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Supreme Court says time-stamping of voting on VVPAT slips technical matter in Election Commission's domainThe Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to decide on a plea seeking to add the precise time of voting to VVPAT slips. This meas...
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
New Aadhaar card rules 2026: UIDAI expands document list for enrolment; simplifies rules for children; sets Aadhaar validity period for OCI, LTV, foreignersThe Unique Identification Authority of India has updated Aadhaar enrolment and correction rules. New regulations expand accepted documents ...
West Bengal polls Phase 2: Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari in high-stakes Kolkata battleIn a crucial day for democracy, West Bengal is heading to the polls for the last round of assembly elections. Leading figures such as Mamat...
'TMC goons tried to attack me, threatened me over May 4': BJP’s Ratna Debnath amid West Bengal Phase 2 pollingVoting in West Bengal's Panihati constituency saw heightened political tension. BJP candidate Ratna Debnath alleged intimidation by TMC wor...
PM Modi thanks Bengal's 'great people' for high voter turnout, urges continued participation in 'festival of democracy'Addressing a public gathering in Hardoi, the Prime Minister said he appreciated the "great people of Bengal" for coming out in large number...
West Bengal Elections 2026: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay says will win all 11 seats in KolkataWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay is confident of winning all 11 seats in Kolkata. He stated s...
Officials didn't delete names of voters dying 25 years ago to protect Mamata Banerjee: BJP's Rudranil GhoshBJP candidate Rudranil Ghosh accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of obstructing voter list deletions, alleging it was done to defame the...
TMC-BJP workers reportedly clash in Hooghly, CRPF resumes peaceful polling after 'minor incident'West Bengal's second phase polling saw clashes between BJP and TMC agents in Khanakul and Nadia districts. Voting resumed peacefully in Kha...
Mamata Banerjee alleges ‘attempt to bulldoze democracy’, accuses ECI and CRPF of harassing party workers as Bengal Phase 2 polls beginsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claims the Election Commission and CRPF are harassing Trinamool Congress workers. She alleges in...
'TMC gundagiri everywhere': BJP candidate Bikash Sardar alleges attack on vehicle in BasantiPhase 2 polling in West Bengal saw BJP candidates alleging Trinamool Congress "gundagiri". Bikash Sardar from Basanti constituency reported...
West Bengal phase 1 voter roll at 3.6 cr; 1.85 cr men, 1.76 cr women, 465 transgenders voters in the listBengal's first phase election details are out. Over 3.60 crore voters are registered. Men form the majority with 18.49 crore. Women voters ...
West Bengal voter intimidation: EC directs police chief to ensure strict preventive measures against 800 individualsWest Bengal polls: The Election Commission of India has issued a strong directive to the West Bengal Director General of Police, mandating ...
Voting concludes for assembly polls in Assam, Keralam, and PuducherryVoting has concluded in Assam, Keralam, and Puducherry. High voter turnout was recorded across all three regions. Election officials manage...
Kerala enters silence campaigning phase; candidates make last-mile outreachKerala enters a mandatory silence period before the April 9 Assembly polls. Candidates are now focusing on door-to-door visits and personal...
'Others' voters increase by 15,306 in 5 yrs; activists blame paperwork, insensitive officialsThough the 2011 census puts the population of transgenders at around 4.9 lakh, activists claim it is much higher than that.
Bengaluru voters’ list has only 15% of transgendersThe latest list of eligible voters released by the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka puts their number (in all 28 constituencies of Beng...
Third gender yet to get proper representation in voters' listElection Commission officials said they have been trying their best to ensure that all voters from the category enlist themselves in a sepa...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Transgenders feel rejected as voters list reduces them to 513It is for the first time in India that transgenders and eunuchs are voting as the third gender after Election Commission recognised them as...
Over 30,000 transgenders in Tamil Nadu, yet only 2,996 are votersReflecting woes of transgenders who have remained social 'untouchables' with restricted access to education & jobs, only a minuscule 2,996 ...