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There was a time when a voter list was a dull document. It sat in the Block Development Office, it was consulted once in five years, and nobody imagined that a clerical entry in it could decide whether a man boards a flight, joins the Army, or feeds his family.

Pvt agency engaged for webcasting 2024 polls served EC notice

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the private agency, engaged by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office for streaming and webcasting of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in Bengal from 19 April to 1 June in 2024, to reply to the show-cause served to it by the Election Commission of India (ECI) by 21 July.