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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (PTI) The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday criticised the Election Commission's move to implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and said it is currently "impractical" in Kerala as local body polls are round the corner. The EC's attempt to revise the voter list amid the busy arrangements for Local Self Government Department (LSGD) elections would pave the way for a major crisis, a KPCC meeting opined. The date for the LSGD election is yet to b ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress has signalled its intent to go solo in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, but only if the state unit assures the party high command that it has the muscle to stand on its own feet. In a decisive message to the Bengal leadership, the Congress high command has asked the state unit to demonstrate real organisational strength before it can chart an independent path. This directive came during a recent visit by AICC general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, who met ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a precursor to ordering a pan-india special revision of electoral roll (SIR), EC on Wednesday met the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs to assess their preparedness in terms of records of the last intensive revision and the status of current voter's list, besides hearing their suggestions on the state/UT-specific documents that may be accepted to prove one's eligibility for inclusion in the roll.EC is likely to order a pan-India SIR soon, possibly later this mon ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a special update of voter lists in Nuapada, Odisha, due to an upcoming bye-election. The update follows the Representation of the People Act, 1950, with July 1, 2025, as the cutoff date for voter eligibility. A bye-election is needed in Nuapada following the passing of BJD legislator Rajendra Dholakia. The process involves rearranging and modifying polling stations by September 14, releasing a draft voter list on September 15, and ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday (September 13, 2025) said that the DMK was not a party that gathers crowds devoid of ideology and makes empty noise, creates ruckus, or causes nuisance to the public. "Let us gather as an ideologically committed crowd and leave the venues as soldiers ready to fulfil our goals," he said in his message on the eve of the party's Mupperum Vizha to be held in Karur. He said the Mupperum Vizha would serve both as proof and a pledge that neither old n ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 8 pleas of the RJD and AIMIM for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. The deadline for filing claims and objections is September 1. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said it would hear the applications of the political parties on September 8. "List all the interlocutory applications along with the main m ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Communist Party of India delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India Thursday and discussed issues ranging from the ongoing special intensive revision in Bihar to the implementation of the model code of conduct, party General Secretary D Raja said. The meeting was held as part of a series of interactions the poll panel is holding with political parties. Raja told PTI that they were invited by the Election Commission for the meeting. The delegation met Chief E ...Read More >
Bhopal: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing from September 23, an all-party meeting was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday at his official residence, where a formal resolution to ensure the full 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been unanimously adopted, marking a decisive shift in the state's legal and administrative posture. Backed by all major parties, the resolution affirms that the remaining 13% of the quota, on top of the 14% already impleme ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) A Communist Party of India delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India on Thursday and discussed issues ranging from the ongoing special intensive revision in Bihar to the implementation of model code of conduct, party General Secretary D Raja said. The meeting was held as part of a series of interactions the poll panel is holding with political parties. Raja told PTI that they were invited by the Election Commission for the meeting. The delegation ...Read More >
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday criticised the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, which allows the removal of Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Ministers from their post if jailed for 30 days in a serious offence, and called it a move to "blackmail" people. Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the Centre is bringing such laws instead of discussing relevant issues. The RJD leader told reporters, "The dictatorship is at its peak in this nation. There is no discussion on poverty and unemployment o ...Read More >
Keshav Upadhye, a young, dynamic and prominent face, has been working with the Bharatiya Janata Party for over two decades. In 2014, the then state president Devendra Fadnavis had appointed Upadhye as the spokesperson in his team. Owing to his journalistic background and better understanding of the socio-economic issues of the state, Upadhye made a mark as a spokesperson in a short span. He articulates the views of the party and aggressively defends the party on various platforms including the M ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Nearly one-third of school students take private coaching and the trend is more common in urban areas, the Centre's Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) on education has found. The survey noted that government schools play a pivotal role in providing education across India, accounting for 55.9 per cent of total enrolments. "It is higher in rural areas, where two-thirds (66.0 per cent) of students are enrolled, in comparison to urban areas (30.1 per cent). The private unai ...Read More >
Madhubani (Bihar), Aug 26 (PTI) Launching a frontal attack on the NDA government at the Center over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said people must protect their right to vote to safeguard the Constitution. The SIR in Bihar has exposed the BJP and the EC, and so people have started calling leaders of the saffron party 'vote chor', he claimed while addressing a public rally in Madhubani district as part of the ...Read More >
Patna: Days after alleging, in the presence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, that the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) drive was designed to delete the names of "uneducated poor" from the electoral rolls, a young man from Aurangabad issued a public retraction on Friday, admitting he had spoken out of ignorance. The youth, Aman Kumar of Kerap village in Rafignaj block, is the second elector in Bihar to reverse his stance, creating a fresh embarrassment for Rahul Gandhi as he continues his ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing EC-opposition clash, INDIA bloc on Monday floated the possibility of moving for impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom it accused of acting like a "BJP spokesman" and intimidating opposition parties. It said Election Commission is no longer capable of ensuring a level playing field and, instead, is led by officers who thwart any attempt at probing voter fraud.While the proposal to move for Kumar's removal was discussed briefly in a coordination ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court's ruling on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar as a "massive victory for democracy" and a strong message to those who sought to "distort the electoral process." Reacting to the verdict, Venugopal, one of the petitioners in the case, said the apex court's directions would significantly enhance transparency in the SIR process and protect the voting rights o ...Read More >
BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) took a swipe at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's claim of "vote theft", saying that after "every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses." He said that, seeing that it is losing the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress is already engaged in making false allegations in connivance with other Opposition parties. Rahul accuses the Election Commission of not enforcing 'one man, one vote' principle "If there is a ...Read More >
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New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said "we are waging a direct fight against vote chori" from the soil of Bihar with the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', and asserted that his party will ensure a clean voters' list across the country. Gandhi said "vote chori" is not just an election issue but a "decisive battle" to protect democracy, the Constitution and the principle of 'one man, one vote'. In a post on X, Gandhi said, "From 17th August, with 'Voter Adhikar Yatra, we are ...Read More >
: As the row over the ongoing SIR escalates, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he had a unique experience of having tea with some "dead" voters from Bihar and thanked the Election Commission for it. A group of seven voters from Bihar met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha at his residence and shared their experience of how they were declared "dead" by the EC and their names removed from the electoral rolls. "There have been many interesting experiences in life, but I never got ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): As India observes the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister on Thursday paid tribute to the people who sacrificed their lives during the Partition of India. Sharing an X post, Goyal said that on August 14, 1947, during the Partition of India, people endured the pain of violence, displacement and loss of loved ones. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Ad ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) met with seven voters from Bihar who were erroneously declared "dead" by the Election Commission (EC) and removed from the state's electoral rolls, calling the encounter a "unique experience." Speaking in a post on X in Hindi, Gandhi said, "There have been many interesting experiences in life, but I never got the chance to have tea with 'dead people'. For this unique experience, thank you Election Commission!" He also shared ...Read More >
A few days ago, India's Election Commission released updated draft electoral rolls for Bihar state, where key elections are scheduled for November, following a month-long revision of the voters' list. But opposition parties and election charities say the exercise was rushed through - and many voters in Bihar have told the BBC that the draft rolls have wrong photos and include dead people. The Special Intensive Revision - better known by its acronym SIR - was held from 25 June to 26 July and th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls has brought to light a clash between the Election Commission of India's authority over elections and citizens' constitutional right to vote. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, part of the Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, heard petitions challenging the SIR ahead of the November Assembly elections, noting that poll-bound Bihar finds itself between Article 324, which empowers the Electi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, RV Karnan, has declared that the GHMC is fully prepared to handle any disastrous events following Indian Meteorological Department's warnings regarding upcoming heavy rainfall. On Wednesday, the Commissioner conducted an inspection of the control room at the GHMC headquarters. He asked about the complaints received and assessed the operations of the control room. Karnan instructed the control room staff to remain vigila ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Pointing to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar that stripped citizens of their voting rights and the alleged 'vote theft' in favour of the BJP, a meeting of DMK district secretaries adopted a resolution condemning the BJP-led union government and the 'partiality' of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The meeting was held at the party headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, on Wednesday to discuss the 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu', the membership drive initiative of th ...Read More >
As opposition parties continue their protests against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Assam Congress is preparing a strategy to counter any voter list manipulation as the state gears up to hold a similar exercise ahead of polls next year. Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday announced a two-week-long campaign titled "Vote Chore, Gaddi Chore" aimed at combating voter fraud in the state. The Congress leader said the party ha ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI): Actor Kay Kay Menon has firmly denied having any role in the Congress party Vote Chori campaign after a purported video appeared to show him endorsing their drive, but the actor stated it was done without his knowledge or approval. Taking to the comment section of the post, Menon clarified that the clip had been taken from his promotions for the web series Special Ops and was edited and used without permission. Please let it be noted that I have n ...Read More >
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