lives.Last year, elections in West Bengal for the three-tier panchayat system had led to 55 casualties in...

New Delhi, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday said the Election Commission's decision to seek answers from the BJP instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opposition's charge of making a divisive speech in Rajasthan shows that it is a "helpless puppet".Taking cognizance for the first...