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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: ECI

EC misusing its constitutional status: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on SIR in Bihar

Tejashwi's comments came amid protests over Special Intensive Revision. Several Opposition MPs arrived for protest wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan '124 Not Out'.

‘SIR row a trust deficit issue’, says SC noting Aadhar not conclusive proof of citizenship

A bench of Justices Surya Kant & Joymalya Bagchi is hearing a batch of pleas against the Election Commission's electoral roll revision exercise in Bihar.

The true worth of citizenship and acute case of Epstein’s heel

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Feudals prevent SC/ST, minorities, women from voting: Rajiv Gandhi on electoral reforms

On 15 December 1988, PM Rajiv Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha while introducing comprehensive electoral reforms, including lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and introducing measures to protect secular values in elections.

‘EC should give us digital voter lists from last 10 years’, says Rahul in ‘vote chori’ conference

Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged the BJP won Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat last year through massive voter list manipulation, citing analysis of Election Commission (ECI) data.

Trust issues loading at full speed & from howdy to rowdy in no time

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

ECI finalises members of Electoral College for election of Vice President after Dhankhar’s resignation

The Vice President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising the elected members & nominated members of Rajya Sabha & the elected members of the Lok Sabha.

IAS officer who pulled off ‘green elections’ as observer urges EC to replicate model across India

New Delhi: If the government is promoting environment-friendly practices across various sectors, shouldn’t green elections also be the norm in India? That’s the recommendation...

Vocal elsewhere but silent in Tripura, BJP in a bind over ally TIPRA Motha’s demand for SIR

BJP-TIPRA Motha ties are already strained over Centre not having implemented a tripartite agreement signed last year to address tribal grievances in the state.

All options open, says Congress on INDIA bloc considering Bihar poll boycott over ‘tughlaqi SIR’

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday said the INDIA bloc is considering the unprecedented option of boycotting the upcoming Bihar assembly election as it will...

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India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.