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When the state questions your citizenshipAn MEA official's statement that Indian passports aren't proof of citizenship, made during Passport Seva Divas, has sparked concern. Amidst...
One year of Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision: Over 5.8 crore names deleted from electoral rollsOver 5.8 crore voters have been removed from electoral rolls across 12 states and Union territories in a year-long purification drive by th...
Eggs off plate, politics on menu: Bengal's school meal shift rekindles debate over food, identityWest Bengal's school kitchens are now the center of a political storm as the BJP government replaces eggs in mid-day meals with vegetarian ...
SIR now part of class 9 NCERT textbook, Election Commission lauded for impartial pollsA new NCERT Class 9 textbook now features the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, highlighting its role in ensuring accura...
Passport row highlights India's larger citizenship documentation challengeA remark by an External Affairs Ministry official on Passport Seva Divas that a passport is "a travel document, not a document of citizensh...
'Passport never been proof of citizenship': Govt cites Passports Act 1967, Bombay HC rulingGovernment clarifies a passport has never been definitive proof of citizenship, citing the Passports Act and Bombay High Court rulings. Thi...
SIR drive begins in Telangana, 36,000 BLOs set to knock on doorsTelangana has launched a comprehensive house-to-house enumeration for electoral rolls, involving 36,000 Booth Level Officers until July 24....
Only 4 requests from Tamil Nadu: No EVM memory check requests filed in 4 of 5 election statesIn a notable shift, EVM memory check applications were absent in four of the five recent assembly election states, a stark contrast to prev...
West Bengal: SC allows petitioner to approach Calcutta HC with plea over exclusion from ration listThe Supreme Court has permitted a petitioner to take his plea to the Calcutta High Court, alleging that individuals excluded from West Beng...
SC asks petitioner to move Calcutta HC on SIR-ration pleaThe Supreme Court has directed a petitioner to take his plea challenging the exclusion of individuals from West Bengal's ration system to t...
Can anyone fix Britain? Regular change of PM a symptom of UK's malaiseBritain faces a political crisis with a rapid turnover of leaders, the latest being Keir Starmer's resignation. Decades of economic stagnat...
SC says 75-year-old lawyer 'prima facie entitled' to be on Bengal voter roll after SIR exclusionThe Supreme Court has indicated a 75-year-old lawyer, excluded from West Bengal's voter list, likely deserves inclusion. Hearing his plea, ...
Expedite decision on lawyer's plea against deletion from voter list after Bengal SIR: SC to tribunalThe Supreme Court has directed an appellate tribunal to expedite the decision on an advocate's appeal challenging his name's deletion from ...
EU lawmakers to approve migrant detention and deportation boostEuropean lawmakers are set to approve stricter migration rules. These new regulations grant authorities more power to detain irregular arri...
Smriti Irani's name missing from Amethi panchayat voter list; DM orders probeFormer Union minister Smriti Irani's name is missing from the Medan Mawai village panchayat voter list in Amethi. This comes despite her pr...
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questions ECI over 'logical discrepancy' category in SIR exerciseAIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has raised concerns regarding the Election Commission's flagging of an unusually high number of children u...
India's foreign policy 'severely compromised', claims Kharge in INDIA bloc meet; says 'crores being deprived of voting rights'Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Centre, alleging a compromised foreign policy and that millions are being denied votin...
"Even I sometimes struggle to get a gas cylinder": Vinesh Phogat slams LPG price hike, raises inflation concernsafter participating in the wrestling selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games in New Delhi, Phogat said the repeated hikes in cooking gas ...
"Modi Govt putting integrity of Census at risk": AIMIM chief Asaduddin OwaisiIn a post shared on X, Owaisi said, " lies, damned lies, and statistics. Census data is essential for delimitation, development schemes, an...
'SIR will be used to create permanent class of excluded Indians': AIMIM chief OwaisiAIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi alleges electoral roll revisions will create a permanent class of excluded Indians. He states the right to vo...