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The Opposition in Maharashtra on Tuesday said the 35-day period during which the Assembly elections process will take place is shorter than usual while the Election Commission gave enough time to the government to announce a slew of schemes. It also pointed out that elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh (403), will be held in a single phase on November 20, even though this year’s Lok Sabha elections were held in five phases in the state. Counting of votes will take place on November 23, the Election Commission announced earlier on Tuesday. Leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said, “The Election Commission of… Read More »“Less Time To Campaign”: Opposition On Maharashtra Election Date

Decks have been cleared for bypolls to two Assembly seats and the high-profile Wayanad constituency in Kerala with the Election Commission on Tuesday announcing the dates for the two-phase by-elections to 48 Assembly seats and 2 Lok Sabha seats in 15 states. The bypolls in Kerala will be held on November 13 and votes will be counted on November 23. As soon as the dates were announced, leaders of the state’s three political fronts on expected lines expressed confidence that they would emerge as the winner and also said the list of candidates would be out anytime. The Assembly by-elections at Palakkad and Chelakkara were necessitated after sitting legislators Shafi Paramabil (Congress) and K Radhakrishnan… Read More »Kerala Gets Ready For 3 Bypolls, Priyanka Gandhi Prepares For Poll Debut

A few hours before the code of conduct for the Maharashtra assembly elections kicked in, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday announced a Rs 29,000 Diwali bonus for its employees. The country’s richest civic body, with a budget of more than Rs 53,000 crore, is currently being run by a state-appointed administrator as civic elections are pending. Later in the day, the Election Commission of India announced the poll schedule for Maharashtra. The state will go to polls on November 20. The BMC has about 92,000 employees and officials on its payrolls. The ex-gratia this time is 11.53 per cent higher compared to the Rs 26,000 paid in 2023. The official release said the… Read More »Mumbai Civic Body Announces Diwali Bonus For Employees Hours Before Maharashtra Poll Announcement

RBI Summer Internship 2024: The Reserve Bank of India has started the application process for the Summer Internship Programme, 2024. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by visiting the official website, opportunities.rbi.org.in. Aspirants can fill out the form until December 15 for internships starting in April, 2025. RBI Summer Internship 2024: Eligibility Students eligible to apply for the summer placement must be pursuing one of the following programs from institutions/colleges in India: Post-graduate coursesIntegrated five-year programs in Management, Statistics, Law, Commerce, Economics, Econometrics, Banking, or FinanceThree-year full-time professional bachelor’s degree in LawOnly students currently in the penultimate year of their course are eligible to apply The official notification reads: “The Bank will select a maximum… Read More »RBI Summer Internship 2024: Registration Begins, Stipend Upto Rs 20,000

Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended and addressed the 79th UN General Assembly Session in New York last month, multiple social media users have shared posts claiming that India had secured a permanent seat in the UN Security Council with veto power. The PTI Fact Check Desk found the claim to be false. India is yet to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. As of now, only five countries — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States — are permanent members of the UNSC and have veto power. A Facebook user, in his post on October 2, wrote: “Congratulations “India got veto power” 180 countries of the world supported… Read More »Fake Social Media Posts Claim India Becoming Permanent Member Of UNSC