Amid ‘SIR deaths’, officials say Phase-2 easier than Bihar exercise | India News

Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid attempts to link the deaths or alleged suicides by booth-level officers (BLOs), particularly in West Bengal, to “pressure” of work related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election-related officials pointed out that Phase-2 of the exercise was progressing at a much more relaxed pace…

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Second ‘key witness’ identifies Yasin Malik as ‘main shooter’ in 1990 IAF killings | India News

JAMMU: A second “key eyewitness” has identified in court jailed Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik as the “main shooter” in the 1990 terrorist attack in which four unarmed IAF personnel waiting for a staff bus in Srinagar were killed and 22 others wounded, officials revealed on Sunday.The unnamed witness’s testimony in a TADA court in Jammu…

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SC quota debate: Outgoing CJI Gavai defends collegium; pushes ‘creamy layer’ exclusion | India News

NEW DELHI: Defending the collegium, the outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, emphasised the need to exclude the creamy layer from the Scheduled Caste quota, and expressed regret over not appointing any women judges during his tenure.According to PTI, Gavai said he leaves the institution with a deep sense of satisfaction and contentment. Reiterating…

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‘Sindh may return to India’: Rajnath says ‘borders can change’; cites civilisational link | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the borders “can change” as he hinted that Sindh, which went to Pakistan during Partition, could “return to India again someday,” stressing the region’s deep civilisational ties with the country.Speaking at an event, he said, “Today, the land of Sindh may not be a part of…

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‘Country in chaos’: Rahul slams SIR after BLOs death; calls roll revision ‘imposed tyranny’ | India News

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (ANI photo) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that “chaos” has gripped the country in the name of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that 16 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have died due to work-related stress.The SIR exercise is currently under…

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‘Nothing to say’: Kharge on Karnataka power tussle; Cong chief says party high command will decide | India News

NEW DELHI: Amid persistent speculation over a possible change of chief minister in Karnataka, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the party high command will take a call, adding that he had “nothing to say now.” His comments came a day after he held a meeting of over an hour with chief minister Siddaramaiah.“I…

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‘Not option, but necessity’: PM Modi calls for UNSC reforms at IBSA meet; urges united stand against terror | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said reforming the UN security council was “no longer an option, but a necessity,” urging India, Brazil and South Africa to send a clear signal for overhauling global governance structures.He was speaking at the IBSA leaders’ summit, attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and…

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From Bihar to Bengal: How SIR is reshaping voter rolls; a deep dive into how it works | India News

NEW DELHI: Across India, from big metros to small towns and remote settlements, a quiet but significant exercise is under way to refresh the country’s voter rolls. The Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, has Booth Level Officers visiting homes with updated lists, seeking confirmations and corrections as they work through one of the world’s largest…

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