
The Election Commission has invited the Maharashtra Congress delegation on December 3 to raise their concerns regarding the Maharashtra Assembly election. The party had demanded an “in-person” hearing to discuss their “serious concerns” in detail. While accepting Congress’s demand for hearing, the EC has also clarified that all due processes were properly followed while holding the Maharashtra election. “Election Commission of India invites the Indian National Congress (INC) delegation on December 3, 2024. ECI in its interim response to INC reiterates a transparent process with the involvement of candidates/their agents at every stage,” the EC statement read. The Congress had raised two issues in its memorandum given to the EC on Friday. The party had alleged that there was an unprecedented increase in the number of registered voters in five months after the Lok Sabha election, which was an “electoral fraud”. It also raised concerns over the approximate increase of 76 lakh votes cast after 5pm on the polling day. In its response to Congress’s memorandum, the poll body pointed out that electoral rolls are always prepared and finalised with close involvement of all political parties, the copies of the draft electoral roll published are given to political parties and the verification process involves political parties at every stage of the process. “Having stated this, the Commission would get the issues raised by INC examined and keep them informed of the outcome,” the EC wrote. Regarding the increase in the voting after 5pm, the EC clarified that authorised agents of all candidates are given a copy of Form 17, which has the total votes polled at the particular polling station, on the polling day itself. The EC further said that the number of polled votes in Form 17C cannot be changed and can be verified with the total votes counted. The Congress has raised doubt over the entire electoral process in Maharashtra. State Congress president Nana Patole has said that the EC did not conduct the election in fairness and even tampered with voter data. Another Congress leader Bhai Jagtap called EC a “dog” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Title: Gan Wei: No Regrets in Marrying Jia Yueting, Would Still Choose Him if Given Another ChanceNEW DELHI: If Manomhan Singh is remembered as the finance minister who ushered in economic reforms, he was also the PM under whose watch UPA govt launched many landmark social sector initiatives - from right to information to right to education and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The concept for the initiatives didn't come from within govt, but from National Advisory Council, headed by Sonia Gandhi, with civil society activists as members. Not surprisingly, the schemes' credit was also taken by Gandhi and her team. The flagship schemes were backed by legislation, with RTI and NREGA being the first ones to be enacted in 2005. Singh's first term also saw the introduction of OBC quotas in education, a move pushed by then HRD minister Arjun Singh, which was resisted by several of his cabinet colleagues before they fell in line. The quota announcement, which set off protests, was followed by govt announcing an expansion in the number of seats in educational institutions. Towards the end of UPA's first term, Centre also announced a mega farm loan package, seen to be a key factor in enabling the coalition return to power in 2009. And, when it returned to office, it enacted RTE and followed it up with the land acquisition act, and Right to Food or the National Food Security Act . While the land law is seen to be a major stumbling block for industries, something that NDA sought to reverse in its first term but was forced to abandon the plans, NFSA was never fully implemented. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , Location Guesser and Mini Crossword .
Real Madrid will be banking on their star players such as Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, and Thibaut Courtois to deliver a strong performance on the night. The team's experience and quality will be crucial in navigating the challenges posed by Atalanta and securing a positive result.
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At least this NFL game wasn't on Christmas -- because it was far from merry. Just a day after the Houston Texans posted only two points in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens , the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears closed out the Thursday Night Football schedule with a whimper. Seattle moved to 9-7 with a lackluster 6-3 victory over Chicago, which dropped its 10th straight game to fall to 4-12 after a promising 4-2 start. All field goals were scored in the first half. Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams had the chance to steal the game at home late and ruin Seattle's playoff chances, but failed. Let's analyze the Week 17 game further with winners and losers: While Geno Smith didn't have an impressive showing -- he completed 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards, no touchdowns, no picks and three sacks -- the running game did its part to win on the margins. Zach Charbonnet led the way with 57 yards on 15 rushes, but backup Kenny McIntosh came up big with 46 yards on seven attempts, pioneered by a 25-yarder. Smith added 19 yards on three carries, making it 122 total on 25 attempts for Seattle on the night. For comparison's sake, Chicago finished at 103 yards on 23 carries after D'Andre Swift ended the game on a positive note. The game is all about the moments. Despite the score being at 6-3 and no teams capitalizing throughout, the game fell on the shoulders of Williams for a chance to win at home right after Christmas. Instead, Williams capped off his disappointing night with a pick. On a 4th-and-10, Williams felt immediate pressure on a blitz and lofted up a ball toward Keenan Allen. But Riq Woolen soared over Allen and brought down the pick. Sure, maybe the draft pick for Chicago would be better long term. However, it'd also be encouraging to see Williams lead a game-winning drive as a rookie. He ended the game completing 16 of 28 passes for 122 yards, no touchdowns and the above pick. He took seven sacks. Having a good kicker is extremely important. It matters even more so in games like this, where one missed kick could prove costly. Both Seattle's Jason Myers and Chicago's Cairo Santos earned their paycheck, albeit in an awkward way. Myers made both his attempts, the longest being from 50 yards. Santos made his lone attempt, which was from 42. A win is a win, but how those wins are earned could go a long way in predicting playoff chances. Seattle entered the game needing a win to put the pressure on the 9-6 Los Angeles Rams . But this showing will likely not improve confidence levels much moving forward, with the team needing the Rams to lose to the already-eliminated Arizona Cardinals on Sunday to set up a blockbuster NFC West title match in Week 18. But if the Rams win, Seattle needs four wins from the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets , Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos or Miami Dolphins for strength-of-schedule purposes heading into Week 18, where a Seattle road win over Los Angeles could be enormous in the NFC West picture.
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The Andhra Pradesh government has completed the preparation of Swarnandhra Vision document-2047 after gathering opinions of 17 lakh people including experts and is all set to release it on December 12, 2024. The Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, will hold a high-level review meeting at the State Secretariat which is aimed at elevating the State to the top position in the country in all sectors. In the last Assembly session, the State Government placed the draft document before the public. The vision document has been prepared with the active participation of several organisations along with the NITI Aayog. The Chief Minister has already announced 10 principles with regards to the vision document which include building poverty-free society, providing employment, skill-human resource development, water conservation, introducing technology in farming, providing global-level basic amenities, proper utilisation of energy resources, quality production along with branding, Swachandhra and deeptech. CommentsThe 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient business hub. The push is among the rebels' strongest in years in a war whose destabilizing effects have rippled far beyond the country's borders . It was the first opposition attack on Aleppo since 2016, when a brutal air campaign by Russian warplanes helped Syrian President Bashar Assad retake the northwestern city. Intervention by Russia , Iran and Iranian-allied Hezbollah and other groups has allowed Assad to remain in power, within the 70% of Syria under his control. The surge in fighting has raised the prospect of another violent front reopening in the Middle East, at a time when U.S.-backed Israel is fighting Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both Iranian-allied groups. Robert Ford, the last-serving U.S. ambassador to Syria, pointed to months of Israeli strikes on Syrian and Hezbollah targets in the area, and to Israel’s ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon this week, as factors providing Syria’s rebels with the opportunity to advance. Here's a look at some of the key aspects of the new fighting: Why does the fighting at Aleppo matter? Assad has been at war with opposition forces seeking his overthrow for 13 years, a conflict that's killed an estimated half-million people. Some 6.8 million Syrians have fled the country, a refugee flow that helped change the political map in Europe by fueling anti-immigrant far-right movements. The roughly 30% of the country not under Assad is controlled by a range of opposition forces and foreign troops. The U.S. has about 900 troops in northeast Syria, far from Aleppo, to guard against a resurgence by the Islamic State. Both the U.S. and Israel conduct occasional strikes in Syria against government forces and Iran-allied militias. Turkey has forces in Syria as well, and has influence with the broad alliance of opposition forces storming Aleppo. Coming after years with few sizeable changes in territory between Syria's warring parties, the fighting “has the potential to be really quite, quite consequential and potentially game-changing,” if Syrian government forces prove unable to hold their ground, said Charles Lister, a longtime Syria analyst with the U.S.-based Middle East Institute. Risks include if Islamic State fighters see it as an opening, Lister said. Ford said the fighting in Aleppo would become more broadly destabilizing if it drew Russia and Turkey — each with its own interests to protect in Syria — into direct heavy fighting against each other. What do we know about the group leading the offensive on Aleppo? The U.S. and U.N. have long designated the opposition force leading the attack at Aleppo — Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, known by its initials HTS — as a terrorist organization. Abu Mohammed al-Golani emerged as the leader of al-Qaida's Syria branch in 2011, in the first months of Syria's war. It was an unwelcome intervention to many in Syria's opposition, who hoped to keep the fight against Assad's brutal rule untainted by violent extremism. Golani and his group early on claimed responsibility for deadly bombings, pledged to attack Western forces, confiscated property from religious minorities and sent religious police to enforce modest dress by women. Golani and HTS have sought to remake themselves in recent years, focusing on promoting civilian government in their territory as well as military action, researcher Aaron Zelin noted. His group broke ties with al-Qaida in 2016. Golani cracked down on some extremist groups in his territory, and increasingly portrays himself as a protector of other religions. That includes last year allowing the first Christian Mass in the city of Idlib in years. By 2018, the Trump administration acknowledged it was no longer directly targeting Golani, Zelin said. But HTS has allowed some wanted armed groups to continue to operate on its territory, and shot at U.S. special forces at least as recently as 2022, he said. What's the history of Aleppo in the war? At the crossroads of trade routes and empires for thousands of years, Aleppo is one of the centers of commerce and culture in the Middle East. Aleppo was home to 2.3 million people before the war. Rebels seized the east side of the city in 2012, and it became the proudest symbol of the advance of armed opposition factions. In 2016, government forces backed by Russian airstrikes laid siege to the city. Russian shells, missiles and crude barrel bombs — fuel canisters or other containers loaded with explosives and metal — methodically leveled neighborhoods. Starving and under siege, rebels surrendered Aleppo that year. The Russian military's entry was the turning point in the war, allowing Assad to stay on in the territory he held. This year, Israeli airstrikes in Aleppo have hit Hezbollah weapons depots and Syrian forces, among other targets, according to an independent monitoring group. Israel rarely acknowledges strikes at Aleppo and other government-held areas of Syria.