Names of 2.8 crore voters were removed from the draft voter lists in Uttar Pradesh as part of the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. Of the total, 2.1 crore names were of those who had shifted from their registered residences, 46.2 lakh were voters who had died and 25.4 lakh were duplicate entries, said the State Election Commission.
The names of 12.5 crore out of the total 15.4 crore have been retained. This is the largest number of deletions that have been reported among the 12 states and Union Territories where the voter rolls are being revised. Citizens whose names have been dropped from the list will be able to file claims and objections till February 6. Read on.
Reliance Industries said that it has not received any deliveries of Russian oil at its Jamnagar refinery in the past three weeks. The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate added that it was not expecting consignments in January.
The statement came in response to a report by Bloomberg on Friday, which cited data from analytics firm Kpler to say that three ships carrying Russian oil were heading to the refinery in Gujarat. The report is “blatantly untrue”, Reliance said.
On November 20, Reliance Industries said that it had stopped importing Russian oil into…
Source: Rush Hour: 2.8 crore names deleted from UP draft rolls, Reliance denies receiving Russian oil & more
