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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...

Opposition allowed to express views on SIR in Bihar Assembly on second last day of session

Many Opposition leaders said the drive may ‘disenfranchise’ the poor. Tejashwi Yadav said EC claims of ‘infiltrators’ in voters’ list don't appear in its affidavit before the Supreme Court.

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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'.

Ind Vs Eng: 3rd Test on 4th day at Lord’s anticipated to be ‘evenly poised’ as fans gear up

The team that will win will have an upper hand over the other in the ongoing series as they will take a 2-1 lead with two Tests remaining in the series, which will take place at Old Trafford, Manchester and The Oval, London.

EC clarifies ‘no change’ in instructions for electoral list revision in Bihar

Clarification comes after many including Congress president Kharge highlighted EC ad saying there was no immediate need to submit documents.

On Camera

Akbar wasn’t a Hindu-made hero. Don’t use communal filters to frame his legacy

What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a subcontinent teeming with diversity.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.