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- West Bengal: Two commit suicide due to 'mental stress' after publication of post-SIR voter rolls
- Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against voter roll revision in BengalBanerjee contended that ongoing SIR will lead to disenfranchisement of lakhs of voters and disrupt the level playing field for parties in e...03 Feb, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
- Bihar Assembly Elections: Electoral rolls' SIR greatest threat to democracy, says CongressThe Congress party has declared the special intensive revision of electoral rolls as a major threat to democracy, centering its Bihar elect...25 Sep, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
- Amartya Sen raises concerns over SIR that risks 'disenfranchising' poor peopleNobel laureate Amartya Sen voiced concerns regarding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, cautioning that it could disenfranc...22 Aug, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
- Law made in 2023 to shield election commissioners as EC helps Modi-Shah, alleges Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi has intensified his criticism of the Election Commission, accusing it of colluding with PM Modi and Amit Shah in "vote theft."...17 Aug, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
- Congress President Kharge accuses Centre, EC of disenfranchising poor and minoritiesCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of orchestrating large-scale voter ...02 Aug, 2025, 03.02 PM IST
- INDIA bloc parties to continue protest against SIR; to hold march to EC office: SourcesINDIA bloc parties are intensifying their protests both inside and outside Parliament regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ele...31 Jul, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
- Opposition MPs tear, throw 'SIR' posters in bin as symbolic rejection of exerciseOpposition MPs, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, protested against the voter roll revision in Bihar. They tore posters with '...25 Jul, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
- 'Where will poor people get so many documents from?': Tejashwi Yadav questions ECI's "hasty" SIR in BiharRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday raised concerns over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Identif...23 Jul, 2025, 12.53 PM IST
- ECI's Bihar voter roll revision order challenged in SCA plea has been filed in the Apex Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct a special intensive revision of ...05 Jul, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
- 'Voter list needs to be updated before every election as part of law': CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid opposition criticismChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar defended the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar, stating it's a routine update before elections,...05 Jul, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
- 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...16 Jan, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
- Bruce Springsteen honoured with this year's Woody Guthrie PrizeSpringsteen will receive the prize at a virtual ceremony on May 13.05 May, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
- Fear of ‘D voter’ tag drives Assam Muslims to poll booths in drovesOne of the reasons they do so is fear of being marked as a “D (doubtful) voter” and possibly getting disenfranchised. In the just-concluded...08 Apr, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
- 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...05 Mar, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
- Technology is a great leveller: Narayana MurthyMurthy added that this brings "hope, confidence, enthusiasm and dignity" in the mind of every citizen, which is important if the society wa...30 Oct, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
- Shiv Sena view unacceptable, committed to defending rights of all Indians: GovernmentThe government said such suggestions were not acceptable to it and that these "should not be discussed even hypothetically".13 Apr, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
- Narayana Murthy showers praise on Sonia GandhiSoftware icon N R Narayana Murthy showered praise on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her "sacrifice in the face of great temptation, grace...15 Sep, 2009, 08.18 PM IST
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