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Day After Protests, Authorities Suspend Internet in and Around Lovely Professional University

The university has been closed for 10 days from today, and it has postponed mid-term examinations until further notice.
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CJP Team Detained in Assam Alleges Poll Rigging, Government Pressure

The CJP said it would continue to do 'grassroots groundwork' in Assam and that its 'School Thik Karo' campaign and outreach ...
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SIR: Over 4,000 Form 7 Applications Submitted in Karnataka, Most Seek Removal of Muslim Names

In two instances in Bhalki, the objector's details were handwritten while the names of the voters proposed for deletion were already printed on the form. This article went live on September thirtieth, ...
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CJI Surya Kant's Overreach as Master of the Roster Hurts People's Faith in the Supreme Court

How was a matter which had been listed as per a judicial order deleted? Was it because the CJI had directed the deletion? If yes, then who moved the CJI? Did he act suo motu? Were parties heard or was ...
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Months After SIR and Assembly Polls, Election Commission Launches Special Drive for 'Left Out' Voters

As many as 13 crore names have been struck off the rolls in 30 states and UTs, with wide-ranging implications on the people who were left out from them in terms of access to rations and ability to ...
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From ‘Opposition-Free’ Panchayats to Bypoll Arrests, Suvendu Adhikari’s Political Methods Come Full Circle

Two seats are being contested. Between them, the Congress candidate was custody, two of his campaigners were arrested, the CPI candidate was beaten, the Trinamool candidate withdrew after meeting the ...
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A Centralised Batch System Challenged Bengal Voters Who Were Cleared by Judicial Officers, Records Show

More than 16 lakh appeals seeking the removal of voters cleared during West Bengal's SIR were generated through bulk updates, and were not individually filed by officers, show records.
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Election Commission's New Press Note on SIR an 'Admission of Guilt'

Police detain demonstrators demanding neutrality and transparency from the Election Commission of India during a citizens' protest over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row and demanding the ...
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Rs 88.48 Crore to Media, 'Content Creator' List Blank: Inside BJP’s Rs 287-Crore Bengal Assembly Campaign

Google, Facebook and CNX Media accounted for nearly 89% of BJP’s central media spending in Bengal. At the state level, large print and television budgets were routed through advertising agencies, ...
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Form 6, Form 7, Form 8: SIR Puts Statutory Voter Forms at Odds With Its Software

None of the forms are working as they were expected to during the SIR, as the ECI's focus remains on software-based exclusions rather than inclusion of voters. This article went live on October second ...
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'Only By-Elections,' Says CJI, Refuses to Urgently Hear Case on Pending Bengal SIR Appeals

The October 6 by-polls are in the Rejinagar and Nandigram assembly constituencies in Bengal. According to the counsel who pleaded for urgent listing, 'there are more than 18,000 appeals pending.; This ...