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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Why EC wants AAP to ‘modify’ & resubmit campaign song ‘jail ka jawab vote se denge’

Delhi CEO has raised 8 objections and ‘requested’ AAP to ‘modify contents’ and resubmit campaign song. AAP alleges ‘dictatorial’ approach by poll watchdog.

The forgotten silent majority & indelible ink on the ‘hand of god’

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

Repolling to be held at 11 polling stations in Manipur after violence, booth-capturing allegations

Manipur CEO's announcement follows a directive from the Election Commission to declare the polls held at these stations on April 19 null and void and schedule fresh polling.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase-1: Tamil Nadu sees voter turnout of 62.19% & Uttarakhand 53.64%

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase-1: Voting was held for 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states/UTs in the first phase of the general election.

‘Have you forgotten what happened earlier?’ — SC rejects suggestion to return to ballot paper

Electoral reforms non-profit ADR cast doubts over the sanctity of EVMs. But SC virtually dismissed the idea of scrapping them saying trust had to be reposed on ‘somebody’.

87 ex-civil servants write to EC: Take control of central govt machinery to ensure free & fair polls

‘Events over past month call for ECI to quell rising public suspicion that it is sitting silent while Oppn is being denied freedom to participate in poll process,’ the letter reads.

ECI launches ‘Turning 18’ campaign to boost voter turnout among young and first-time voters

The 'Turning 18' campaign is being run with a tailored messaging strategy that revolves around the theme of 'Chunav Ka Parv, Desh Ka Garv'.

Judicial divergence: Punjab & Haryana, Bombay HCs split over interpretation of Sec 151A of RP Act

Punjab & Haryana HC dismissed challenge to ECI notification to hold Karnal assembly bypoll, contrasting Bombay HC’s stance on Section 151A of Representation of People Act, 1951.

Chhattisgarh Congress leader Charan Das Mahant booked for remarks on PM Modi

A case was registered Friday against senior Congress leader Charan Das Mahant in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district for his 'objectionable remarks' about PM Modi during a public rally.

SubscriberWrites: Absurdity of defending Anonymous Electoral Bonds

This argument defending AEB is weak also because demand of illegal money is relatively inelastic & not readily interchangeable with legal money.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.