Droupadi Murmu

The National Voters’ Day event, observed on January 25, marks the establishment day of the Election Commission, established on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a republic.

The Prime Minister described his visit to Ayodhya as a pilgrim, expressing overwhelming emotions upon witnessing the historic confluence of faith and history.

Acting as the inaugural visitor to the soon-to-be-opened 'Narendra Modi Gallery,' set for public access starting January 16, the Culture Ministry confirmed her engagement with the displays at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya during the nearly one-and-a-half-hour visit.

With the formal assent from the President, these bills, which were passed by Parliament last Thursday, have now officially become law. The trio of laws that encompassed the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act have been effectively repealed.

Dey further shared the same complaint with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Earlier in the day, he had also submitted a similar complaint to the bar association.

The president, who was not present during the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, which was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to address both Houses in the new premises.

Based on the 2001 census figure, all of the State's assembly and parliamentary constituencies were redefined by the ECI and the final proposal for delimitation was published last week. The poll body said that 19 Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats have been set aside for Scheduled Tribes (STs), while Scheduled Castes (SCs) have been given 1 Lok Sabha and 9 assembly seats.

Several other leaders, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, were also present at the memorial during the wreath-laying programme and prayer meeting organised to mark Vajpayee's death anniversary.

He cited a communication from the Governor in which he dismissed the arrested minister Senthil Balaji from the council of ministers and later, the action was kept in abeyance. M.K. Stalin, in the letter to Droupadi Murmu, termed this a "serious violation of the Constitution".