Who is Vivek Joshi? Newly appointed election commissioner

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on February 17, 2025
Vivek Joshi, a 1989-batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the election commissioner. The decision, made by a selection committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and including key political figures, was confirmed by President Droupadi Murmu. The Congress has requested a delay in the appointment, pending a...

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Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India since 2014
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said there is "no difference in opinion" with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the..
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Congress criticizes the Modi government for allowing banks to increase ATM withdrawal charges, along with a series of other levies on account holders. They argue..
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State in northern India
The Enforcement Directorate attached commercial properties worth Rs. 5.61 crore in Sonipat, Haryana, connected to a money laundering case against TDI..
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The Haryana government has announced that Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31 will be a restricted holiday instead of a gazetted holiday due to the financial year-end...
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Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway will connect three key NCR cities. Construction work will soon commence as the map has also been passed.
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Haryana's Khap Panchayats have praised the government's decision to ban songs that glorify guns and obscenity. They urge stronger action against artists who..
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JJP leader Ravinder Minna was shot dead in Panipat on Friday, with his cousin and another person also injured in the attack. Five police teams have been formed..
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Bicameral legislature of the United States
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has dismissed a breach of privilege notice filed by Congress's Jairam Ramesh against Union Home Minister Amit Shah...
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Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar dismissed a privilege notice against union home minister Amit Shah, filed by Congress's Jairam Ramesh. Shah had referenced..
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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
Farm leaders arrested in Punjab over a week ago have been released, and Jagjit Dallewal has ended his indefinite fast. The Supreme Court acknowledged Dallewal as..
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The government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash recovery from his residence. The..
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The Gujarat High Court has extended Asaram Bapu's temporary bail by three months due to medical reasons. Serving a life sentence for rape, the 86-year-old godman..
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The government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash discovery at his residence following..
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A village in Kasganj remains tense after a Supreme Court observation and Allahabad high court ruling declared that groping a child's breasts over clothing..
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