Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission orders large-scale transfers of bureaucrats, West Bengal DGP

New Delhi, 18/3:Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added. Also, the secretary of the general…

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West Asia crisis | US, Israel insist Lebanon not part of ceasefire deal; new aggression warnings issued after attack kills hundreds

Washington DC, 10/4: The United States and Israel denied the extension of ceasefire to Lebanon as Jerusalem issued a new warning for attacks. Since the 14-day ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran on Tuesday, Israel has carried out one of its biggest and deadliest attacks on Lebanon. The aggression on Wednesday killed at least…

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Parliament scuffle: Delhi Police registers FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, 19/12: The Delhi Police Thursday registered an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Parliament scuffle, an officer said. An FIR under sections 117 (voluntary causing grievous hurt), 115 (voluntary causing hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3(5)…

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Chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council Bibek Debroy passes away at 69

New Delhi, 1/11:  Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.    

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