Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has urged all eligible citizens of India to register as electors and participate in the electoral process. He emphasised that voting is the first step towards national service.
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The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of a man who murdered his two young children in Karnataka in 2010, directing that he remain in prison for life. The decision considers his lack of criminal history despite acknowledging the heinous nature of his crime.
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