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Former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman says the move is a negotiation tactic as bilateral trade talks continue; sixth round of BTA talks expected in August.
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Rajiv Kumar warns of economic repercussions, including flight of capital and increased fiscal pressure, if India-Pakistan conflict escalates further
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"I will detoxify myself for the next four-five months, go to the deep Himalayas, be away from the glare of all of you. I need some 'ekant' (solitude) and 'swadhyay' (self-study)," Rajiv Kumar, who is set to retire on February 18, said.
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The CEC emphasised that due process is followed rigorously in deletions or additions to voter lists and no deletion can be done without Form 7.
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The assembly elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20, and votes will be counted on November 23, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Kumar said that polling in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20, with votes being counted on November 23. A total of 2.60 crore voters are eligible to cast votes in Jharkhand and there are 1.31 crore male and 1.29 crore female voters. The state has 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 66.84 lakh young voters. Kumar said the date Gazette notification for the two phases will be issued on October 18 and 22, respectively. The last date for making nominations for the two phases is October 25 and 29, the date for scrutiny of nominations is October 28 and 30 and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is October 30 and November 1, respectively.
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The EC team, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and including election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, met representatives of registered political parties, including the National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party (JKPP), at the International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.
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Rajiv Kumar also emphasised that the government now must finalise the four labour codes as it has been delayed beyond expectations.
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At a press conference in New Delhi, the Commission salutes all voters for their vital role in the world's largest elections, ensuring a resounding success. Watch the video to know more!
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Addressing a press briefing, he said over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world's largest electoral exercise.
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A technology to link a number of EVMs and hide booth-wise voting patterns is ready with the Election Commission.
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2024 Lok Sabha polls: To tackle the first 'M', "Muscle", the Election Commission has issued some guidelines and regulations so that the polls can be held in a free and fair manner.
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At a press conference to announce the Lok Sabha elections schedule, Kumar also said dissent within the poll panel is encouraged.
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The polls for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases, starting with voting for 102 seats in the first phase on April 19. The counting of votes will be held on June 4
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There was a provision for 107 seats, 24 of which were in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Then the delimitation commission came and there was a change in the seats
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The Commission also announced on Friday that the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections will be announced tomorrow at 3pm
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SBI is the authorised financial institution to issue the electoral bonds. "The SBI was supposed to submit the data by March 12. They have given to us the details in time. I will go back and look at the data (and) would definitely disclose it in time," Kumar told reporters.
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"Information is given in writing to the political parties, candidates and its agents about which EVM has gone to which specific polling centre. They are also informed about which EVM has gone for training," Kumar told reporters
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The SC has directed banks to stop further issuance of electoral bonds and the State Bank of India (SBI) shall submit details of electoral bonds purchased to date since April 12, 2019, to the Election Commission.
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The only snag could be a slowdown in global economic growth for which India needs to be prepared and make policy steps
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This comes just after Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives wrote an open letter calling on AI labs to pause training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months.
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"Global conditions of friendshoring and de-risking from China are in sync with domestic conditions and they are propitious," former NITI Aayog vice chairman said
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Silicon Valley Bank, which was a key funding source of startups in the US, collapsed on March 10. This was followed by the failure of Signature Bank on March 12.
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Moneycontrol Policy Next: The country needs to work hard for 8 percent growth and infrastructure is a part of this approach, Kumar, who is vice chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, said in his special address.
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Moneycontrol Policy Next Live Updates: Policy Next Series kicked off today in the national capital. Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, in his keynote address, he said, "Cannot form a sudden opinion on Joshimath incident. Joshimath has a lot of encroachment and no drainage system. However, we await the report on it. The enquiry is underway and will comply with whatever is in the report.
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Moneycontrol launches a new cycle of premium events in the Policy Next Series on March 23 in New Delhi.
