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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicElection commision

Topic: Election commision

Two Pakistani-origin women found on Bihar voter list, SIR-verified. Removal process initiated

The Home Ministry has flagged the glitch; the process to remove their names from voter list has been initiated. Both women are elderly and have difficulty communicating clearly.

CSDS-Lokniti’s Sanjay Kumar faces two FIRs in Maharashtra over ‘misleading’ voter data post

In now-deleted post, Sanjay Kumar claimed Ramtek & Devlali in Maharashtra registered a decline of 36-38% in number of voters between Lok Sabha & Assembly polls.

‘Dust on your face…’: Anurag Thakur claps back at Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ with a ‘fake voters’ list

BJP MP alleges anomalies in voter lists in constituencies represented by opposition MPs such as Rahul Gandhi & Akhilesh Yadav. He accused them of protecting 'ghuspaithiye' voters.

SC asks EC to submit details of 65 lakh ‘missing’ voters in Bihar draft rolls by 9 August

Advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged 75% of voters who filled the form gave no valid documents and were included based on recommendations by BLOs of the Election Commission.

1 August 2025: Former MP Prajwal Revanna convicted in rape case & other news of the day

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

SC allows draft voter list publication in Bihar, but tells EC to accept Aadhaar and voter ID as proof

New Delhi: Reiterating the presumption of authenticity attached to official government documents, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI)...

EC’s crackdown nets Rs 8889 crores in seizures

The EC has decided to take a "zero-tolerance" approach against all forms of inducements, including drugs and psychotropic substances.

Cash seizure in Noida crosses Rs 1 cr mark since implementation of MCC by Election Commission

According to the official, the maximum cash seized in one incident in Gautam Buddh Nagar so far is Rs 11.58 lakh.

Fact Check: Govt employees on election duty can cast their vote through postal ballot

The Election Commission of India has stated that government officers on election duty can cast their vote at the designated Voter Facilitation Centre.

EC censures BJP’s Ghosh & Congress’ Shrinate for derogatory remarks against female politicians

The two politicians violated the Model Code of Conduct after Dilip Ghosh mocked TMC's Mahua Moitra and Supriya Shrinate's Twitter post had derogatory remarks against Kangana Ranaut.

On Camera

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Tango, triad, trinity, troika — TV news pulled out every T-word from its dictionary and paired it with Tianjin to target Trump on tariffs and trade.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

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.