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INDIA bloc floor leaders are convening to strategize amidst parliamentary disruptions caused by opposition protests. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has ignited a political controversy, with the INDIA bloc alleging potential voter deletion. The meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) Bloc floor leaders is set to be held at 10 am today in the Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) office in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to furnish by August 9 the details of around 65 lakh electors left out from the draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. IMAGE: The Election Commission's special intensive revision of voter list being carried out in Bihar. Photograph: ANI Photo A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh asked the counsel for the poll panel to furnish the details of deleted voters, the data which has been already shared with t ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 6: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday brushed aside claims of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, about the alleged irregularities and imperfections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and advised them to lodge their complaints, if any, via proper channels. EC's pointed rebuttal comes on back of charges by the two tall leaders of respective parties, where they called the exclusion of 65 lakh names from draft ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asked the Centre to agree to the Opposition's demand to discuss the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar in the Parliament. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "This (SIR exercise in Bihar) is a very serious issue. If this is happening in the voter list, then why shouldn't we raise this issue? The government should agree to a discussion and move on." The INDIA bloc has bee ...Read More >
Hyderabad: As part of the Telangana Congress Janahita Padayatra, Congress senior leader and Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Sunday participated in a joint district-level key party workers' meeting held at PVR Gardens in Armoor town, Nizamabad district. The event was attended by senior Congress leaders, including AICC Telangana Incharge Meenakshi Natarajan, TPCC President Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, Minister D Seethakka, and several MLAs and public representatives. Addressing party work ...Read More >
Gogoi also claimed that there have been instances of electors visiting a polling station during voting, coming to know that their names are missing from the list. Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday alleged that the neutrality of the Election Commission is questionable, which is why the opposition parties want a discussion on the revision of the voter list in Parliament. Speaking to reporters before the start of the Extended Executive Meeting of the Assam unit of the Congress here, G ...Read More >
Hyderabad, August 3: As part of the Telangana Congress Janahita Padayatra, Congerss senior leader and Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Sunday participated in a joint district-level key party workers' meeting held at PVR Gardens in Armoor town, Nizamabad district. The event was attended by senior Congress leaders including AICC Telangana Incharge Meenakshi Natarajan, TPCC President Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, Minister D Seethakka, and several MLAs and public representatives. Here To Join ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provi ...Read More >
The ripple effects of the Election Commission's (EC) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar are being felt in Tamil Nadu. As leaders of the DMK and its allies, including senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, alleged that the poll body had included migrant workers, especially those from Bihar, in voter lists in the state, the EC Sunday dismissed the "false information". "There is no need for political leaders to spread false information with respect to the SIR exerc ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is closely monitoring the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts. Acting on his instructions, state ministers are inspecting affected areas, while Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami informed that floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 people. Of these, 47,906 have received assistance, and 2,759 animals have been ...Read More >
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the Election Commission of attempting to manipulate the electoral landscape of states. He alleges the Bihar voter revision exercise is disenfranchising voters while Tamil Nadu is illegally adding voters. Chidambaram asserts that these actions constitute an abuse of power that must be challenged through political and legal means. Amid the raging row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, senior Congress leader P Chidambar ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday alleged that the neutrality of the Election Commission is questionable, and that is why the opposition parties want a discussion on the revision of the voter list in Parliament. Speaking to reporters before the start of the Extended Executive Meeting of the Assam unit of the Congress here, Gogoi, who is also the deputy leader of the party in Lok Sabha, also questioned the BJP-led central government's decision not to allow a dis ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his 220th death anniversary at Guindy in Chennai on Sunday. The Chief Minister offered flowers to the portrait of the freedom fighter in Chennai. Dheeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on April 17, 1756. He was a Palayakkarar and chieftain who ruled the Kongu Nadu region. Chinnamalai fought against the Kingdom of Mysore, which collect ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's attempt to link the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar with Tamil Nadu has been called "absurd" by the Election Commission of India (EC), which today fact-checked his claims about potential mass deletions from the voter list. Earlier, Chidambaram posted on X that while 65 lakh voters in Bihar risk losing their voting rights, reports of adding 6.5 lakh voters in Tamil Nadu were "alarming and patently illegal." The EC rejected the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The Election Commission on Sunday said no political party in Bihar has so far approached it for inclusion or removal of names from the draft electoral roll published on August 1. The EC said that between 3 PM on August 1 and 3 PM on August 3 (Sunday), no demand under claims and objections has been received. But individually, 941 claims and objections have been received from voters for the inclusion of names or for the removal of those they claim are ineligible from the v ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi Friday said his party has collected "atom bomb" of evidence to prove that EC is helping BJP steal votes, stepping up his attack on "vote chori" on a day he led the joint opposition in writing to Lok Sabha Speaker demanding an immediate discussion on the review of electoral rolls in Bihar. The opposition told Speaker that the issue has a direct bearing on the "right to vote" and "conduct of free and fair elections", and merits an urgent debate.Talking ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the poll body of being complicit in vote theft to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gandhi claimed his party has open-and-shut proof of the alleged electoral malpractice, which he likened to an atom bomb that will expose the ECI involvement when revealed. Talking to reporters on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local S ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 1 (PTI) The Haryana Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to mineral mining rules which will enable the state to implement the Inter-State Transit Pass (ISTP) framework, an official statement said. As per the amendments, approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, a fee of Rs 80 per metric tonne shall be levied on all vehicles transporting minerals into the state, irrespective of their ultimate destination or point of consumption. The fee shall ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address critical issues in Parliament, particularly regarding, defence, foreign policy and electoral structure. Gogoi emphasised the importance of the PM Modi presence in Parliament to provide clarity on Pahalgam terror attack, responding to US President Donald Trump claims about mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and Election Commission functioning, particula ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address critical issues in Parliament, particularly regarding defence, foreign policy and electoral structure. Gogoi emphasised the importance of the PM Modi's presence in Parliament to provide clarity on Pahalgam terror attack, responding to US President Donald Trump's claims about mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and Election Commission's functioning, particularly in relation to ...Read More >
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The INDIA bloc -- an alliance of 24 opposition parties -- has decided to take on the government over a range of key issues during the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting July 21. Top on their agenda are the lack of accountability for the Pahalgam terror attack, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the controversial revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, which the bloc alleges threatens voting rights. In a virtual meeting ahead of ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Saturday called for a nationwide protest on August 8 against SIR. A statement by the Polit Bureau of the party alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is biased in favour of the BJP-led government and complicit with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar. "The EC, which until now had acted in favour of the BJP-led government, has now become complicit in ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In the upcoming parliamentary session, DMK MPs will voice concerns about the alleged use of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the special intensive electoral roll revision in Bihar for "snatching away" the voting rights of crores of people, thereby attacking the roots of democracy. This was resolved at a party MPs' meeting presided over by Chief Minister M K Stalin at the DMK headquarters on Friday, ahead of the monsoon session of the Parliament. The party MPs will also speak ...Read More >
INDIA Bloc leaders will meet virtually on July 19 to discuss the political climate before Parliament's monsoon session. Tejashwi Yadav voiced concerns about Bihar's Special Intensive Revision exercise. He plans to address this at a meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence. Congress leaders also questioned the electoral roll revision in Bihar. The Election Commission reported that 89. The leaders of the INDIA Bloc will virtually meet on July 19 to discuss the prevailing political situation in t ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that the proposal to rename Islampur in Sangli district as Ishwarpur in Maharashtra reflects India ongoing cultural renaissance. He said that it marks an effort to restore historical identities that were once deliberately erased. Speaking to the media on Friday, Shekhawat said, There were many of our subjects, places, history books, and incidents, which were intentionally erased, or ...Read More >
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