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Bangladesh: Assault and mob attack on journalists condemned by EGI
The Editors Guild of India has unequivocally condemned the physical assaults and incidents of mob attacks, vandalism and arson against prominent media persons and media establishments in Bangladesh.
The government in M’tra not a legitimately elected government through a fair electoral process: Congress
AIPC Chairman Praveen Chakravarthy held a press conference on "Election Fraud: manipulation of Maharashtra’s voter list?" He questions ECI over the suspiciously adding 48 lakh new voters in just six months before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, casting doubt on their legitimacy. Chakravarthy also raised concerns over unusual voter registrations, including 5,000-7,000 voters from a single building in Loni village, Shirdi, without valid Aadhaar cards. He demanded full transparency from the ECI, asking, "Who are these new voters? Are they real, fake, or duplicates? Were their documents properly checked?"
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The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a grand religious event drawing millions of pilgrims, is a celebration of spiritual unity. However, this huge gathering brings significant challenges that need immediate attention. Attempts to use this festival to sow seeds of communal disparity, exploitation of sanitation workers, restrictions on media freedom, environmental hazards, and issues with crowd management reflect the gaps in planning and execution.
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EVM row: Winning MLA from Malshiras (Markadwadi) issues ultimatum to ECI, demands elections by ballot papers
Sitting MLA from NCP (SP) Uttam Rao Jankar, the winning candidate (NCP-SP) from the Malshiras constituency within which Markadwadi village made history in November 2024, demands the holding of the fresh by-election from his constituency by the use of paper ballots alone, by ECI; presents 1, 76,000 sworn affidavits of voters as evidence that there was manipulation in EVMS (he got less votes); Jankar also says he is ready to resign if ECI agrees for the same
Debunking “Popular Myths” through a study of Bose
A close study of Bose, Patel and Nehru, through their own writings and contemporary works reveals that all three enjoyed a deep affection and healthy respect for each other, even if they deferred in the means to the goal, India’s freedom. On Bose’s 128th birth anniversary that falls on January 23, 2025, this is a good historic recall
It is Time to Renew Our Constitutional Vows – Sanjay Hegde
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Conflict of interest: M’tra cabinet grants Fadnavis sole authority, serving IAS man appointed as SEC
After the Maharashtra Cabinet granted CM Fadnavis sole authority to appoint the new SEC days ago, Dinesh Waghmare, a 1994-batch IAS officer, takes charge as SEC on January 21. Waghmare served as the Principal Secretary of Medical Education and Drugs department with additional charge of Employment Guarantee Scheme in Maharashtra and resigned only after this appointment, a development that raises serious questions of a conflict of interest: the SC in 2021 has held that SECs have to be "independent persons" not occupying a post under the Centre or state governments
Vacancies, Backlogs, and increased governmental involvement: How the RTI Act has lost its glory!
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