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Patna, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said all constituents of INDIA bloc may knock the door of judiciary against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Bihar if the Election Commission does not accept opposition parties objections about the drive. Singh accused the NDA government at the Centre of trying to erase the names of poor and marginalised voters from the electoral rolls through SIR ahead of the assembly polls in the state. "The ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that AIMIM is in touch with some of the leaders in the Mahagathbandhan regarding alliance discussion for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls due later this year and also asserted his party wanted to keep the NDA out of power in Bihar. Owaisi said that AIMIM's Bihar state President, Akhtarul Iman, has spoken to the leaders of Mahagathbandhan about a future alliance in ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday alleged the Election Commission (EC) was pushing for a special intensive revision of electoral rolls because BJP, in its latest internal survey, had found they would get no more than 46-49 seats if assembly elections were to be held in Bengal today.Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said, "BJP's latest internal survey for Bengal shows 46-49 seats for them if assembly polls are held today. In their desperate attempt to change or attempt to change this, they ...Read More >
The Election Commission introduces new rules for voter enrollment. Voters enrolled after 2003-04 must now provide proof of citizenship. This includes a self-attested declaration and supporting documents. The move aims to remove illegal immigrants from the electoral roll. Bihar will be the first state to implement the special intensive revision. Other states will follow soon.In a move to identify and remove illegal immigrants wrongly included in the electoral rolls, the Election Commission has ma ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Three persons arrested for the poisoning to death of a tigress and her four cubs have allegedly told forest officials that it was an act of vengeance against the big cats for killing their cattle. The carcasses of the tigress and her cubs were found in the Hoogyam range of Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills wildlife sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district earlier this week. Those arrested were identified as Konappa, Madaraju and Nagaraj, residents of Koppa in the vicinity of the sanctuary. " ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday alleged the Election Commission (EC) was pushing for a special intensive revision of electoral rolls because BJP, in its latest internal survey, had found they would get no more than 46-49 seats if assembly elections were to be held in Bengal today.Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said, "BJP's latest internal survey for Bengal shows 46-49 seats for them if assembly polls are held today. In their desperate attempt to change or attempt to change this, they ...Read More >
Patna: In a significant innovation in India's electoral exercise, Bihar became the first state in the country to hold voting via mobile phone, in the polling for six municipal councils in three districts held on Saturday. Voting for by-elections took place on 45 seats in 6 municipal bodies in Patna, East Champaran, Rohtas, Buxar, Banka and Saran districts. State Election Commissioner, Dr. Deepak Prasad said that the state used e-voting for the first time in the country, the purpose of which is ...Read More >
Patna, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC) and the state government, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in the election year is a threat to democracy and an attempt to snatch voting rights from the poor and youth. At a joint press conference with Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram, Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera, and CPI (M ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The 'Special Intensive Revision' of electoral roll proposed to be carried out in Bihar will have "devastating" effects on voting rights and also on citizenship, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Saket Gokhale alleged on Friday. In a post on X, he said those failing to provide the documents required for the revision can easily be branded as "foreigners," and losing voting rights is not the only danger. "Modi Government is taking away your right to vote and bringing in the NRC (N ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The 'Special Intensive Revision' of electoral roll proposed to be carried out in Bihar will have "devastating" effects on voting rights and also on citizenship, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Saket Gokhale alleged on Friday. In a post on X, he said those failing to provide the documents required for the revision can easily be branded as "foreigners", and losing voting rights is not the only danger. "Modi Government is taking away your right to vote and bringing ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: RJD leader and Bihar LoP Tejashwi Yadav has come out swinging against the Election Commission's voter list revision in poll-bound Bihar, claiming that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scared, and the revision is a move by them to 'snatch voting rights of poor, the "backbenchers of society." "CM Nitish Kumar and PM Modi are scared... They want the names of the poor to be removed from the voter list... They want to snatch the right to vote ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, accusing them of trying to erase the names of poor and marginalised voters from the electoral rolls."The Election Commission has suddenly announced a special intensive revision. This means that the voter list published in February, which had the latest additions and deletions, has now been set aside."He said that the entire list of eight crore Bihari voters has be ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): It was a moment straight out of a fan's dream -- and Alia Bhatt was living it. The actress turned heads at the special screening of Umrao Jaan, dressed in a gorgeous saree inspired by one of Rekha's most iconic looks from the 1981 film Silsila. Dressed in a light pink saree, Alia's look was styled by Rhea Kapoor. Also Read | 'Squid Game 3' Full Series Leaked on Tamilrockers, Movierulz & Telegram Channels for Free Download & Watch Online; Is Lee Jung ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday raised questions over the fresh electoral roll revision guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of Bihar assembly polls scheduled this year. Expressing apprehensions, Banerjee said that these fresh guidelines might be implemented in Bengal ahead of the assembly polls in 2026. Speaking to ET, Banerjee said that she has apprehensions that these guidelines may be even worse that National Register of Citizens ...Read More >
KOLKATA, Jun 26: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) for allegedly isolating voters born between July 1987 and December 2004 and seeking documentary evidence of their citizenship in the name of 'special intensive revision of electoral rolls'. Alleging that the ECI was "acting like a stooge of the BJP", Banerjee asked whether the move was a backdoor attempt to implement the NRC. Addressing reporters in the coastal town of D ...Read More >
New Delhi, February 4: Delhi is set to vote on February 5 to elect a new government, with results to be announced on February 8. The Delhi assembly election 2025 battle is fierce, with AAP striving to retain power while BJP and Congress aim to challenge its dominance in the national capital. Ahead of the polling, here's a detailed article on how to vote, how to check name in voter list, how to download voter slip and how to find polling station. The Election Commission has mandated voter identi ...Read More >
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the second day of the debate on the Constitution, Rijiju reminded the House of the strained relations between BR Ambedkar and the principal Opposition party. "You have tried to murder the Constitution. You had changed Preamble, the main spirit of Constitution (the words socialist and secular were added in the 42nd amendment). It's our responsibility to respect the Constitution. (Narendra) Modi was the first CM (chief minister) to bring out Samvidhan Samman Yatra and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 6 (VOICE) Alleging a conspiracy involving the Election Commission of India and the BJP, AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed large-scale deletion of names of his party's supporters from electoral rolls ahead of Assembly polls. Addressing a press conference, the former CM threatened to take legal recourse, give representation to the ECI to restore the basic voting rights of people and foil the BJP's alleged nefarious designs. "We ...Read More >
LONDON - Conversant Capital LLC, an investment firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, has notified International Workplace Group plc (IWG) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of a significant change in its shareholding. The firm crossed the 1.91% threshold of voting rights attached to IWG shares on November 25, 2024. The notification, classified as a voluntary disclosure, was made to reflect the direct acquisition of shares by Conversant Capital. As per the details provided, the investment f ...Read More >
In a sharp critique of the Congress on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the party of tampering with the Preamble and "strangling" the Constitution. He argued that the original Constitution, drafted by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on November 26, 1949, did not include the words "secular" or "socialist." Alleging that the Congress added these terms during the Emergency period, he further stated, "The people have delivered a fitting lesson to those who betrayed the Constitution." Th ...Read More >
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