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‘Needs to be examined’: Supreme Court seeks Centre, ECI response on biometric voting plea | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking the implementation of finger and iris-based biometric identification at polling stations to curb duplicate and fraudulent voting.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, and several…

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‘On brink of making history’: PM Modi says women’s reservation bill will strengthen democracy | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India stands “on the brink of making history” as the long-pending women’s reservation in legislatures moves closer to implementation, asserting that the reform will deepen democracy and accelerate women-led development.Addressing the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan’ in Delhi, PM Modi said the proposed legislation reflects a collective…

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Highest in almost 3 years! India buying ‘all the Russian crude it can get its hands on’ as Trump sanctions threat fades

Imports from Russia averaged 1.98 million barrels per day in March, the highest level since June 2023. (AI image) India is purchasing Russian crude oil in a big way as Strait of Hormuz disruptions continue to constrain global oil supply. India imports almost 90% of its crude oil needs and the ongoing US-Iran war has…

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Sonia Gandhi Women Quota Bill: ‘Deeply flawed’: Sonia Gandhi slams women’s quota bill, calls it ‘assault on Constitution’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday warned that the Centre’s reported push on delimitation—not women’s reservation—is the “real issue” behind the special Parliament session, calling it “extremely dangerous” and an “assault” on the Constitution.In an article published in The Hindu, Congress Rajya Sabha MP argued that any exercise to increase the…

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Sonam Wangchuk: ‘Trust deficit in Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuk says no date for next round of talks with government announced | India News

NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said the region is “hanging between trust and mistrust” due to delays in the next round of talks with the Centre, warning that the prolonged gap risks deepening divisions in the sensitive border region.In a post on X, Wangchuk noted that more than two months have passed…

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Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude anchor off India as Trump announces Hormuz blockade

Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude have anchored off India’s eastern and western coasts, marking a potential resumption of such imports after nearly seven years, even as the US steps up efforts to restrict Tehran’s oil exports.Ship-tracking data, cited by Bloomberg show that the Felicity, a very large crude carrier owned by the National Iranian Tanker…

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Before women’s quota bill session, PM Modi steps up direct outreach | India News

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will address eminent personalities and women achievers from different sectors on Monday as he steps up his direct outreach to people to build support for bills proposing the implementation of women’s quota in legislatures from 2029, amid critical voices from the opposition, especially over the likely delimitation exercise. An official…

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