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Thursday, February 5, 2026
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

On Bengal voter rolls, ‘parent with 389 kids, a grandparent younger than 40’. EC defends SIR in SC

The EC appeared in court in response to a slew of petitions by Trinamool Congress, alleging severe irregularities in the West Bengal SIR exercise.

Amid SIR row, ECI to host global conference to discuss ‘best practices for purity of electoral rolls’

The theme for the conference is 'Democracy for an inclusive, peaceful, resilient, and sustainable world'. US, Mauritius, Brazil, and South Africa among participants.

‘Systemic issue’: Congress leader Gurdeep Sappal, family deleted from UP draft roll after SIR

Sappal & his family moved a year ago to Noida from UP’s Sahibabad constituency. He said EC has no system in place for voters who have relocated, forcing them to enrol as new voters.

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

In LS, Rahul alleges EC’s ‘institutional capture’, warns poll chiefs over ‘vote chori’—’we’ll find you’

During a debate on electoral reforms, the Congress MP vowed to change the law granting immunity to election commissioners ‘retroactively’.

If poll officials suspect a person’s citizenship, it’s their duty to inform authorities—ECI tells SC

Election Commission says in affidavit to Supreme Court that petitioner's claim of mass disenfranchisement of voters through SIR was to 'serve vested political interest'.

DMK moves SC against EC’s SIR, says it can ‘disrupt democracy, disenfranchise lakhs’

In plea filed after multi-party meet, DMK claims EC is acting as ‘de facto NRC’, seeking to quash its 27 October notification for 'violating' Constitution.

He’s just not that into confrontation & poll panel goes out canvassing

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Poll panel’s move to link SIR with NRC is irrational, creates ground for conspiracy theories

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

ADR’s charge of Muslims excluded in Bihar SIR ‘communal, unfounded’, says ECI

The ADR earlier alleged that a significant number of voters, particularly Muslims, were illegally removed from the rolls and that the process lacked transparency.

On Camera

How much does Trump really know about Iran?

Israel sees Iran as an existential threat. But the US, Turkey & Gulf states fear refugee flows or attacks on oil sites. These countries need a stable end-state for the whole region over more strikes.

Don’t expect big shifts in inflation & growth trends after CPI & GDP base year reset—MoSPI secy Garg

New consumer basket, expanded markets & digital datasets aim to make inflation estimates more representative, says MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg. Henceforth, MoSPI aims to revise base yr every 5 yrs.

HAL out, Indian private firm to make Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft fighter, all eyes on lowest bidder

As per the timeline decided, 5 prototypes of India’s own fifth-generation fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031, with the first by 2028 using the GE 414 engine.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.