New Delhi: Google has released its special doodle, with an image of a finger with the mark of the indelible ink substituting for the search engine's iconic logo, to mark the commencement of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 2024 on Friday.

When clicked, the symbol of voting, which represents the Indian democratic electoral process, leads the user to the top stories related to Phase 1 of the general elections.

The first phase of the polling process began with voters in Tamil Nadu, which has 39 seats in the Lok Sabha, Uttarakhand (5 seats), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Puducherry (1), Sikkim (1) and Lakshadweep (1) using their franchise on Friday.

In addition, voting was held for 12 seats in Rajasthan, eight in Uttar Pradesh, six in Madhya Pradesh, five seats each in Assam and Maharashtra, four in Bihar, three in West Bengal, two in Manipur, and one seat each in Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.

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Bengaluru, Dec 21: The Karnataka High Court has directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to provide 0.5 per cent interim quota to the transgenders in admissions and fees waiver till the varsity formulates a policy on reservation for such applicants.

 

The bench headed by Justice Ravi V Hosmani also asked NLSIU to approach the Centre and the state government for appropriate grants to cover the financial aid.

The court took note of the one per cent reservation provided for transgenders in employment by state government to prescribe 0.5 per cent quota for the community.

The court direction was based on a petition filed by Mugil Anbu Vasantha.

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