Saturday, March 07
Habitual traffic offenders face a new penalty as the road transport ministry has amended rules to disqualify driving licenses for five or more offenses in a year. This provision, effective January 1, aims to curb errant drivers, though experts raise concerns about enforcement and potential challenges to recorded offenses.
The Election Commission defended its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar before the Supreme Court, calling the process fair and lawful. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi argued that the exercise, last conducted nearly 20 years ago, was necessary due to demographic changes and stricter citizenship requirements. The court is hearing petitions challenging the revision's legality.
India has strongly condemned the trespassing and vandalism at its embassy in Zagreb, Croatia, by anti-India elements. The Ministry of External Affairs has urged Croatian authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable, emphasising the inviolability of diplomatic premises under the Vienna Convention. This incident follows a similar event at the Indian Consulate in Seattle last year.
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Manirul Islam, threatening the Election Commission of India, is not his first brush with controversy, as the Farakka MLA was accused of leading a mob to the Block Development Office (BDO) in his constituency and ransacking the space, leaving officials injured. After the incident, BJP MLA Gouri Sankar attacked Mamata Banerjee for instigating her party cadres across the state to commit riots and violence.
IndiGo may reduce flights after February 10 as a DGCA exemption for new flight-duty rules expires. The airline plans a "short-term network readjustment," potentially shifting some A320 routes to ATR aircraft to avoid major disruptions. Affected passengers will be informed and offered refunds or alternative flights.
