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New Delhi: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been sent back to jail after a Special MP-MLA Magistrate Court in Rampur sentenced him and his son, Abdullah Azam, to seven years' imprisonment in the dual PAN card case. Khan, who has faced more than 100 criminal cases over the years, was previously jailed for nearly 23 months before securing bail in September 2025. Just days before this new conviction, Khan received a brief legal reprieve when a Lucknow court acquitted him in a 2014 case. ...Read More >
Noida: Primary school teachers across the district have flagged that the ongoing booth-level officer (BLO) duties under the special intensive revision (SIR) drive have severely disrupted teaching activities in govt schools, leaving thousands of students without regular classroom instruction.Out of nearly 2,400 primary teachers catering to around 96,000 students, over 1,500 were assigned for BLO work as part of the voter verification exercise. Teachers account for a major share of the 1,868 BLOs ...Read More >
Chennai: Reiterating that the electoral battle in Tamil Nadu has effectively narrowed down to a contest between DMK and TVK, actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday accused his rival party of resorting to "all kinds of tricks" to prevent enrolment of TVK supporters, particularly Gen Z voters, whom he described as a "powerful force", during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He urged them to remain firm and vigilant, stating that "voting is not just our right, but ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Monday accused the Election Commission (EC) of functioning "under the influence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah," prompting a sharp response from the EC defending its neutrality and transparency.Addressing a press conference in Patna, Tejashwi warned govt officials of "severe consequences" if they colluded with the EC or Shah to create electoral disturbances. He stressed that "a ...Read More >
Udhayanidhi alleged that the BJP was "deliberately using" the SIR process to manipulate the electoral landscape. The political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise escalated on Sunday, with Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. He accused the Centre of using the SIR as a political tool to "snatch minority votes" and "create divisions among states" ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking to r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) The NSUI on Monday staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office in New Delhi, demanding accountability from the poll body and the ruling BJP following the allegations of large-scale voter list manipulation in Haryana, as claimed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Many National Students' Union of India (NSUI) supporters marched from the organisation's headquarters to the ECI office, alleging that the revelations point to a "deep nexus" between the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and the European Union (EU) had a week-long discussion as part of the ongoing effort for a comprehensive and balanced trade agreement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. A team of negotiators from the EU visited India to have a comprehensive discussion on the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA). "A senior team of negotiators from the European Union (EU) visited New Delhi from November 3 to 7, 2025, for negotiations with Indian counterp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): India and the European Union (EU) made significant progress in the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations during a week-long round of discussions held in the national capital, according to an official release on Friday. According to a release issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the negotiations took place from November 3 to November 7, with a senior EU negotiating team visiting India to engage with their Indian counterparts in advancing ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and the European Union (EU) had a week-long discussion as part of the ongoing effort for a comprehensive and balanced trade agreement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. A team of negotiators from the EU visited India to have a comprehensive discussion on the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA). "A senior team of negotiators from the European Union (EU) visited New Delhi from November 3 to 7, 2025, for negotiations with Indian counterp ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 4 (PTI) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The month-long house-to-house enumeration process, which will continue till December 4, began on a largely peaceful note with BLOs delivering forms and explaining procedures to voters. However, the rollout was no ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bengal BJP has decided to organise SIR help camps that would run simultaneously with the 1,000-odd camps the party has planned to assist people for registering under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.At a meeting with state functionaries last week, BJP's election-in-charge Bhupendra Yadav asked them to address issues related to the special intensive revision (SIR) at every possible platform."We saw how the opposition tried to spread fake stories in Bihar during SIR. Trinamool has already ...Read More >
India and the European Union are advancing free trade agreement negotiations. Key tariff issues are seeing good progress. An EU delegation will visit New Delhi soon to finalize technical tariff discussions. Both sides aim for a robust and balanced agreement. This pact is expected to bring the economies closer and foster mutual benefits. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said his talks with the EU have "significantly reduced our outstanding issues" and laid the foundation for a ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal said on Tuesday that the Election Commission will create a voters' list which will be 100% fair and not a single name of a genuine voter will be left out. In a major change in the enumeration form, members of a family can sign in the absence of the elector's presence at home, when the BLO visits. This feature was not available in the Bihar enumeration form. The enumeration form had a QR code, which will be available in Bengal as well. ...Read More >
Guna, Oct 28 (PTI) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said the last special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was conducted in 2003 and took two years to complete, but the same exercise was done this time in just one month and covered 7 to 8 crore voters. The former CM said in Madhya Pradesh, which is among states where the Election Commission (EC) will conduct phase two of the SIR of electoral rolls between November-February, the Congress will ensure deletion ...Read More >
In a significant move to streamline voter registration, the Election Commission has expanded its list of valid documents. Bihar's freshly revised voter rolls now incorporate Aadhaar cards, enhancing the process across twelve states and union territories. The Election Commission has included the voters' list of Bihar published after the special intensive revision and Aadhaar card in the list of indicative documents people will have to submit in the 12 states and union territories where the elect ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accused the BJP-AIADMK combine of attempting to win elections by disenfranchising voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He warned that this tactic, which allegedly led to 65 lakh people losing voting rights in Bihar, would fail in Tamil Nadu. Stalin asserted the DMK would legally counter any undemocratic measures. With the EC announcing to implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Tamil ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27-28 to advance India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, meeting EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic. The visit aims to provide political impetus and strategic guidance as both sides work to conclude a comprehensive trade pact by December. Talks will focus on market access, non-tariff measures, regulatory cooperation, and areas needing convergence. This follows the 14th round of negotiations and prior d ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 27 (ANI): West Bengal's Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, has raised concerns about the voter lists, alleging that they contain many dead and fake voters ahead of the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal. Ahead of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) press conference on Monday, Adhikari said that the voter list should be prepared correctly. Speaking to ANI, Suvendu Adhikari said, "Voter lists must be prepared correctly. There are many ...Read More >
India and the EU will discuss key areas of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) including market access, non-tariff measures and regulatory cooperation, during commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Brussels on October 27-28. Goyal will hold high-level discussions with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the EU. "The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence," the ...Read More >
Kolkata: With the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls about to kick off in Bengal, the Election Commission plans to appoint volunteers to assist booth-level officers (BLOs) during the three-month exercise.Poll announcement in Bengal is likely by early March and elections are expected to be held by April 2026.The poll panel is trying to get data of all govt employees in each block so that they can be used in the SIR process, an EC official said. The volunteers must be govt employe ...Read More >
With increasing worries about the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic content in political campaigns, the Election Commission of India (EC) has released a new advisory which sets strict rules for disclosing such materials as the Bihar elections near. In its directive, the EC noted the rising use of hyper-realistic synthetic content showing political leaders making "electorally sensitive messages". This undermines fair competition in the election process, the poll body said. Th ...Read More >
In Berlin, Piyush Goyal met with EU Commissioner Dombrovskis to address outstanding issues in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, aiming for a year-end deal.Source : PTI New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday held a discussion with EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity V Dombrovskis in Berlin on outstanding issues in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement in order to enable the two sides to reach a balanced and mutually beneficial trade deal by the year- ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 24 (ANI): Reliance Industries said on Friday that it is assessing the implications, including the new compliance requirements, of the recent restrictions announced by the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States on crude oil imports from Russia and export of refined products to Europe and will comply with the EU's guidelines on the import of refined products into Europe. A Reliance Spokesperson said in a statement that whenever there is any guid ...Read More >
As part of its commitment to uphold democratic integrity, the Election Commission is set to launch an extensive revision of the national voter rolls. This initiative will analyze and synchronize current registrants with prior records, ensuring precision in the electoral process. Ramping up its preparations for special intensive revision of voter lists across India, the Election Commission top brass on Wednesday assessed the progress made on mapping the current electors with the voters as per th ...Read More >
6,018 such applications made ahead of the Karnataka 2023 elections in the Aland constituency -- won by the Congress -- were cited by Rahul Gandhi as example of "vote chori" For every fraudulent voter deletion submission made to the Election Commission in the Aland seat ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly polls, a data centre operator was paid Rs 80, as per the Karnataka Police SIT probing the case. A total of 6,018 such applications were made between December 2022 and February 2023 in the seat ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged voter theft in Aland has written to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, requesting for details such as device ports, IP addresses and OTP trails that were reportedly used for filing 6,018 Form 7 applications for deletion of names from the voters' list of Aland constituency between February 2022 and February 2023. "The SIT is awaiting a reply from the CEO," sources told the TNIE. Even as the SIT is awaiting a response from ...Read More >
Kolkata/Midnapore: The Election Commission will have its task cut out once special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is launched in Bengal. It will have to verify within three months 3.5 crore voters who are not on the state's 2002 SIR list. The electoral roll published post the 2002 SIR and the one in Jan 2025 have thrown up a 52% match.Bengal has a voter base of 7.6 crore, EC officials said.A preparatory SIR mapping -- matching of the 2002 and 2025 lists -- has been completed for all ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Karnataka police's special investigation team probing the alleged voter deletion scam in Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls has reportedly uncovered evidence of attempts to remove names from the electoral rolls, and identified six suspects.Sleuths said deletions were carried out at a cyber centre in Aland, where operators were allegedly paid Rs 80 per application. SIT sources said they suspect accused paid Rs 4.8 lakh to those who facilitated the deletions. Officials ar ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP has been trying to mislead people with its illegal infiltrator pitch with regard to special intensive revision (SIR) of Bengal's voter roll, Trinamool Congress said on Wednesday, adding that the saffron party was trying to hide the fact that it has "neither organisation, nor acceptability" in Bengal. It said the BJP was "directionless" and had embarked on a "dangerous game to divide people" and "manipulate voter lists."Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trinamool spokesperson Kunal ...Read More >
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