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Topic: Bihar polls

Rahul eyes Congress gains in Bihar with 12-day ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’

Rahul Gandhi, leading the yatra, will be joined by leaders from Mahagatbandhan & INDIA alliance in a hybrid rally across 23 districts in Bihar.

Rahul alleges ‘theft’ of 1 lakh votes in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura seat— ‘elections are choreographed’

Rahul's response comes after EC Saturday claimed he is yet to respond to its June letter regarding his allegations of 'election rigging' in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

INDIA bloc to protest Bihar’s electoral roll revision in Parliament

Leaders of INDIA bloc will meet in the office of Rajya Sabha's LoP & then stage a protest at 10:30 am in front of Makar Dwar under the slogan 'our vote, our right, our fight'.

Congress to reveal ‘serious malpractices’ by ECI on 5 August, says KC Venugopal

The Congress MP added that the Election Commission was 'systematically targeting the democratic values' & the INDIA alliance leaders would meet on 7 August.

Bihar first state to have less than 1,200 electors for each polling station, says ECI

According to the ECI, the recently introduced Special Intensive Revision in Bihar has covered 96.23% electors & 12,817 new polling stations have been added to prevent long queues.

Tejashwi Yadav calls on Speaker for discussion on EC’s SIR in Bihar Assembly

Leader of the Opposition in Bihar alleges attempt through electoral roll revision to 'rob the deprived sections of their right to vote'.

Nitish is not fit to continue as CM, NDA will lose power in Bihar come November—Prashant Kishor

He says people want change and they have to choose between Lalu Prasad-Tejashwi Yadav's 'jungle raj' and 'honest alternative' of Jan Suraaj Party.  

PM Modi to flag off 4 new trains, launch projects worth Rs 7,200 crore in poll-bound Bihar

The PM will also lay foundation stones for doubling of railway lines and NH-319, from Motihari in East Champaran district.

News of the day: 17 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

In TDP letter to CEC on Special Intensive Revision, praise, suggestions, and echoes of Oppn’s concerns

Seeking clarity on SIR's purpose, scope, Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party, a key NDA partner, said that it should be 'limited to electoral roll correction and inclusion'.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.