The nomination process for the by‑elections to the Budgam (constituency 27) and Nagrota (constituency 77) Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Monday. The polls, scheduled for 11 November with counting on 14 November, were a result of the resignation of Omar Abdullah from Budgam and the death of BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana in Nagrota.
A major political development is emerging from West Bengal, where the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is reportedly preparing to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Assembly next week. According to sources, the proposed legislation could be tabled as early as Monday (June 29), with reports suggesting that a special session of the Assembly may be convened for the purpose. While no official announcement has been made so far, the possibility of the UCC being introduced has already sparked intense political debate across the state.
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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit has been appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), news agency PTI sources said Thursday. As per the sources, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared his appointment.
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