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TREND | 29 Dec 2024

Rolling out criminal laws, CAA key tasks of home affairs ministry in 2024

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Replacing the century-old criminal laws with a new set of legislations for introducing a modern and technology-driven criminal justice system, rolling out the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act and fire-fighting to check unabated violence in Manipur kept the Union home ministry busy in 2024. Assisting the Election Commission in holding the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir without major incidents and bringing down the violence in Naxal-affected states and northeastern region are the other key highlights of the country's crucial ministry. While the population enumeration exercise Census continues to be on hold for past four years as no decision has been taken by the ministry as to when it will be carried out, the ministry created five year districts in Ladakh and renamed Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Sri Vijaya Puram during the year. The three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya...

Overseas Indian voters show poor participation in 2024 LS polls: EC data

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TREND | 27 Dec 2024

Germany Set For February Election After Bundestag Dissolved

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Scholz, ended his three-party alliance with the Greens and Free Democrats last month, when he sacked FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner in a dispute over government borrowing.

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TREND | 26 Dec 2024

EC data on LS polls: Women outshine men again in exercising franchise

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As many as 64.64 crore voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission on Thursday. The female voter turnout stood at 65.78 per cent as compared to 65.55 per cent for male electors, the EC said. EC functionaries asserted that such granular data is not shared by any of the election management bodies in democracies across the world. The data on Lok Sabha polls, 2024 and four assembly elections -- Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh -- held alongside parliamentary polls comes against the backdrop of allegations of non-disclosure by the EC. "This suo motu initiative is to enhance the public trust that constitutes the underpinning of India's electoral system," the EC said. Referring to women participation in the polls, EC said the number of female contesting candidates was 800, compared to 726 in 2019. Maharashtra had the highest number

86% of 8,300 candidates who contested LS polls lost deposit: EC report

Business Standard | 26 Dec 2024

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TREND | 26 Dec 2024

Bigg Boss 18 Voting Trend Week 12: Who will face big eviction this week?

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Bigg Boss Season 18 on Colors TV, hosted by Salman Khan, has plenty of drama. According to the sources, Vivian, Avinash, and Rajat are at the top but Eisha and Chahat are lagging behind on week 12

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TREND | 26 Dec 2024

Delhi Election: Arvind Kejriwal Inducts Bodybuilders, Wrestlers In Aam Aadmi Party

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The former Delhi chief minister said around 70-80 bodybuilders and wrestlers have joined the party.

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TREND | 25 Dec 2024

Haryana 2024: Election hustle, farmers' protests bookend sporting glory

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For a state that witnessed two elections of great significance this year and accounted for more than 20 per cent of athletes in India's Paris Olympics contingent, it is only fitting that the year's top newsmakers came from two fields: politics and sports. Add to the mix, the issues of farmers and farming -- farmers' protest remained a constant underrunning theme in the state's sociopolitical discourse through the year -- and Haryana's 2024 round-up is almost complete. As Haryana seemed to be settling into the regular humdrum of daily politics after high-pitched election season came the unsettling news of the passing of its five-time chief minister and political stalwart Om Prakash Chautala. He died on December 20 at the age of 89. The state entered 2024 with a great deal to look forward to for everybody: a BJP looking to repeat the 2019 feat of winning all 10 LS seats and also retaining power in assembly, a Congress emboldened by projections it would wrest back a large number of...

No arbitrary addition, deletion in voters list in Maha: EC to Congress

Business Standard | 24 Dec 2024 1 more

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TREND | 24 Dec 2024

Not an easy task: Congress' Salman Khurshid on 'One Nation, One Election'

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Left parties have strongly opposed the 'One Nation, One Election' move of the government, for which two bills have been introduced in Lok Sabha

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TREND | 23 Dec 2024

Haryana CM claims people have rejected Cong, criticises Kharge's remarks

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Haryana CM was responding to the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge who on Sunday strongly criticised the Union Government's recent amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules

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TREND | 21 Dec 2024, 10:47PM

Elon Musk's Trump Trade Makes Tesla A Winner With $570 Billion Rally

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Prior to the US presidential election Tesla shares were down 2.3% for the year. Since Election Day, they've soared 73%, putting them up 69% for 2024.

Election Rule Tweaked To Restrict Public Inspection Of Electronic Records

NDTV Profit | 21 Dec 2024, 05:31PM 2 more

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TREND | 21 Dec 2024, 09:47AM

Voting for Punjab's Municipal Corporation elections commences in Ludhiana

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Ashok Parashar Pappi exercised his franchise at the Government Primary Smart School in Ludhiana