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Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) The controversy over the appearance of the BJP’s seal on an official Election Commission circular continued to intensify in Kerala, with police action over the past two days adding a fresh layer of tension to the issue.In a sweeping move, the Kerala Police have issued notices to 270 X (formerly Twitter) handles, 200 Facebook pages and 90 Instagram accounts that shared the image of the controversial circular.Acting on police directives, Facebook and Instagram…

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR). This is the second petition filed on this issue.Earlier, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Mahua Moitra, and the party’s Rajya Sabha members Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen filed a petition in the matter on behalf of the ruling p…