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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

JDU MP calls voter roll revision ‘Tughlaqi farman’, says EC doesn’t know history or geography of Bihar

Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled later this year, the Election Commission is conducting the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar.

Can’t accept Aadhaar, ration card, voter ID as standalone docs—ECI to SC on Bihar electoral roll revision

SC was hearing petitions raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision exercise being undertaken in the poll-bound state & the 11-document list being accepted by ECI.

No legal, valid ‘citizenship’ document that’s issued—how it puts big question mark on ECI’s Bihar exercise

Current exercise involves an indicative list of 11 documents to be submitted by eligible voters, which ‘may not be proof of citizenship, only identity’. Aadhaar, voter ID not on the list.

SC invokes ‘document starvation’ to suggest EC accept Aadhaar for special roll revision in Bihar

Two-judge Supreme Court bench says it has ‘serious doubts’ whether EC can meet timeline of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

Kharge leads Congress charge against BJP over ‘undeclared Emergency’, ‘puppet’ election commission

Seeking to push back against the Centre on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Mallikarjun Kharge says India was going through an 'undeclared Emergency' under BJP.

Amid Rahul’s ‘match fixing’ charge, ECI to set up webcasting in 100% polling stations

The Election Commission of India plans to set up webcasting monitoring control rooms at state, district & constituency levels, the chief electoral officers of states & UTs have been told.

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi, accuses him of misunderstanding country’s mood

Fadnavis launched an attack on the LoP's poll rigging allegations against EC, adding that he has been constantly 'insulting' the democratic process & the people’s mandate.

Rahul slams EC’s ‘unsigned’ rebuttal of his Maharashtra poll rigging charge—’show voter rolls’

Rahul Gandhi's opinion pieces on election rigging spark controversy. EC sources call the allegations 'absurd', having made similar criticism in April.

EC slams Rahul Gandhi’s Maharashtra poll rigging claims as ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘disrespect to law’

The election body further said it had addressed the issues in its 24 Dec 2024 reply to INC, available online, but these facts are being ignored as the claims are raised repeatedly.

Save the Marathi tigers campaign & heaven’s newest resident takes the service entrance

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On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.