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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

SC’s extraordinary move amid Bengal-EC ‘trust deficit’—judicial officers to decide SIR claims, objections

CJI Surya Kant-led bench says it was forced to make the arrangement in view of the blame game of allegations & counter-allegations between two constitutional functionaries.

Bengal SIR hearing: SC seeks DGP affidavit on ECI’s charges of ‘threats & violence’

EC’s submissions were in response to a petition by the Sanatani Sangsad, which has come into the limelight for seeking deployment of the CAPF in West Bengal for the SIR process.

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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Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.