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SIR row: Oppn demands CEC's removal, arrest and fresh polls; EC says decisions unanimous

New Delhi: Differences in the Election Commission with two election commissioners repeatedly dissenting over the SIR of voter list spilled into the open on Wednesday, triggering opposition demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal and arrest, even as the poll panel defended differing views as a normal part of deliberation.

When differences within EC had tumbled out in open in past

New Delhi: The differences between the election commissioners over the ongoing SIR have brought to the fore various past cases where members of the poll authority had divergent views which came out in the open.

Impeach, arrest Gyanesh Kumar to save democracy: Opposition goes full throttle after CEC

New Delhi: Fired up by objections raised by election commissioners, opposition parties on Wednesday demanded scrapping of the SIR exercise and mounted a fierce attack on CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he was running the poll panel as a "one-man autocracy" and demanding his impeachment and arrest.

BJP appoints state in-charges: Smriti Irani gets Haryana, Chhattisgarh; Ram Madhav TN, Uttarakhand

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed in-charges and co-in-charges for all 28 states and eight Union territories, assigning Haryana and Chhattisgarh to national general secretary Smriti Irani and Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand to party vice-president Ram Madhav, officials said. 

Germany seeks deeper trade, defence cooperation with India amid global uncertainty

New Delhi: Germany's ties with India have assumed greater importance amid growing global uncertainty, with the two countries looking to deepen cooperation in trade, defence and labour mobility, German Ambassador to India Jasper Wieck said on Wednesday at a press conference here. 

'Gyaneshgate': Congress attacks CEC, says all his actions enjoy Modi, Shah's support

New Delhi: Amid reports of internal differences in the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision exercise, the Congress on Wednesday dubbed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "Gyaneshgate" and alleged that all his actions had the full support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. 

Astha Kunj gang rape: Accused followed teens, summoned each other over call during prolonged assault

New Delhi: The three men accused of gangraping a 17-year-old girl at Astha Kunj Park here followed her for nearly a kilometer before closing in, after which they took turns sexually assaulting her at different locations including benches, summoning each other to the spots over phone calls, police said on Wednesday. 

Ladakh LG announces withdrawal of cases against 20 people booked over Leh violence

Leh/Jammu: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of criminal cases against 20 people booked in connection with the violence that erupted in Leh on September 24 last year. 

Mamata demands CEC's arrest, fresh Bengal polls with pre-SIR voter list

Kolkata: Former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and sought fresh assembly polls in the state with the pre-SIR voter list, escalating her attack on the EC following a news report about dissent within it over decisions regarding electoral roll revision.

SC gives split opinions on referring to larger bench pleas against 2023 law appointing CEC, ECs

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave split opinions on whether a batch of pleas challenging the validity of a 2023 law that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the panel for selecting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) should be referred to a larger Constitution bench. 

Illegal mining: SC takes note of killing of forest ranger in Rajasthan

New Delhi: Taking note of a recent incident in which a forest ranger was killed after being allegedly hit by a dumper while he was trying to stop illegal mining in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said there should be mandatory preventive detention in these cases.

FSSAI cracks down on Amazon, Swiggy, BigBasket, Zepto, Flipkart

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said it has initiated penal action against e-commerce platforms Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto for various non-compliances, including misleading claims and sale of prohibited products.

BRICS should work together on transfer pricing as disputes burden developing nations: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday urged BRICS nations to share their experiences on treaty interpretation and multilateral negotiations in international taxation, saying global transfer pricing disputes "disproportionately" burden developing countries. 

Jaishankar shares India's concerns on 'Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act' with Rubio

New York: India and the US on Wednesday discussed bilateral relations and New Delhi's concerns regarding the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. 

India, France and UAE discuss West Asia situation, review progress in trilateral cooperation

New York: India, France and the United Arab Emirates have held a trilateral ministerial meeting here on the margins of the UN General Assembly to discuss the situation in West Asia and review the progress in trilateral cooperation in areas such as space and artificial intelligence. By Yoshita Singh