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From TN Seshan’s battle over the Election Commission’s structure to Ashok Lavasa’s dissent in 2019, the poll panel has seen internal disagreements emerge into the public domain. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is facing a fresh political storm over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with the opposition demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation...

Poland knife attack: 1 dead, 4 injured at Benedictine abbey One person was killed and at least four others were injured in a knife attack on the grounds of a Benedictine abbey in southern Poland on Thursday, news agency Reuters cited local media report.A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen was detained following the attack at the Benedictine...

An employee whose statutory “wages” are up to Rs 25,000 will now fall within mandatory PF coverage. The government’s decision to increase the provident fund wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 is one of the most significant social security reforms in recent years. The move is expected to expand provident fund, pension and...

Opposition parties may move impeachment motion against Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Congress has reached out to the opposition parties in a bid to convince them to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid the ongoing SIR row, news agency ANI reported citing Congress sources on Thursday.“Opposition parties to move impeachment motion...

EC SIR row (representative image) The Election Commission is in the news again, and for the same old reason: its own company. It has been reported this week that election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected, on record, at least 14 times over the last ten months, four times on a single...

FSSAI regulation on analogue paneer, cheese NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed restricting the use of the term “paneer” for analogue paneer and cheese products, seeking to prevent consumers from being misled about the nature and composition of the food they buy.The proposed amendment would affect food business...

Kremlin says no confirmation yet on possible Putin-Trump meeting in December The Kremlin on Thursday said no decision had been taken yet on possible December summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, saying it was too early to discuss the agenda for such a meeting, news agency Reuters reported.The United States...

Election commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Two of three election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, formally objected at least 14 times in 10 months to decisions taken in the full Commission’s name, according to an Indian Express report.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court split on...

Nokia new logo Nokia has confirmed it is winding down its radio technology research and development centre in Hangzhou by the end of 2026, cutting roughly 1,600 jobs and quietly closing the book on a China strategy that has been unravelling for the better part of a decade. Staff were told on Thursday, August 13....

Dipke also questioned the role of the Election Commission in determining who can vote NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the CEC of undermining democracy amid the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Addressing a...