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Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed the BJP would have won only 40 seats in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha polls if they were held in a free and fair manner. Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray also termed as «fraud» the result of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat where Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar lost by 48 votes to rival Ravindra Waikar of the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. «Our victory was snatched away by misusing the official machinery,» the MLA claimed. Thackeray said his party will move court with a petition challenging the Mumbai North West seat poll result.

India has witnessed the fastest jump in alternative payment share for e-commerce payments in the Asia-pacific region from 20.4% in 2018 to 58.1 %in 2023 as per a report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Options for payment other than traditional cash include UPI, debit cards and credit cards among others.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar should be stopped from taking oath as the Lok Sabha member, amid a controversy after he won the Mumbai North West seat by a thin margin of 48 votes. The Vanrai police in Mumbai have registered a case against Waikar's brother-in-law for allegedly using a mobile phone at a counting centre in Goregaon (which is part of Waikar's constituency) on June 4, when results of the general elections were announced. Speaking to reporters here, Raut said, «Waikar's electoral victory is under suspicion, and a complaint has already been filed at the Vanrai police station in Mumbai. Due to the ongoing controversy surrounding the poll outcome, Waikar should be prevented from taking oath as a member of the Lok Sabha.»

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Rahul Gandhi said serious concerns about transparency in the country's electoral process are being raised even as the Election Commission rejected the tampering claim.The poll panel said that EVM is a stand-alone device with ‘robust’ administrative safeguards to protect it from manipulation.The row erupted after Mid-Day newspaper published in its report that a relative of Ravindra Waikar, the winning Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency was allegedly found using a mobile phone "connected" to an EVM during the counting of votes on June 4. Waikar won the election by 48 votes.The report claimed that Waikar’s brother-in-law Mangesh Pandilkar, had used a mobile phone to “unlock" an EVM when the votes were being counted.

poll official on Sunday said an EVM was a standalone system that does not need an OTP to unlock it. Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, was reacting to a report in Mid-day newspaper about a kin of Ravindra Waikar, the Shiv Sena candidate who emerged victorious there by a wafer thin margin of 48 votes, using a mobile phone connected to an EVM during vote counting on June 4. «The EVM is a standalone system and there is no need for an OTP to unlock it. We have issued notice to Mid-day newspaper under sections 499, 505 of the Indian Penal Code for defamation and spreading false news,» Suryavanshi said in a press conference on Sunday. Mangesh Pandilkar, brother-in-law of Waikar was booked on Wednesday for allegedly using a mobile phone at a counting centre on June 4, when results of the general elections were announced, a police official said on Saturday. The Vanrai police station official said the case was registered for Pandlikar's his alleged act inside a counting centre in Goregaon, which is part of Waikar's constituency.

—Arindam MukhopadhyayWe assume that you are in employment and are paid a house rent allowance (HRA) by your employer. As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, exemption towards HRA received from an employer can be claimed subject to fulfilment of the following conditions:1) The residential accommodation for which rent is being paid should be actually occupied by the assessee;2) The assessee has incurred actual expenditure towards payment of rent for said accommodation; and3) The said accommodation is not owned by the assessee.These provisions do not expressly stipulate that the HRA exemption would not be available if the assessee owns another house in the same city and earns rental income from the same.However, such claims may be prone to scrutiny by the income tax authorities.

Modi, in a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, reiterated that strengthening ties with Japan remains a top priority in his third term. This reaffirmation highlights the ongoing collaboration between India and Japan in several key sectors. The Indian government highlighted the collaboration on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, describing it as a significant step forward for India's mobility infrastructure. Despite facing a five-year delay, Japanese authorities confirmed earlier this year that work on all sections has commenced and expressed satisfaction with the progress. They assured that all uncertainties regarding the project have been resolved. In addition, both leaders discussed Japan's planned 5 trillion yen investment in India over the 2022-2027 period. They also reviewed the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership, which aims to enhance manufacturing cooperation between the two nations.

₹20,000 crore to about 100 million farmers. This was probably a way to convey to India’s poor that contrary to what they may have thought, they were his priority. Indian elections are often the revenge of the poor.

₹1.4 trillion in 2023-24, up 35% from the previous fiscal, and up four times compared to 2020-21, reflecting a turnaround in this segment. In 2020-21, for instance, Central Bank of India, and Punjab and Sind Bank reported losses. In 2023-24, they reported a net profit of ₹2,549 crore and ₹595 crore, respectively.

June 16 across various exam centres in India. This examination, originally scheduled for May 26, was postponed due to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. The exam is the first of three stages in the selection process for officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. Arrangements in Place for Candidates

The last date to update your Aadhaar card online for free has been extended to September 14, 2024. Earlier the last date to update the UID was set to June 14, 2024, by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

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consumer education and protection. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday amended regulations 6 and 13 of the Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (TCEPF) principal rules to enable utilisation of the fund for expenses relating to preparation, maintenance, audit of accounts, and for the participation of representatives of consumer groups attending meetings of the Committee for Utilisation of Telecommunication Consumers Education & Protection Fund (CUTCEF). The regulator, though, dismissed telcos’ call for tapping the TCEPF corpus for conducting consumer education workshops, saying operators are already arranging such consumer outreach programs regularly to improve customer experience as mandated by Trai. It also rejected industry demands for increasing the representation of telecom service providers in the CUTCEF, saying the current telco presence in the panel is adequate.

Tata Communications, a Tata Group stock, have delivered substantial returns to their shareholders over the years, demonstrating resilience in the face of market volatility. The stock, which was trading at ₹914 apiece two years ago, has jumped 104% to trade at the current level of ₹1,868.

To revalidate your Aadhaar card, the UIDAI advises submitting Proof of Identity and Proof of Address documentation if it was issued more than ten years ago and has never been updated. Biometric data, such as fingerprints, iris scans, and facial photos, cannot be updated electronically. Also Read| How NRIs can get Aadhaar cards made: A step-by-step guide

budget to be presented next month. Electric two, three, and four-wheelers are expected to be supported under the Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, which could receive a budgetary allocation of about Rs 10,000 crore, people familiar with the deliberations told ET. “Discussions are on… FAME III could be announced in the full budget,” a senior official said. The heavy industries ministry, which administers the scheme, has already sent a plan for vetting to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Reserve Bank's nod to operate as an online payment aggregator via its payment gateway brand AuroPay. The authorisation from the apex bank enables the company to operate as an online payment aggregator to provide digital payments services to merchants across the country. «Aurionpro Payment Solutions Private Limited, a subsidiary of Aurionpro...has received final authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as an Online Payment aggregator under the Payments Settlements Act, 2007, through its payments brand AuroPay,» a company statement said.

Prince of Wales monitors the screen time of his three children like an ordinary father? Prince Williams has said that he monitors the phones of his sons Prince George and Prince Louis and daughter Charlotte. He also said that his children are fascinated by the mobile phones. He added that George is particularly interested in it. The other two are too small at the moment, but they love the films. He admitted that he too adores film and gaming.