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Two Election Commissioners complained over work allocation changes; RTI records reveal why Cabinet Secretariat declined action
RTI records reveal why Cabinet Secretariat declined action on two Election Commissioners’ complaints against a senior officer amid objections over centralised voter database control, changes in oversight and an electoral roll officer’s departure during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise
Muslim villagers in Bihar offer food to migrants on Mizoram-bound train in humanitarian gesture
Bihar was caught in a controversy after goons had attacked two north-east bound trains there last week
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PM CARES not Public Authority says PMO, in response to RTI query
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In the US, some cops take a knee, march with protesters in solidarity
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Triple Talaq cartoon depicts BJP’s ideology; draws caricature of Indian Muslims: CORD
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