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TMC launches fresh jibe on EC in first reaction as Suvendu Adhikari becomes West Bengal CMFollowing Suvendu Adhikari's oath as West Bengal Chief Minister, the TMC has raised serious concerns. Abhishek Banerjee alleged widespread ...
Bengal elections 2026: Polling underway for 152 assembly seats in 1st phase of Assembly pollsWest Bengal Assembly Elections: Voting is happening today in West Bengal's first phase elections. Over 3.60 crore voters are eligible acros...
Those hit by SIR deletions may see their other rights diluted: Prashant BhushanConcerns are rising over the removal of nearly 91 lakh voters from West Bengal's electoral rolls. Prominent figures like Prashant Bhushan a...
West Bengal Election: 20 lakh voters left in limbo as Supreme Court rejects appeal deadlineThe Supreme Court has not set a deadline for appeals regarding the exclusion of 20 lakh voters in West Bengal. This situation arises before...
What is in Donald Trump's bill that requires proof of citizenship to vote?President Donald Trump champions a new election security bill. This legislation mandates proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration a...
"Want power on strength of infiltrators' votes": BJP's Kapil Mishra slams Mamata Banerjee's "ECI harassing citizens" claims"It's natural for them to have stomach aches because they want to come back to power on the strength of infiltrators' votes. A country can'...
Disenfranchisement allegation due to SIR exaggerated: ECI to Supreme Court on Bengal MP's ClaimThe Election Commission of India has informed the Supreme Court that claims of widespread voter disenfranchisement in West Bengal are great...
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva moves Rule 267 notice in Parliament to discuss ongoing voter list revision in BiharDMK MP Tiruchi Siva and AAP MP Sanjay Singh have separately moved notices in Rajya Sabha seeking suspension of house business to discuss th...
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva moves Suspension of Business Notice in RS to discuss SIR in BiharA DMK MP, Tiruchi Siva, wants Rajya Sabha to discuss Bihar's electoral roll revision. He fears it may disenfranchise citizens. The Rajya Sa...
Exclusion of Aadhaar, ration cards in SIR 'patently absurd': Petitioner NGO to Supreme CourtThe NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission's decision to exclude Aadhaar and ra...
Can't allow dead, those who have permanently migrated to be on voters' list: CEC KumarChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addressed concerns regarding Bihar's voter roll revision. He questioned potential influence on th...
Update poll rolls, don't erase citizensBihar's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls faces controversy over potential voter disenfranchisement, raising concerns about the...
Awami League vows to continue with protests despite 'Op Devil Hunt'The Awami League remains resolute in its plans for a torch procession on February 17 and a strict hartal on February 18, despite crackdowns...
Opposition to EC's remote voting machine to affect migrantsThe proximate driver for the RVM are migrant workers. The EC's proposal will make it possible for anyone who lives outside the state in whi...
USCIRF members express concern over CAA; say it could result in 'disenfranchisement' of MuslimsMembers of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) along with an invited panel of experts convened a hearing mainly f...
Those out of Assam NRC will continue to vote till they exhaust legal remedies: ECA foreigner cannot be a voter in India, according to the Representation of the People Act, the functionary pointed out.
ET View: The Court helped create the NRC mess, now should prevent a crisisIf these people are labelled Bangladeshi infiltrators and disenfranchised, the potential for violence this would create is immense.