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Rajasthan has removed nearly 42 lakh names from its draft electoral rolls. This action is part of a Special Intensive Revision process. Over 5 crore voters were part of this exercise. Enumeration forms for 41.79 lakh voters were not collected. Deletions include deceased, shifted, and multiple registrations. Notices will be issued to around 11 lakh voters. Jaipur: Nearly 42 lakh voter names have been deleted in draft electoral rolls in Rajasthan during Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according ...Read More >
West Bengal's draft electoral rolls reveal 127 Absent, Shifted, Dead (ASD) voters at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's booth. The Special Intensive Revision process identified over 24 lakh dead voters for deletion. The draft rolls are now available for public scrutiny, with claims and objections to be filed until January 17, 2026. With the draft electoral rolls in Bengal published on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that began on December 4, West Bengal ...Read More >
A Trinamool Congress councillor on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) walked into a crematorium near Kolkata and demanded that his last rites be performed, claiming that the Election Commission of India (ECI) listed him among the "dead" in the draft electoral rolls. A booth-wise list of the deceased and migrated voters was released ahead of West Bengal's draft electoral rolls earlier in the day. Surya Dey, the Trinamool councillor of Dankuni Municipality's Ward 18, said that while checking the lists ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, with 58,20,899 electors, accounting for 7.59 per cent, deleted due to death, being untraceable, or permanent migration. According to a press release by the Election Commission, out of a total 7,66,37,529 voters, 7,08,16,630 electors have submitted their enumeration forms as of December 11. Also Read | 'Elect ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, with 58,20,899 electors, accounting for 7.59 per cent, deleted due to death, being untraceable, or permanent migration. According to a press release by the Election Commission, out of a total 7,66,37,529 voters, 7,08,16,630 electors have submitted their enumeration forms as of December 11. The poll body stat ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attempting to change the name and structure of the MGNREGA, has itself exposed its "hatred" towards the poor and towards Mahatma Gandhi. He also accused the Centre of "altering" the very structure of the scheme, by shifting nearly 40 per cent of the cost onto the state governments, and called Modi "anti federal". Suggesting that the NDA government at the ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following SIR, deleting the names of more than 58 lakh voters on various grounds, including death and migration, and redrawing voter profiles across districts and border belts ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The scale, spread and political geography of the deletions have affected several high-profile assembly seats, and have sharpened political fault lines and set the stage for a contentious ...Read More >
On 16th December (Tuesday) the Election Commission (EC) released West Bengal's draft electoral registers following Special Intensive Revision (SIR). According to officials, the names of over 58 lakh voters were removed for a variety of reasons, such as death, migration, and failure to submit enumeration forms. 24 lakh of these names are designated as "dead," 19 lakh as "relocated," 12 lakh as "missing", and 1.3 lakh as "duplicate". According to official data, the state's draft electoral rolls a ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) The ruling Trinamool Congress on said that West Bengal's draft electoral rolls published on Tuesday under the EC's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have sharply undercut BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's claim that the state hosts "one crore Rohingyas and Bangladeshis", with the number of voters identified as 'fake' or 'ghost' pegged at 1,83,328. The draft rolls, released after a month of enumeration, verification and scrutiny ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, detailed del ...Read More >
New Delhi: Assets worth more than Rs 5 crore of some Punjab-based agents have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to illegally sending Indians to the US through the "dunki" route, the ED said on Monday. The investigation stems from a clutch of FIRs registered by police in Punjab and Haryana in connection with the deportation of 330 Indian nationals to India on military cargo planes by the United States in February. Also Read| Mapping the Dunki route: How Indians ...Read More >
The family is from Badalpura village of Gujarat's Mehsana district; identified as Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben, and daughter Devanshi. While the couple's age is not known, their daughter is 3 years old. The family was kidnapped in Libya while they were going to Portugal where Kismatsinh's brother lives, said Mehsana Superintendent of Police Himanshu Solanki. Also read: Delhi-NCR pollution is even worse today: Reasons why AQI is 'severe', and when relief is likely The family's journey ...Read More >
The Jharkhand unit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) criticised the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), 2005, on Monday, calling the move to introduce a new law in its place "an insult to the Mahatma". "Today in Parliament, a proposal was moved to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, and a decision was taken to create a new law as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G). The ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) The country's largest lender, SBI, has embarked on a focused project to help its customers visiting branches migrate to cost-efficient digital banking channels, a top official said on Monday. Speaking at the launch of a new version of its Yono app, bank chairman C S Setty said the bank has begun an initiative in which dedicated executives or floor managers help customers migrate to the digital channel, which is also very convenient for them. "We already have 3,500 executiv ...Read More >
MUMBAI: State Bank of India plans to double its mobile banking customer base to 20 crore over the next two years from the current 9.4 crore with the launch of Yono 2.0, chairman C S Setty said on Tuesday. To help customers transition to the new digital platform, the bank will expand its in-branch digital support network to 10,000 floor managers across the country by March."This is not simply a mobile application," Setty said at the press conference. "We have rewritten the entire internet banking ...Read More >
Bengaluru: As many as 375 private schools in Karnataka migrated from state syllabus to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) between 2022 and 2024.According to data provided by the state govt in the legislative assembly, 62 schools converted to CBSE in 2022. The number increased drastically to 169 in 2023 and dropped marginally to 144 in 2024."We see an increasing preference for central boards among private schools. Infrastructure norms for central boards are much more realistic, while tho ...Read More >
Guwahati, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam government on Monday welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. Calling it a timely step toward maintaining clean, updated and accurate voter lists ahead of upcoming electoral exercises, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned that Assam would extend "full cooperation" to the ECI to ensure that the revision ...Read More >
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), dubbed the 'X factor' in the Bihar polls, was yet to open its account in the 243-member assembly. As per trends available with the Election Commission, most of the JSP candidates have secured less than 10 per cent of the total votes polled. The party, floated by the former political strategist, failed to galvanise votes in its favour, despite a high-pitched campaign and raising pressing issues such as unemployment, migration and dearth of industries. ...Read More >
New Delhi/Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of indulging in "negative politics" during his poll campaign. Addressing a press conference in Patna, a day before the second and last phase of polling on Tuesday, Mr Yadav said: "The Prime Minister came here for poll campaign, but he indulged in negative politics. I don't know what sort of web series the PM is watching these days. The PM did not talk about major issues like une ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): A day before the second phase of voting in the Bihar Assembly elections, a political storm erupted after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of functioning as a "tool" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that the Commission had "died." His remarks triggered sharp condemnation from BJP leaders, who alleged that the opposition habitually attacks ...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 >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for "not disclosing gender-wise data" of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow "vote theft or dishonesty.""The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes on N ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) Workmates Core2Cloud Solution on Monday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 200-204 per share for the Rs 69.8 crore initial share sale, which will open for public subscription on November 11. The initial public offering (IPO) will conclude on November 13. The equity shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE SME Platform, with a tentative listing date of November 18, the company said in a statement. The IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of 29.08 lakh equity shares ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) A day before polling for the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday said this time the Mahagathbandhan government is certain in the state as the INDIA bloc has a clear roadmap for the state's development, while the NDA leaders have only "foul language and false promises" to offer. The opposition party also asserted that the Mahagathbandhan's guarantees will be implemented as soon as it comes to power. Congress president Mallikarjun Kh ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not disclosing gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow vote theft or dishonesty. "The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes November ...Read More >
PATNA: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for "not disclosing gender-wise data" of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow "vote theft or dishonesty". "The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: High voter turnout in the first phase of polling in Bihar assembly elections on Thursday has raised many eyebrows, curiously wondering whether it will favour the Nitish Kumar-led incumbent government or is it a sign of aggressive anti-incumbency voting.For 121 assembly seats, Bihar recorded 64.66 per cent voter turnout, which was an 8.5 per cent jump from the 2020 assembly elections. The enthusiastic voting has led both alliances - NDA and the Mahagathbandhan - interpreting the surge ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday alleged that crimes against women have "skyrocketed uncontrollably" under the BJP-JD(U) rule in Bihar and posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the alleged "neglect" of women's safety, health, and dignity in the last 20 years. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the BJP-JD(U) over the security situation for women and asserted that the Mahagathbandhan is fully committed to their empowerment and economic upliftment. Kharge sai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The Congress on Monday claimed that the BJP-JDU in their 20 years of rule in Bihar have only established the "migration industry" and "systematically and deliberately weakened" the state's tradition of industry. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh reiterated his party's resolve to revive and strengthen Bihar's tradition of industry, asserting that the state needs reconstruction, not migration. "In its 20 years of rule, the BJP-JDU has establ ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma on Thursday said that the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) have been requested to construct underpasses along stretches that fall under the state's elephant corridor to reduce the growing incidents of man-elephant conflict. Speaking to reporters, Debbarma said that Tripura's elephant corridor once extended up to Chittagong in Bangladesh, where the lush forest cover provid ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India on Monday said it will conduct the second phase of the electoral roll revision in 12 states and union territories. In this pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, which will begin from Tuesday (October 28), three states and one UT - Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry - will go to polls next year while three states - Goa, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh - will have elections in 2027. The Election Commission (EC) said the SIR exercise in thes ...Read More >
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