Election Commission pushes back on dissent reports, says all SIR decisions were unanimousThe Election Commission has rejected suggestions of a split within the poll body over the nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electora...
23 Sep, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Derek O'Brien calls for revival of motion seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removalTrinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday called for action on a Rajya Sabha motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commis...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Election Commissioners flagged issues but poll body unanimous on SIR decisions: OfficialsElection Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised alarms regarding the integrity of the voter roll cleanup. They pointed o...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
20 rebel TMC MPs seek more time from Speaker to respondRebel Members of Parliament from Trinamool Congress have requested additional time to respond to disqualification petitions. These petition...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
Supreme Court flags 'mechanical' notices in Delhi SIR, suggests allowing voters to respond through WhatsApp, emailThe development took place during the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the Delhi SIR process, particularly notices issued to voters ...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
MLC polls for five seats in Maharashtra on October 23The Election Commission of India announced biennial elections for five Maharashtra Legislative Council seats. These elections will fill vac...
22 Sep, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls for 12 seats in UP, Uttarakhand, Bengal on October 16; MLC polls for 28 seats on October 23The Election Commission of India announced election schedules for Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils. Biennial elections will fill 12 Raj...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
High Court lets team Mamata Banerjee operate three bank accountsThe Calcutta High Court permitted the Mamata Banerjee faction to operate three frozen bank accounts. The state police had frozen these acco...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Supreme Court to urgently list Mamata Banerjee plea against ECI freeze on TMC name, symbolThe Supreme Court will urgently hear Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the Election Commission's interim decision. This decision had f...
21 Sep, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Calcutta HC extends interim order on AITC's three HDFC Bank accounts till January 29In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court has extended the interim order on three AITC bank accounts, which will stay in effect unti...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Kapil Sibal hits out at CEC Gyanesh Kumar over voter notice, says issue may reach Supreme CourtRajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after receiving a notice questioning hi...
20 Sep, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
‘Wanted to turn Bengal into Bangladesh’: Giriraj Singh attacks Mamata Banerjee ahead of bypollsUnion Minister Giriraj Singh attacked Mamata Banerjee's administration for crime and extortion in West Bengal. He claimed the ruling regime...
19 Sep, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
'At this rate, election will pass by': West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh takes swipe at Mamata Banerjee moving SC over symbol rowWest Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh criticized Mamata Banerjee's Supreme Court challenge. He suggested elections will pass before her faction ...
19 Sep, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
ECI freezes AITC name & symbol, allots new ones to rival factionsThe Election Commission has assigned new names and symbols to two factions of the All India Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee's group wil...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
TMC name, symbol frozen: Mamata, Ritabrata factions submit new choices to ECIThe Election Commission has frozen the All India Trinamool Congress name and its ‘Flowers and Grass’ symbol, prompting the rival Mamata Ban...
18 Sep, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi slams EC over TMC name, symbol ban, says ‘vote chori, govt chori, now party chori’Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission's decision to bar rival Trinamool Congress factions from using the party name and symbol in...
18 Sep, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Election Commission yet to decide on TMC symbol dispute as West Bengal bypoll nominations close todayThe Election Commission of India has not yet decided on the Trinamool Congress symbol row. Nominations for the West Bengal bypolls close to...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.11 AM IST