23 Opposition parties send joint memo to CJI Surya Kant over SIR, ECITwenty-three opposition parties presented a joint memorandum to the Chief Justice of India, alleging "irregularities" and "bias" by the Ele...
01 Jul, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Karnataka to issue permanent residence certificates amid ECI's voter roll revisionKarnataka is issuing permanent residence certificates during the Election Commission's voter enumeration drive to ensure eligible citizens ...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Cross voting in Karnataka MLC polls: BJP to seek divine intervention to identify black sheepThe BJP's Karnataka unit is seeking divine intervention to unmask MLAs who allegedly cross-voted for the Congress in the Legislative Counci...
21 Jun, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee meets LS Speaker, seeks disqualification of 20 'rebels'Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has submitted 20 petitions to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking the disqualification of 20 re...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
TMC MPs' NCPI merger bid revives memories of Arunachal's Khandu playbookTwenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs plan to merge with a lesser-known party. This move echoes a 2016 Arunachal Pradesh political realignmen...
16 Jun, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
4 Deputy CMs likely as DK Shivakumar set to take charge in Karnataka, berth for Siddaramiah's son in focusKarnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar is gearing up for important discussions with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge. The part...
29 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, says Supreme Court; upholds EC's documentation regime for SIRIn a landmark judgment reinforcing the autonomy of the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly...
27 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
SIR verdict: Outcome was apparent; BJP will decide who can vote, says Yogendra YadavThe Supreme Court has upheld the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Activist Yogendra Yadav strongly crit...
27 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
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...
27 May, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
BJP says LoP Rahul Gandhi opposed SIR as he sided with 'illegal infiltrators'The Supreme Court has affirmed the Election Commission's authority to conduct Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This decision ...
27 May, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Punjab civic polls: Cong candidate injured in Raikot attack; 31.6% voter turnout recorded till noonPolling is underway for 103 municipal bodies in Punjab. A Congress candidate in Raikot sustained injuries in an alleged attack. Polling rec...
26 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Neelam Meena appointed new Bengal chief poll officerSenior IAS officer Neelam Meena has been appointed the new Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal. She takes over from Manoj Kumar Agarwal,...
25 May, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Assam yet to get SIR roadmap as NRC action plan still awaitedAssam's electoral roll revision faces delays. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) remains unresolved, impacting the Special Intensive R...
22 May, 2026, 01.18 AM IST
Repoll in Falta: Election Commission of India doubles security arrangements in West Bengal for peaceful votingAhead of the repoll in Falta, Election Commission of India has significantly strengthened security measures across sensitive polling areas ...
20 May, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Violence-hit Manipur poses major hurdle to EC’s voter roll revision drive in NortheastThe Election Commission of India's special intensive revision of electoral rolls faces significant challenges in violence-hit Manipur due t...
18 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
15 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST