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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Good morning, EC & the curious case of the ‘missing’ voter

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

ECI directs X to take down BJP Karnataka’s ‘objectionable’ post with ‘immediate effect’

Congress had filed complaint with EC saying video posted by Karnataka BJP on X was intended to 'provoke rioting and promote enmity'.

ECI issues notifications for Lok Sabha & Assembly polls in Himachal

Elections to 4 Lok Sabha seats & bypolls to 6 assembly constituencies that fell vacant with disqualification of 6 rebel Congress MLAs & their eventual switch to BJP will be held on 1 June.

Banned from campaigning for 48 hrs, KCR criticises EC for its inaction on CM Revanth Reddy

ECI Wednesday banned K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for making 'objectionable statements' against Congress. Rao says Reddy had made statements against him, but no action was taken.

When a ‘Bam’ goes off in Indore Congress office & if you see a Red flag, swipe Left

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

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’.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.