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MCD set to elect Standing Committee members, ward committee chiefs

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Standing Committee elections will occur Wednesday. Voting for ward committee chairpersons and deputy chairpersons also takes place. The Bharatiya Janata Party holds an advantage in the Standing Committee contest. Several ward committee outcomes may depend on Congress councillors' votes. The elections aim to restore the civic…

The Economic Times

Former Chinese PM Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.

France 24

TMC seeks meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee to discuss Manipur violence

In a letter to the Committee Chairperson, Brij Lal, the TMC’s Derek O’Brien urged for a meeting of the Committee on Manipur which is reeling under the “consequence of ethnic violence”. In the letter, Mr. O’Brien said that it is imperative to understand the ground reality and assess the extent…

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Delhi HC grants two weeks to respondents to file reply on plea challenging order of re-election of MCD'S Standing Committee

The Delhi High court on Wednesday granted two weeks' time to respondents to file their reply on a plea challenging the re-election of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi HC stays re-election of Standing Committee of MCD, issues notice on BJP councillor's plea

The Delhi High Court on Saturday in a special hearing stayed the re-election of the Standing Committee of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which was scheduled to be held on February 27, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi HC stays re-election for members of MCD Standing Committee

NEW DELHI: In a special hearing held on a court holiday, the high court on Saturday stayed the re-election for six members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which was scheduled for February 27.

The Times of India

Delhi: High Court to hear plea against election process for 6 members of MCD Standing Committee

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking to declare the current election process for six members of the Standing Committee of the MCD as null and void. Read further on Dynamite News:

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MCD Mayor Election: Polls Called Off For Third Time; House Adjourned

Proceedings of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi House on Monday were adjourned till further notice without electing the Mayor. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Mayor Polls To Be Held Today Amidst Heavy Security

Elections to the coveted posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is scheduled to begin here on Tuesday, after the process was adjourned nearly three weeks ago following acrimonious scenes between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors. Read full…

Dynamite News

MCD Mayor Election: Delhi Municipal Corporation Turns Battleground Between AAP And BJP

Huge ruckus was created on Friday at Civic Centre before the commencement of voting for the MCD's Mayoral elections. The ruckus was created regarding the swearing-in of nominated councillors. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Chinese women found their voice in 2022. Is anyone listening?

Chinese women found a new voice to demand change in 2022. The government’s tentative response suggests tensions may only deepen in the coming year.

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

Al Jazeera

China's Wang Huning, a backstage ideologue and political survivor

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Reuters

Xi Jinping and the Paradox of Power

What Mao’s failures reveal about centralizing control.

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The Independent UK

China promises change but sticks to severe 'zero COVID' plan

Chinese leaders are promising to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a “zero COVID” strategy that has confined millions of people to their homes and disrupted the economy

Reuters

Factbox-China's new political elites and their connection to Xi

Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of China's ruling Communist Party and unveiled a new leadership team dominated by his allies, including the entire seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads.

ABC News

Who are the men now ruling China? Meet the members of Xi Jinping's powerful Politburo Standing Committee

Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled his seven-member Politburo Standing Committee after securing a third term as party leader on Sunday. This is what we know about the seven men on the country's highest decision-making body.

The Guardian - AU

Who is Li Qiang, the man poised to become China’s next premier?

Communist Party chief of Shanghai has been anointed as the second-ranking Politburo Standing Committee member thanks to his loyalty to Xi Jinping

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France 24

All Xi’s men: Takeaways from China’s historic Communist Party Congress

The 20th session of the Chinese Communist Party Congress in Beijing ended Sunday with Xi Jinping securing an unprecedented third presidential term. That was the set piece, arranged for maximum political ends. The real story though was the unscripted dramas – the men who rose and fell in the party’s…

Reuters

The power of one: Xi solidifies grip at party congress

China wrapped up its twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle on Sunday, with Xi Jinping securing a third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party and packing the new Politburo Standing Committee with allies.

Reuters

Beijing party chief Cai, Xi loyalist, vaults to top rank

Cai Qi catapulted to the top rung of China's leadership on Sunday, capping a late career rise that overcame a less than ideal stretch as Beijing's Communist Party boss.

Reuters

Li Xi gets graft-busting role on China's new Standing Committee

Li Xi, the Communist Party chief of the economic powerhouse Guangdong province, assumed two new titles on Sunday when he was elevated to the elite Politburo Standing Committee and put in charge of the party's influential graft-busting body.

Reuters

Ding Xuexiang: from Xi staff chief to ruling elite

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday made his chief of staff, Ding Xuexiang, one of the most powerful men in China, in a move party watchers say underscores the importance Xi puts on trust and loyalty.

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who in Xi Jinping’s China as leader cements power

An introduction to loyal Xi acolytes on politburo standing committee who will now shape Xi’s vision for China

Al Jazeera

Who’s on China’s new Politburo Standing Committee?

The elite committee was appointed following a week-long Congress of the governing party.

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