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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Days after EC reprimand, Congress warns poll body of legal action, slams ‘condescending tone’

In a statement Friday, nine senior leaders say poll body had stripped itself of ‘last vestiges of neutrality’ in its response to the party’s concerns about Haryana vote counting process.

Election body rejects Congress’s EVM concerns as ‘frivolous, unfounded’

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's election panel has rejected a complaint by Congress, the largest opposition party, regarding vote counting in recent state elections that dashed its expectations, warning

Plea in SC pushes for voters’ right to use NOTA for unopposed candidate. What the law & petition say

Petition by a Delhi legal think tank wants SC to declare Section 53(2) of RP Act, 1951 unconstitutional. It says the provision defeats the right to cast a neutral or negative vote.

J&K assembly polls: Omar Abdullah leads in Ganderbal, Budgam, EC trends show

In Budgam, Abdullah's leading by 1,400 votes & in Ganderbal, 622 votes. Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, is trailing by over 1,842 votes against NC’s Bashir Veeri.

Record turnout of 57.03% in second phase of J&K polls, says Election Commission

Highest voter turnout was recorded in Reasi at 74.7%, followed by 73.8% in Poonch and 70.95% in Rajouri.

Election Commission serves notice to MP Engineer Rashid over poll expenditure discrepancy

The notice revealed expenditure register submitted by Rashid showed Rs 2.10 lakh, but the observers' shadow register recorded Rs 13.78 lakh, highlighting a significant discrepancy.

SubscriberWrites: Elections and the ‘heatbrave’

33 poll workers in UP succumbed to heat-related conditions and heat strokes emerged. This unfortunate piece of news was reported during the final days of the elections.

Bypolls in 13 assembly seats in 7 states on 10 July

The bypolls are to be held against vacancies created either due to deaths or resignation of incumbent members.

India’s six-week mammoth elections end Saturday, Modi in fray in last 57 seats

Other prominent candidates Saturday are Union minister Anurag Thakur, Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and actor Kangana Ranaut.

Our take on fall in FDIs, Pune Porsche accident, and Raisi’s death—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

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.