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New Delhi: The Congress party on Friday launched a sharp attack on the central government over the ambitious Great Nicobar Project. The party alleged that the government is pushing the project forward primarily to benefit private companies. Congress directly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that while the government is keeping the project under wraps citing national security, it is simultaneously trying to involve private players. Focus on Galathea Bay ProjectCongress General Secretary and Communications Chief Jairam Ramesh shared a media report asserting that the government intends to develop the Galathea Bay International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands under a public-private partnership (PPP). The former Environment Minister a...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India to publicly display the names of voters listed under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process with logical discrepancies. The names are to be posted at Gram Panchayat offices, block offices, and other public locations to allow citizens to review the records and submit any objections or supporting documents. Hearing and Background The bench, led by Chief Justice S. R. Suryakant, heard arguments from senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Amit Anand Tiwari, and Vivek Singh on behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The DMK had requested that voters whose names appear in the discrepancy list in Tamil Nadu be given adequate time to claim inclusion in the pre-election voter list. The Supreme Court’s directions ai...