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TaMo, long-time partner Stellantis ink fresh MoU

MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Eight years after a planned alliance with Volkswagen to develop an affordable car for India and other emerging markets fell through, Tata Motors is teaming up with European partner Stellantis to explore manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain collaborations in India and overseas. The two automakers already operate a two-decade-old joint venture through Fiat India…

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‘Vanished by next day’: After marker row, SEC to revert to bottled indelible ink; quotations invited from manufacturers | Pune News

PUNE: The State Election Commission (SEC) will return to traditional bottled indelible ink for the upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections on Feb 5, following controversy over marker pens used in recent municipal corporation polls, which allegedly left erasable marks, sparking concerns of bogus voting.“We will use indelible ink bottles instead of marker pens…

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EU, Mercosur bloc ink major trade deal, reject ‘tariffs’ and ‘isolation’

ASUNCION: South American and European Union officials on Saturday signed a major trade deal, which they hailed as sending a powerful message at a time of tariff threats, global uncertainty and protectionism.The deal between the 27-nation European Union and Mercosur bloc members Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay creates one of the world’s largest free trade…

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Indelible ink row: Rahul Gandhi accuses EC of ‘gaslighting’ voters – What does it mean? | India News

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the alleged fading of indelible ink used during Maharashtra’s civic body elections, using a Gen Z term to accuse the Election Commission of undermining public trust.Amid mounting complaints from voters and opposition parties that the ink applied to mark fingers during Thursday’s polls…

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30-year hold of Thackerays to end? Amid ink row, Mumbai sees high voting; exit polls give BMC to BJP+ | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: The city that doesn’t sleep, and doesn’t really care about voting, turned out in relatively creditable numbers for the BMC elections, held on Thursday after nine years. In 2017, it broke a 25-year record when it hit 55%, and while the final official turnout is expected only on Friday, state election commission officials expect…

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Maharashtra civic polls: Erasing indelible ink won’t allow re-voting, says state election panel; SEC warns voters | Mumbai News

The clarification came amid allegations of irregularities in the ongoing local body elections across 29 municipal corporations. (ANI) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday clarified that any attempt to erase the indelible ink applied on a voter’s finger and creating confusion during polling amounts to an electoral malpractice.The clarification came amid allegations…

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