EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...
11 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Ex Calcutta HC CJ T S Sivagnanam disposed of 1,777 appeals before quitting SIR appellate tribunalFormer Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam cleared 1,777 appeals concerning voter list deletions in West Bengal. He also dismissed 60 appeals agai...
10 May, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Caught between caution and pragmatism, Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt in stateWest Bengal witnesses a new political era as Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister. The state's Muslim community, com...
10 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
SIR Effect: 'Ineligible' voters exceed win margins in 25 BJP seats in West BengalA large number of assembly seats in West Bengal have reported that electors marked ‘ineligible’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR),...
05 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
US-based son gets tax notice in India over Rs 11 lakh cash deposit made on behalf of parents during demonetisation; ITAT Delhi cancels notice for this reasonA US-based son, Mr. Bussi, successfully challenged an Indian income tax notice after depositing Rs 11 lakh cash into his parents' account d...
04 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Rs 13 lakh cash payment for credit card bill triggers tax notice; man wins case after ITAT accepts ‘family gift’ explanationA Mumbai man faced a tax notice for using Rs 13 lakh cash to pay his credit card bill. He explained the cash as gifts from his wife, father...
01 May, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Supreme Court declines plea on voter deletions, directs petitioners to tribunalsThe Supreme Court has directed individuals whose names were removed from the voter list in West Bengal to approach appellate tribunals. Thi...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
ET Graphics: Bengal picture abhi bhi baaki hai; SIR’s changing playbookIndia's Election Commission is revising voter lists, removing over 5.98 crore names. The process, starting in Bihar, has changed significan...
18 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
West Bengal polls: 97-year-old refugee, retired teacher among those deleted from voter listWest Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Supreme Court retains central forces in West Bengal, asks Calcutta HC to form 3-judge panel For SIR tribunalsCentral forces will stay in West Bengal. The Supreme Court made this decision due to recent events. A three-judge panel will be formed by t...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
Deleted voters race against deadline as offline appeal route falters in KolkataVoters in West Bengal are anxious as their names are removed from electoral rolls. Many cannot file tribunal appeals offline. Government ho...
04 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Interim order a beacon of hope, say Oppn partiesOpposition parties celebrated the Supreme Court's interim order directing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the names of 6...
15 Aug, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
No deletion of name from Bihar draft electoral roll without notice, reasoned order: EC to SCThe Election Commission assured the Supreme Court that no voter's name would be removed from Bihar's draft electoral roll without prior not...
10 Aug, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
No names can be deleted from draft rolls without due process: ECThe Election Commission has clarified that names cannot be removed from Bihar's draft electoral roll without proper procedure, including an...
27 Jul, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
What happens if a voter dies?You will be required to give the details of person inclusion of whose name is objected to/whose entry is to be deleted like the name, surna...
18 Sep, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
Plea against Pranab Mukherjee's book: Judge recuses herselfWithout citing any reason, Justice Pratibha M Singh in an order said "subject to the orders of the acting Chief Justice, list this matter b...
06 Apr, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth's name to be deleted from all court casesThis comes after Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth complained that his department’s pleas regarding the same were being rejected by the governmen...
25 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST