Damini Nath

Indications that the delayed Census of 2021 could be held next year have reopened the discussion on two very significant related exercises: the delimitation of constituencies, and reservation of seats for women. What is the legal and political roadmap on these?

As votes were being counted in Haryana on October 8 — and BJP headed to a somewhat unexpected victory — Congress expressed concerns regarding the counting process, particularly the battery life of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in 20 constituencies.

meeting between Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's proposer and BJP leaders triggered a row in the poll-bound state earlier this week, with the Chief Election Commissioner also wading into the controversy.

The restoration project would be carried out on the basis of a report submitted by the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, which studied the building's original plans and archival photos as a part of its work

Indians have been the majority of H-1B visa-holders in the past few years. In the fiscal year 2023, Indians accounted for 72.3% of the total H-1B approvals.

These posts include lower division clerks, stenographers, junior engineers and sub-inspectors in CAPF. Based on open exam and departmental exams for promotion carried out by SSC, a total of 1,41,487 candidates were recommended for recruitment in 2023-24, says the ministry's annual report.

The EC's SOP mandates that bags on chartered flights during elections are screened by Central Industrial Security Force or police personnel "without any relaxation".

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found that 31 years after the 74th Constitutional Amendment to empower urban local bodies came into effect, 18 states are yet to fully implement the law in spirit.

In 2009, EC amended MCC to include a clause which prohibits parties from releasing manifestos during the 48-hour period preceding voting when no campaigning is allowed; Congress argues document can be released anytime till polling day

Since 2014, the government has been issuing Digital Life Certificates (DLCs), or Jeevan Pramaan, so the pensioner does not have to physically appear before the pension-disbursing authorities – which include banks and post offices – or deliver a paper life certificate to them in the prescribed format.