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'Ladki Bahin beneficiaries to get Rs 3K per month once state's finances improve'
The MLC, Parinay Fuke, speaking to the media, stated that the ruling Mahayuti government—comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction—is handing out a monthly amount of Rs 1,500 in financial assistance under the popular Ladki Bahin scheme
24 March,2025 08:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
ECI drives bold electoral reforms for voter participation and transparency
The Election Commission of India (ECI), under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, has introduced major reforms within a month, focusing on voter participation, political party engagement, and electoral roll transparency. Key initiatives include digital training for nearly 1 crore election officials
23 March,2025 11:57 AM IST | Mumbai
Changes in 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' expected: Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance ministry, made this statement during his reply to the budget discussion in the state legislative assembly on Monday
17 March,2025 03:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Entire opposition wants discussion on voters list: Priyanka Gandhi
She also shared demand made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha that there should be discussion on voters list
10 March,2025 11:19 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Give details on removal, lowering disqualification of convicted politicians: SC
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked the poll panel to furnish within two weeks details of such cases in which it exercised its power under Section 11 of the Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951.
04 March,2025 06:54 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Maharashtra by-election: Voting for five seats to be held on March 27
According to the Election Commission, the by-elections are slated for March 27 and they were necessitated due to the victory of five sitting MLCs in the November 2024 assembly polls
03 March,2025 10:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
EC 'complicit' in voter list 'manipulation', say Congress leaders
A group of senior Congress leaders questioned the Election Commission's (EC) silence on multiple voters having the same identification number and said the party would not let this issue fade due to the grave danger it posed to the country's electoral democracy
03 March,2025 08:23 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
ID duplication does not indicate fake voters: Election Commission
It also said that while elector photo identity card (EPIC) numbers of some of the voters “may be identical”, the other details including demographic details, assembly constituency and polling booth are different.
03 March,2025 07:53 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
‘Out of your scope’: Govt to ONOE panel on return to ballot papers
Reverting to the old method was a “suggestion” made by some members of joint parliamentary committee
02 March,2025 08:21 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Why are we giving USD 21 million to India?: Donald Trump
One of the highest taxing countries in the world in terms of us. We can hardly get in there because of high tariffs
20 February,2025 07:26 AM IST | New York | Agencies