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Topic: Gyanesh Kumar

Heated EC-TMC meet: Derek says ‘CEC told us to get lost’, poll body hits back with ‘straight talk’

Delegation met with CEC Gyanesh Kumar to raise concerns over the deletion of around 27 lakh ‘under adjudication’ voters from the electoral rolls in West Bengal.

People in power no longer care to be seen as neutral. CEC Gyanesh Kumar isn’t the only one

The truth is that hardly anyone in a position of authority in India acts out of shame or a desire to respect propriety.

Photos of the Week: Eid prayers at Jama Masjid, Palam fire & Kashmir’s early blossoms

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar is a constitutional failure. Damage is not procedural, it is existential

Former CEC TN Seshan was feared, formidable & famously outspoken. He was never partisan. In contrast, Gyanesh Kumar has a cavalier disdain, even disrespect, toward the Opposition.

EC announces poll dates: West Bengal to vote on 23 & 29 April, Tamil Nadu on 23 April, rest on 9 April

Roughly 17.4 crore electors across 824 assembly constituencies are part of the electoral rolls of four states and one UT, says Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

A first for India: MPs move notice for removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. What the Constitution says

Motion signed by oppn MPs seeks removal of CEC, reportedly accusing him of 'partisan & discriminatory conduct', 'obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud' & 'mass disenfranchisement'.

‘SIR – 26 in 26’: Mamata takes pen to take on Delhi, invokes Sunali Khatun & Bengal’s spirit

On Tuesday, TMC chief distributed copies of the book, carrying the English translation of her poems originally written in Bengali, at a press conference in Delhi's Banga Bhawan.

ECI to release an ‘atlas’ of electoral systems in democracies across the world

At IICDEM–2026, India's poll panel formally launches the ECINET, its one-stop digital platform for all election-related information and services.

ThePrint photos of the week: Cough syrup horror, Bihar polls schedule & BJP’s protests against TMC

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar isn’t interested in convincing the people of India

The Election Commission sees no reason to take the Opposition's 'vote chori' complaints seriously. 'How dare you?' is not how a sincere and honest guardian of the Constitution would respond.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.