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Patrick SD McCartney

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Patrick SD McCartney

    ‘EC has become dictatorial’: Ex-bureaucrats demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation (opens the original)

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    A group of former bureaucrats on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for alleged irregularities in the conduct of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the country. In an open letter, the Constitutional Conduct Group said that the Election Commission’s functioning has become “imperious, autocratic and dictatorial” because of Kumar. It added that his actions around the SIR exercise represented “serious infringement” of constitutional functioning

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Patrick SD McCartney

    Unrest in Ujjain over mosque demolition: HC disposes Muslim side appeal, part of structure razed (opens the original)

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    The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday disposed of a petition filed by a mosque committee in Ujjain challenging a notice issued by the municipal corporation to remove a portion of the Shahi Masjid for a road widening project, Live Law reported. The bench took note of a settlement reached between the Shahi Masjid Waqf Panch Mochiyan and the Ujjain Municipal Corporation. The details of the settlement were not placed before the court. However, the demolition of part of the mosque is underway, the

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Patrick SD McCartney

    J&K passes Omar Abdullah’s statehood resolution amid walkout by BJP (opens the original)

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    The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday passed a resolution, moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, seeking statehood for the Union Territory amid protests by Bharatiya Janata Party legislators, The Hindu reported. While the Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party MLAs supported the move, the BJP legislators shouted slogans against it over its reference to the resolution passed by the Assembly in 2000. In June 2000, the National Conference government led by Farooq Abdullah passed a resolution

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Patrick SD McCartney

    Rush Hour: Ujjain mosque demolition protest turns violent, SC’s 4-month deadline on TMC row & more (opens the original)

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    The police in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain fired tear gas at Muslim residents protesting against the demolition of a portion of a mosque. The protesters threw stones at police personnel. The Ujjain Municipal Corporation carried out the demolition to widen a road ahead of the Simhastha religious gathering, scheduled to be held in March 2028. Crowds had also gathered outside the Shahi Masjid on Sunday night to protest against the demolition. Some people stayed in the mosque overnight. Tensions escalate

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Patrick SD McCartney

    SC refuses to stay fee on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 (opens the original)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Union government’s decision to allow fee to be levied on Unified Payments Interface transactions above Rs 2,000, Live Law reported. However, the court sought the government’s response on the petition challenging the move. On September 14 and September 15, the Ministry of Finance issued notifications stating that UPI payments to merchants valued above Rs 2,000 would attract a merchant discount rate of 0.4%. Merchant discount rate is a fee charged to

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