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Join us for a special run of Sandhya Gokhale’s ‘Silhouettes’, starring Divya Seth, Niiya Kumar, Sarah Hashmi and Karan Parab, with a special appearance from Amol Palekar.
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Govt Extends AFSPA in Manipur for Six Months As Violence Continues
The extension comes amid continuing ethnic tensions, fresh clashes and renewed insurgent activity in the state.
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Join us for a special run of Sandhya Gokhale’s ‘Silhouettes’, starring Divya Seth, Niiya Kumar, Sarah Hashmi and Karan Parab, with a special appearance from Amol Palekar.
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Bengal’s Voter-Deletion Requests Were Processed Faster and Succeeded Far More Often Than Inclusion Claims, ECI Data Shows
@chhuti_is reports
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A Form 7 application – meant for deletion – was 2.19 times as likely as a Form 6 application – meant for addition – to have reached a completed outcome, reports @chhuti_is.
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The Wire Special Correspondent @IRFANfromSlums, who was detained while reporting at Jantar Mantar, was released at night after several hours in detention
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How a Campaign Against Muslim Voter Deletions – Aided by a Report on The Wire – Forced the Election Commission to Act
Madhu Sudan Chatterjee writes
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Dhamnagar assembly constituency ERO Santosh Kumar Nayak was suspended following serious allegations on the misuse of Form 7 to delete thousands of Muslim voters, writes Madhu Sudan Chatterjee.
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'Police Only Bothered By Peaceful Protest, Not Malpractice in Election Commission': Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav)
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Police Detention Won't Stop Our Fight for an Accountable Election Commission: Neha Bora (@neha_aisa)
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Probe Finds Alleged Corruption in Jal Jeevan Mission Work Done in Madhya Pradesh, Contractor, Govt Officials Booked
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According to officials, it was found during investigation that while pipelines had been laid in several places, the infrastructure that was needed to actually supply water to individual households was missing or incomplete.
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Uttarakhand SIR: Over 95,000 Voters Marked 'Ineligible' After Form 7 Applications

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The exclusions, a fallout of automated Form 7s generated by the ECI's software flagging 'logical discrepancies', the Congress has alleged targeted deletions are also at play.
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RTI Activist Anjali Bhardwaj (@AnjaliB_) Detained, Taken to Dwarka for Peacefully Demanding Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
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Reports Suggest Election Commission's 'Mark VIP' Feature is Giving Preferential Treatment to Select Citizens
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At the time of this update, the Delhi SIR was in the enumeration phase, along with four other states, while it was in the claims and objections phase in 10 other states, including Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
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What Happens If CEC Gyanesh Kumar Goes?
The Election Commission is a foundational institution of Indian democracy. ‘Institutions’ mean that individuals don’t really matter and there is decent bench strength, so the next person in line takes charge.
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