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Rahul Gandhi delivered a blistering speech in the Lok Sabha during the election reforms debate, accusing the government and the Election Commission of institutional capture, raising concerns over “vote chori,” and questioning changes to key electoral laws. He also criticised the RSS, celebrated India’s democratic spirit, and proposed urgent reforms to protect free and fair elections.

Back-of-the-envelope calculations indicate that reducing daily flights from 400 to 500 will affect 65,000 to 81,000 daily passengers, who had probably booked their seats weeks in advance

The West Bengal Government accorded approval for land acquisition only on November 21, 2023, and the Central Government has made the requisite payment to the State, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha

The Congress leader claimed that the Modi government changed the law to give complete immunity to election commissioners for their decision but added, “we are going to change the law and going to find you”

A senior official of the Industries Department urged entrepreneurs to make most of the measures, while refraining from incentive shopping

India’s maiden full-fledged summit on supercomputing kicks-off in Yelahanka. The five day event being held at Manipal Institute of Technology campus features advanced computer technologies by 175 firms.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Parliament can pay true homage to Bharat Mata by discussing and resolving the issues of common people

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment notes that out of 722 sanctioned Eklavya schools for tribal students, 477 are functional, of which 341 are running from their own buildings and the rest operating in rented premises or other government buildings

“Let me remind the officials concerned that their duty is to enforce the law and not go by dictates that are often issued orally... I have already ordered notice in the contempt petition. It is beyond dispute that the order of this court has been breached repeatedly,” says Justice G.R. Swaminathan

The decision comes hours after the DGCA ordered a 5% reduction, citing the airline’s inability to operate its full approved schedule reliably

Accuses Congress of ‘vote chori’ in first LS poll; JD(U)’s Rajeev Ranjan Singh asks why Opposition parties only question EVMs when they lose elections; NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule says ECI appears to be part of government

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan expresses dismay over the Corporation having been dumping its waste in abandoned quarries for years together