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‘Rolls already had 99% accuracy’—Ex-CEC Quraishi questions need for SIR, pushes back on EVM fraud claims

Speaking at panel discussion on ‘challenges to electoral integrity’ organised by Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan, he stressed on need for elections to also be seen as free and fair and credible.

Pitted against KPCC chief in Kerala’s Peravoor, Shailaja is CPI(M)’s gamble in a Congress fortress

Shailaja and the CPI(M) are hoping that anti-incumbency will bring them a victory. Shailaja also pointed out that the sitting Congress MLA did not have a vision.

In Assam ‘Sankalp Patra’, BJP promises UCC, war on ‘love and land jihad’ if voted to power again

Party manifesto vows to protect ‘civilisation, culture & rights’ of the people, to free encroached land from ‘Bangladeshi Miyas’—a pejorative term for Bengali-speaking Muslims.

In poll-bound Assam, ‘Justice for Zubeen’ remains a deeply emotive issue—with fading political weight

People have not stopped grieving the singer’s death. While parties promise justice for him, the matter has not quite translated into an electoral fault line that could shape poll outcomes.

Kerala: CPI(M) facing novel issues but no crisis, says KK Shailaja on rebels. ‘Party not sidelining me’

In interview with ThePrint, Kerala’s ex-health minister, who is contesting assembly polls from Peravoor, speaks about her party, ‘brave’ CM Vijayan & Congress’s ‘cheap propaganda’.

DMK to contest 164 seats, Congress 28. Stalin-led ruling party fields over 60 first-timers

The DMK released its candidate list, which includes 60 first-time faces, 18 women and 5 Muslim candidates.

Mamata says ECI transferred officers by breaking convention. What former ECs say on the norm

Soon after announcing assembly poll schedule Sunday, Election Commission transferred 44 IAS, IPS, other civil servants in 4 states, including Bengal, ‘without consulting state govt’.

Congress 1st Kerala list out, but suspense lingers over Kannur & Konni, seats eyed by heavyweights

Kerala will go to polls to elect 140 members of the state assembly in early April. V.D. Satheesan and Sunny Joseph to defend their seats.

Who is ‘unseen CM’ Vem Narender Reddy, Congress’s Telangana Rajya Sabha pick from 15 contenders

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's long-time friend & political associate Vem Narender Reddy has trumped senior Congress leaders who were eyeing a spot in the Upper House of the Parliament.

Who is Christopher Tilak, Congress’s unusual choice for Rajya Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu will hold biennial elections for six Rajya Sabha seats on 16 March. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s nomination of Christopher Tilak has caught many by surprise.

On Camera

India has 291 homoeopathic colleges in 2026, says Minister of Ayush Prataprao Jadhav

The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.