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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicElection Comission

Topic: Election Comission

‘Will EC investigate’: Rahul Gandhi questions ₹4,300 cr donations to ‘anonymous parties’ in Gujarat

Rahul Gandhu said in his X post, "Where did these thousands of crores come from? And where did the money go? Will the EC investigate, or will it ask for affidavits here too?"

CPI(ML) Liberation files two claims, objections to special revision of Bihar electoral rolls

ECI received 84,305 claims and objections directly from electors for adding eligible and removing ineligible voters, disposing of 6,092 cases in the last seven days.

Rahul Gandhi repeats ‘vote theft’ charge, says EC and BJP in ‘partnership’

The INDIA bloc on Tuesday stepped up protests over 'vote theft' allegations outside the parliament. LoP accused the ECI and BJP of 'magically' adding 1 crore voters in Maharashtra.

11 August 2025: INDIA MPs detained, faint during protest on ‘vote chori’ & other news of the day

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

Rahul Gandhi echoes Pakistan on Op Sindoor, Trump on economy. He’s a distraction

With well-wishers such as these, who needs enemies?

Rahul’s ‘80 voters in one home’ charge—what ThePrint found at House no. 35 in Mahadevapura

Bengaluru: Dipankar Sarkar, a 34-year-old food delivery executive, had taken the day off on Friday as his wife was unwell, helping with the cooking...

‘Sign declaration or apologise for absurd allegations’: ECI on Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ assertion

ECI's remarks come after Rahul Gandhi claimed 1,00,250 'fake votes' were added in Mahadevapura Assembly segment in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat to ensure a win for BJP.

EC says Opposition’s vote theft allegations ‘baseless, irresponsible’

Earlier in the day, Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of direct involvement in large-scale voter fraud, with Congress having 'open-and-shut proof'.

Committed to universal adult franchise, affirms ECI amid Bihar electoral roll revision

ECI posted an image on X highlighting Ar. 326 of the Indian Constitution, which mandates universal adult suffrage, ensuring every Indian citizen above 18 years of age can vote unless disqualified.

Congress poses questions over LS polls voting turnout percentages, urges EC to address concerns

Party leader Sandeep Dikshit says a report by a citizens’ platform shows unusually big difference between voter turnout figures declared initially & final figures.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

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.