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SIR West Bengal: Most Form 7 requests lead to deletions; Form 6 additions remain low
Election Commission data shows that 89.56% of Form 7 requests resulted in deletions, while 20.73% of Form 6 applications resulted in additions. Separately, voters challenging their removal face pending tribunal appeals and reported problems with notices, documents and access to orders.
Safoora Zargar denied bail under UAPA, on grounds for blocking a road
The court has held that the action of blocking a road during anti-CAA, NPR-NRIC protests brought the “city to its knees” and also led to violence
India’s unemployment rate dipped marginally to 5.8 percent says government
Last year the unemployment rate had touched 6.1%, the highest in 45 years.
Is PM CARES a public authority or not?
The debate is fresh and unlikely to die down quickly given the large corpus of the fund
Sikh British MP demands probe into Thatcher gov’t’s role in Operation Bluestar
The Special Air Service (SAS) had reportedly ‘advised’ Indian forces prior to the operation
Bengaluru Police must stop targeting Aakar Patel: Amnesty International India
The renowned human rights organisation issued a statement in solidarity with its former chief, veteran journalist Aakar Patel, who is being targeted for tweeting about protests.
Will Maharashtra Covid-19 testing prices in private labs go down soon?
Civic officials say prices could reduce to Rs. 2,000 – Rs. 2,300
Ram Rahman cuts ties with Maneka Gandhi’s NGO over communalisation of elephant death
Gandhi had wrongly insinuated Muslims were behind the animal's death in Kerala
Plea in Delhi HC seeking directions to get PM CARES under RTI Act
This plea was filed in response to the PMO denying information on the fund saying that it does not come under RTI Act
Reason for Exclusion from NRC only available for 3 lakh people in Assam?
Were the rest of the numbers buffered artificially to serve a political agenda?
CITU denounces ‘Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020’
Calls it hasty and beneficial to a handful of big landlords and corporate agri-business
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