The usual suspects? Same 6 testify as MP government witnesses in multiple cases

The usual suspects? Same 6 testify as MP government witnesses in multiple cases | India News

BHOPAL: From late-night raids to routine seizures spread across villages miles apart, they were present everywhere – many a time simultaneously at different locations. Allegations of ‘omnipresent’ police witnesses in Madhya Pradesh’s Mauganj district have snowballed into a major controversy after scrutiny of digital crime tracking records confirmed that the same six individuals were repeatedly…

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Maharashtra civic polls: EC bars Fadnavis government from dispersing 'Ladki Bahin' stipend for January; here's why

Maharashtra civic polls: EC bars Fadnavis government from dispersing ‘Ladki Bahin’ stipend for January; here’s why | India News

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra state election commission on Monday barred the Mahayuti government from dispensing the stipend under ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme for the month of January. The move came in view of enforcing the model code of conduct for municipal elections.The SEC issued the clarification after receiving multiple complaints triggered by media reports that claimed beneficiaries…

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‘Forcing voters to re-establish identity’: Mamata Banerjee writes again to CEC; flags SIR flaws, AI errors

‘Forcing voters to re-establish identity’: Mamata Banerjee writes again to CEC; flags SIR flaws, AI errors | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a fresh letter to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Election Commission of ignoring two decades of statutory electoral corrections and forcing voters to re-establish their identity during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.In the letter, Banerjee alleged that the EC…

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'Will examine': SC to hear plea against legal immunity to CECs, ECs; issues notice to Centre

‘Will examine’: SC to hear plea against legal immunity to CECs, ECs; issues notice to Centre | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission and sought a response on a plea challenging the validity of the Parliament enacted law giving life-long immunity from prosecution to Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.While hearing the plea, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said,…

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