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Why has the drive to verify billion voters put Election Commission under scrutiny

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – India’s drive to verify the eligibility of roughly a billion voters has put the Election Commission of India (ECI) under severe public scrutiny, with opposition parties alleging the manipulation of voter rolls and exclusion of millions. A report published last week by the Indian Express newspaper alleged ​there were internal divisions within the poll body over the lists and registration procedures, stoking further concerns about its neutrality. Last Friday saw ‌nationwide protests by the opposition Congress party demanding the resignation of the head of the ECI, Gyanesh Kumar. The “cockroach” youth movement, with millions

Gold declines Rs 2,600 to Rs 1.5 lakh/10g; silver tumbles Rs 5,000 to Rs 2.32 lakh a kg

Gold declines Rs 2,600 to Rs 1.5 lakh/10g; silver tumbles Rs 5,000 to Rs 2.32 lakh a kg

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Gold prices tumbled Rs 2,600 to Rs 1.5 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking a sharp selloff in global markets amid rising crude oil rates and a firm US dollar. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,52,600 per 10 grams in the preceding session. Silver also plunged by Rs 5,000 to Rs 2.32 lakh per kg, inclusive of all taxes, from Friday’s closing level of Rs 2.37 lakh per kg, according to local traders. Gold and silver prices traded lower on Monday as a

50 million Indian children still lack sanitation services in schools: WHO-UNICEF report

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Nearly a fifth of the children with no access to sanitation services in schools are in India, the highest for any country in the world, according to the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report. India has 50 million of the world’s 244 million children who did not have sanitation services in schools in 2025, the report “Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools 2015-2025” noted. The report also added that India also recorded a 14 per cent reduction in the number of schools with no sanitation service during the period assessed. The World

Sensex tanks 1,124 pts to 6-month low amid surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties

Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI) Stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex plunging 1,124 points to a six-month low and the Nifty closing below 22,800 as surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainties, and weak global trends hit investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,124.02 points, or 1.52 per cent, to settle at 72,771.72, the lowest closing level since March 30, 2026. During the day, it lost 1,179.51 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 72,716.23. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 360.25 points, or 1.56 per cent, to end at a near six-month low of 22,780.25. As many as 47

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