Aadhaar is part of the right to vote statute, SC replies when faced with efforts to portray the unique identity as inferior

Aadhaar is part of the right to vote statute, SC replies when faced with efforts to portray the unique identity as inferior

Referring to Section 23(4), Justice Bagchi asked whether Aadhaar was not part of the statute which governed the ECI with regard to the right to vote and inclusion in electoral rolls. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on Monday (September 15, 2025) said Aadhaar was part of the right to vote statute, and … Read more

In RTI replies, collectors feign ignorance about V.K. Pandian’s ‘extravaganza’ tours in Odisha 

In RTI replies, collectors feign ignorance about V.K. Pandian’s ‘extravaganza’ tours in Odisha 

Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik with his close aide and bureaucrat-turned-politician V.K. Pandian in Bhubaneswar. File photo | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Whirlwind tours of various districts in 2023 by V.K. Pandian, a close aide of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, caused quite a stir for which Mr. Patnaik had to defend these visits on the … Read more