The Election Commission of India has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy 100 more companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha elections.
Based on ECI, the Home Ministry is deploying 45 companies of Border Security troops and 55 companies of the CRPF. According to ANI news, officials have been ordered to complete deploying an additional 100 CAPF companies in West Bengal by April 15th at the latest.
UP: Fire broke out in a slum in Loni, Ghaziabad, fire tenders have reached the spot.
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Rahul Kumar says, “Today at 6:42 pm, we received information about a fire in a slum in Rajpur village. Our vehicles reached the spot. A tractor tire and a bike also caught fire. Went.” The fire was extinguished within an hour. There was no loss of life.
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court to restrain the government from appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners as per Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and terms of Office Act 2023. Sections 7 and 8 lay down the procedure for the appointment of ECI members.
The plea also sought direction to appoint a member of the Election Commission as per the Supreme Court judgment which had directed the constitution of a committee consisting of the CJI, the PM, and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha for appointment.
Recently Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned from the post.
Bikaner, Rajasthan: CJI DY Chandrachud addresses at the inauguration of the regional-state level ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ Campaign.
During the address he says, “It is said always about the Consitution that some top brass of Indian lawyers have made the Consitution and there was no cooperation of public opinion. Britain’s Constitutional scholar ‘Sir Ivor Jennings’ once said that the Indian Constitution is the lawyers’ paradise…”
ANI sources have revealed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a Look-Out Circular (LOC) from the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) against Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of an embattled edtech company.
Earlier this month, the central agency requested that BOI issue a new LOC to ensure that Raveendran stays in the nation.
Blast Near Israel Embassy: There have been reports of an explosion in the empty area behind the Israel Embassy in New Delhi. Officers on duty have arrived at the location. The surrounding region has been taken over by security personnel. The information stated that someone had called PCR and reported the blast.
Around 5:47 p.m., this information was obtained via PCR call. authorities from the District Police, Special Cell, NIA, IB, RAW, Fire authorities, NSG, and other agencies arrived at the scene because it included the Israeli Embassy.
On Thursday, a large fire broke out in the Gopal Das Building on Delhi‘s Barakhamba Road. Fire engines have been deployed to put out the fire that sparked on the building’s eleventh storey.
There are currently no reports of any injuries or casualties. As of now, the fire’s precise source is unknown.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a warning to edtech companies and institutions that offer degrees through joint ventures with unaffiliated foreign universities.
The UGC has warned students against enrolling in such courses and has emphasized that these degrees will be void.
Manish Joshi, the secretary of the UGC, stated: “It has been noted that numerous colleges and higher education institutions (HEIs) have collaborated with foreign-based educational institutions or providers that are not recognized by the Commission, and are awarding degrees to students from other countries while offering the necessary facilities to do so.” “The degrees issued following such collaboration arrangement are also not recognized by the Commission,” he declared, adding that “any such collaboration or arrangement is not recognized by the UGC.”
According to Joshi, the UGC has also learned that certain edtech businesses are advertising in print media, social media, and television, and they are providing online degree and certificate programs in association with a few international colleges and universities. “Such a franchise arrangement is not allowed, and any program or degree of that kind will not have UGC recognition,” stated Joshi. HEIs and edtech companies that default will be subject to action following applicable laws.”
Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute: The Supreme Court issued an important decision in the Mathura Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute case. The Allahabad High Court’s ruling has not been stayed by the court.
Let us inform you that the survey of the Idgah Mosque next to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi shrine was permitted by the Allahabad High Court yesterday, December 14. A Supreme Court petition was submitted in opposition to the ruling of the High Court. The court’s ruling has stunned the Muslim community.
Vishnu Shankar Jain, a lawyer for the Hindu side, states: “The Supreme Court declined to halt the proceedings, and about the challenge to the transfer order, the Supreme Court has scheduled the case for January 9…the High Court There will be no stay by the Supreme Court, and the order will remain in effect while the High Court handles the case.”
According to Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, General Secretary of All India Sant Samiti, the truth about Shri Krishna’s birthplace will be revealed in the same way that the truth about Gyanvapi has. In the struggle for the liberation of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi, this decision is momentous. The court commission’s verdict has been warmly received by the saints.
Income Tax Raid: Six other people, including former Trinamool MLA Sohrab Ali, had their residences raided by the IT department. Since Wednesday morning, the Income Tax Department has been conducting raids at various places, including his office and apartment in Asansol, West Bengal.
Notably, raids have occurred at Sohrab Ali’s Rehmat Nagar home, and reports of raids have been received at the homes of Vijay Singh, Javed Khan, and Munnawar Hussain, Syed Imtiaz’s associate and business partner.
