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Voter verification drive in Bihar: too little time, too many hurdles
The Election Commission of India (EC!) recently issued an order for holding Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls for Bihar. This exercise will then be carried out in all the States. The order is antithetical to the tradition of this august institution. From the first election held in independent India, the ECI has played a heroic role in seeding democracy through active voter enrolment and protection of the right to vote of the disadvantaged.Though the ECI is facing a credibility crisis of late, this initiative is surprisingly radical. And unless it is substantially modified, it will disproportionately disenfranchise the poor and deprived electors irrespective of their party preference. We will leave the thorny questions of legality to the experts and just focus on the scale of the venture and its practicability within the proposed timeline.As per the directive, all individuals who have not been featured in the electoral rolls of 2003 need to prove their citizenship as per the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, and Rules. Broadly, if the 2003 electoral roll features nearly all individuals who were 18 years or older then, these individuals, now 40 years and older, get a direct entry into the proposed electoral roll. How many then have to go through the hoops?
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July 10, 2025
Indian Chronicle
We want government jobs, but not government services
In India, a strange paradox governs our everyday reality: we avoid almost everything run by the government, except a government job.
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July 10, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Mala community must prepare for another fight: G. Chennaiah
Mala Mahanadu National President G. Chennaiah has called for a successful meeting of Mala Mahanadu state-level leaders scheduled to be held at the Loni Vasavi Club in Lakidikapool of Hyderabad on the 11th of this month to discuss the injustice done to the Malas through SC classification and formulate future action plan.
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July 10, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Jaladam Valley, home to Konda Reddi tribe, offers a glimpse into a centuries-old way of life
Hidden in the rugged hills of} aladam Valley in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district lies Gillaram village, home to the Konda Redditribe, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University to be ready by September: V-C
The construction of the long-awaited Pune campus of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nashik, is expected to be completed by September in a 30,000 square feet building campus, said vice-chancellor Sanjeev Sonawane.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
'Disclose PEDs to insurers'
For now, hiding a preexisting disease (PED) from an insurer before buying a health policy might seem to be an advantage with a lower cost premium.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
How 'baseball cage' assisted Steve Smith's quick recovery from finger injury
Steve Smith WTC final recordAustralia's Steve Smith celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Australian batter Steve Smith said that his quick recovery from a “compound dislocation” in the little finger of his right hand which he sustained in the World Test Championship final against South Africa earlier this month, was because of the practice he got in a ‘baseball cage’ in New York.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Naseeruddin Shah stands firmly with Diljit Dosanjh amid Sardaar Ji 3 row, says ‘Jumla Party was waiting to attack him’: ‘These goons want to put an end to...’
Diljit Dosanjh has received support from veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah amid his Sardaar Ji 3 controversy.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Revisit digital search powers under the I-T Bill 2025
The Finance Minister recently introduced a proposal in Parliament to allow tax authorities to access, under the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, an individual's “virtual digital space” during search and seizure operations.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Israel steps up Gaza bombardment ahead of White House talks on ceasefire
Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration.A day after U.S. President Donald Trump urged an end to the 20-month-old war, a confidant of P rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected at the White House for talks on a Gaza ceasefire, Iran, and possible wider regional diplomatic deals.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Endocrine disruptors in plastic waste: a new public health threat
Plastics have revolutionised modern living with their convenience and affordability, but this same ubiquity is spawning an invisible, long-term health crisis.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Inside Sridevi's Chennai Home: First property she ever bought, was redesigned by Boney Kapoor, has a rare photo of their secret wedding in Shirdi
After making a name for herself in the film industry, Sridevi bought her first property in her hometown of Chennai.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Historic Strike.
“Indian Chronicle.“In protest against the BJ P led central government's repeal of 44 labour laws and their replacement with four labour codes, the working class has initiated a nationwide strike on the 9th of this month.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
If North Indians need to come to Maharashtra for jobs, Marathi should be taught there: MNS chief Raj Thackeray
Launching a scathing attack on the state government over the three-language formula in the school curriculum which he said is an imposition of Hindi over Marathi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said Monday that Hindi is not the national language and cannot be imposed on states.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Fuel ban for overage vehicles deferred in Delhi until November 1
Delhi fuel ban The move to enforce a fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles in Delhi stems from longstanding orders of the SC and NGT which bar 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles from plying in the city.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
We will bring back Bhadrachalam to its former glory. Minister Tummala ““““Shaik Sharief, Bhadrachalam,
There was a delay in developing the temple due to land issues to bring back the Bhadrachalam Sri Taramachandra Swamy Temple, known as the Ayodhya of the South, to its former glory.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
German team meets Vivek Venkatswamy to advance nursing placements
German delegation met Minister for Labour, Employment, Training & Factories Dr Vivek Venkatswamy to Advance Nursing Placements Under Triple Win Project; Explores Future Collaborations for Telangana Y outh atS ecretariat on Tuesday.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Hyderabad's Bibi Ka Alam: A 200-Year-Old Muharram tradition
A somber atmosphere prevails at the Alaw e Bibi at Dabeerpura with thousands of people, mostly dressed in black attire, thronging the place to offer prayers at the Bibi ka Alam (standard of Bibi Fatima) installed here.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Need to address statistical issues in entrance, recruitment exams: NSC Chairman to government
The government has been called on to form a comprehensive policy on certain statistical issues related to entrance and recruitment exams by Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), who argued on Sunday that different agencies conducting their own exams have their own methods that can lead to dissatisfaction among candidates and legal proceedings.Speaking at the 19th Statistics Day organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Karandikar said statistical issues such as negative marking and normalisation of marks in examinations that are being conducted online and see lakhs of candidates should be addressed “appropriately”.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Science behind Headingley’s ‘perfectly prepared’ pitch: How wetting agent and plastic sheets helped retain moisture through five days
The pitch for the first India-England Test at Headingley is being praised to the skies.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
As hedging desk comes up for cotton and maize, soyabean farmers in Maharashtra ask: 'Why keep us away from futures market?'
SEBI imposed a ban on soyabean to prevent speculation in commodities, which the regulator believed was causing unusual price fluctuations in the physical markets.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
RPF Cyber Cell leads Mobile recovery efforts under 'Operation Amanat'
In a significant boost to passenger services, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), South Central Railway (SCR) has intensified its efforts under ‘Operation Amanat by effectively leveraging digital tools to trace and recover lost mobile phones.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Economic buoyancy can't be overstated; else, we wouldn't have been where we are'
How difficult is it for a sovereign country like India to put up with President Donald Trump's unilateral statement that the US will \"open up\" our economy, when the trade talks are just underway? In fact, I would like to see it also from the Indian side. The US is one of our leading trade partners, topmost, if anything. At the junction we are in, and given our growth goals and ambition to reach Viksit Bharat by 2047, the sooner we have such agreements with strong economies, the better they will serve us. So, I'd rather put my own statement on (Trump's): \"Yes, I'd love to have an agreement, a big, good, beautiful one; why not?
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Bengaluru woman’s body found in garbage truck, live-in-partner arrested for murder
The Bengaluru police Sunday arrested a man from Assam for allegedly killing his live-in partner and disposing of her body in a municipal garbage truck following a domestic dispute.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar present united front amid renewed buzz on change of guard in Karnataka
A day after Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain fuelled speculations about a change of guard in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar presented a united front in Mysuru Monday, ruling out a “revolution” in the government in the next two months. \"This government will be secure as a bande (boulder) for five years,” the chief minister told reporters, before raising Shivakumar's hand in front of TV cameras.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
CM Siddaramaiah to meet farmers protesting against land acquisition near Devanahalli
Chief Minister S iddaramaiah will on] uly 4 meet farmers protesting against the acquisition of 1,777 acres of land, spread across 13 villages in rural Bengaluru, by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), and discuss the matter ata Cabinet meeting Around 800 families from these villages in the Devanahalli-Channarayapatna region in rural Bengaluru have been protesting since 2022 against the acquisition of land by KIADB for a high-tech defence and aerospace sector park.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China.Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibetin 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, as a separatist and says it will choose his successor. The Dalai Lama has said his successor will be born outside China and urged his followers to reject anyone chosen by Beijing.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Faridabad woman booked for repeatedly slapping, abusing cook on casteist lines
The incident was captured on CCTV footage, which has since gone viral online, and occurred at around 10.30 am on June 17 in Sector 17. The incident was captured on CCTV footage, which has since gone viral online, and occurred at around 10.30 am on June 17 in Sector 17.The Faridabad police Friday booked a woman for allegedly slapping her cook eight times, and verbally abusing her, including hurling casteist insults, earlier this month inside her house.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
MMRDA's mobilisation policy increases labour strength at Metro work sites
MMRDA labour mobilisation policy, Metro Line 2B construction update, Metro Line 4 labour strength, Metro Line 4A progress, Officials said prior to the policy initiative, several Metro building packages were reporting either flat or falling labour figures.
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July 09, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Chinese techies' exit from Foxconn India won't impact iPhone 17 production, say sources
New Delhi: The return of Chinese technology professionals from an Apple vendor's facility will have no impact on the production of the upcoming iPhone 17, sources aware of the development said on Tuesday.
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