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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.

No Maoist links, NIA trying to smear anti-CAA agitation: KMSS

The organization said that the investigative agency was falsely trying to prove that its incarcerated leaders had Maoist links

OBCs and their due in reservations in medical courses

The Health Ministry as well as the Supreme Court have been apprised of the matter, with the NCBC seeking response from the Ministry within 2 weeks

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra makes offensive remark against AltNews co-founder Mohd Zubair

Iyer-Mitra is associated with The Print and several Twitter users have demanded that the publication drop his columns

Victory! CJP secures release of four people from Assam Detention Camp

Previously released detainees pay it forward by referring new cases to CJP

Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench refuses to dismiss petition seeking CAG audit of PM CARES, issues notice

The petitioner has sought details on the amount collected by the fund, being a citizen of India and a donor to the fund

5 plus dead, 50 injured in chemical factory blast: Gujarat’s Dahej

Minutes after the blast, some workers managed to come out of the factory and informed the managers and owners

SC stays Gautam Navlakha’s bail proceedings at Delhi HC; NIA says HC acted without jurisdiction

The Delhi HC had deemed NIA’s decision to move Navlakha from Delhi to Mumbai “hasty” especially when his bail proceedings were pending before the court

Mob lynchings continue unabated despite Covid-19!

Six incidents of mob lynching reported from across India in a month

MP Forest Department allegedly burns down tribal family’s home

When residents contacted the forest ranger to report the violation, he threatened to burn more houses in the area!

Can’t keep accused in custody just to send message to society: Delhi HC

The court rejected Delhi police’s contention that releasing the accused on bail would send a wrong message to society. The court noted that the accused was among 2 people arrested for a crime committed by about 300 people.

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SIR West Bengal: Most Form 7 requests lead to deletions; Form 6 additions remain low

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