SC reaches full strength of 31

Parliament had increased SC’s sanctioned strength from 26 to 31 in 2008. The collegium headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi on May 8 reiterated its April 12 recommendation for appointment of Jharkhand HC Chief Justice Bose and Gauhati HC CJ Bopanna as SC judges.

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Opposition plans swift response in case of split verdict

A joint opposition would petition the President that it be invited to form the government in case the Lok Sabha results throw up an unclear mandate. NCP chief Sharad Pawar and TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu have been contacting the regional satraps to convince them to join the front being attempted.

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Eye on China: India, Japan may run Colombo port

Sri Lanka’s cabinet is set to approve a tripartite agreement with India and Japan for the ECT. It could be one of the first agreements to be signed by the new government here after results to the Lok Sabha elections are out on Thursday.

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Only electric 2-wheelers may be sold in country after 2025

The government is expected to mandate the sale of only electric three-wheelers from April 2023, while all new two-wheelers with engine capacity up to 150cc driving out of showrooms may have to be powered by electricity from April 2025.

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Plot to tarnish polls globally: BJP brass

BJP president Amit Shah lashed out at opposition parties which have alleged that EVMs are vulnerable to manipulation, saying most of them had no problems when they won polls through voting machines but were raking up controversies in the face of “imminent defeat”.

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Stage set for 2019 verdict, EC makes arrangements for smooth counting

The counting exercise will begin at 8am, capping a two-month long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning and charges of tampering EVMs and violations of the Model Code of Conduct. Trends are expected to be available shortly thereafter. However, the results this time are likely to be delayed due to tallying of VVPATs with EVM count for the first time.

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Oppn slams EC for rejecting plea on VVPAT count; Amit Shah hits back

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Attempted break-in at IAF's Paris office handling Rafale procurement

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MHA alerts states, UTs ahead of counting of votes

Ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, ministry of home affairs (MHA) has alerted states regarding the possibility of violence in different parts of the country. State chief secretaries and DGPs have been tipped-off in this regard by the ministry. The MHA has asked all states and Union Territories to maintain law and order.

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Attempted break-in at IAF Rafale office in France

There was a break-in into the Indian Air Force Rafale project management team office which is located in a suburb of Paris in France. Sources in the Indian Air Force told ANI that no hard disk or document was stolen and more details were being ascertained. Sources said the main aim could have been to steal data as valuables or money are not kept in these offices.

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SCO meet: Sushma, Qureshi sit next to each other

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday sat next to each other during the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, amid strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India was an observer at the SCO till 2005 and was granted the membership along with Pakistan in 2017.

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Breather for Congress-JD(S), BJP puts Operation Lotus ‘on hold’

The JD(S)-Congress alliance in Karnataka can heave a sigh of relief as the BJP unit here has “temporarily suspended” its Operation Lotus aimed at toppling the coalition government. BJP sources said the central leadership has asked state party chief BS Yeddyuyrappa to wait for outcome of the bid to topple the Kamal Nath-led Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh.

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