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Friday, October 24, 2025
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ECI to meet state political parties on 20 September ahead of SIR of voter lists across Kerala

On the preparedness for electoral roll revision, Kerala CEO said the exercise is welcomed & all records have been digitised & uploaded in a searchable format on their website.

Listen to Rahul Gandhi. Fake voters should appall you, whichever party you support

An attack on the integrity of the roll is an attack on the Constitution and the people. The EC is duty-bound to cooperate with the Opposition and the majority of Indians it represents.

Akhilesh jumps over barricade as police stop INDIA bloc leaders protesting ECI’s ‘vote chori’

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister could be seen climbing over the barricades, installed by the police to block the protesting MPs.

Taking cue from India & Brazil, Trump to overhaul US electoral system with new citizenship checks

Trump’s latest executive order follows his long-standing grievances with the American electoral system. He has, in the past, blamed his electoral defeats on voter fraud.

Experiments with untruth in 2024 & Lights! Camera! Meditation!

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

Almost 10% voter turnout in Rajasthan by 9 am, says EC

Polling is being held in 199 assembly constituencies in the state. In Jaipur, Kotputli constituency had a voter turnout of 12.04 % till 9 am, highest in the district.

Indian voters are not just swayed by ideology, identity but also wallet situation

Existing research by CSDS-Lokniti uses a post-poll recall measure of change in household financial situation before the next election. It's problematic on two counts.

One way to de-polarise Indian politics—add MOTA to the ballot

In India's ‘first-past-the-post’ system, there's a perverse incentive for political parties and candidates to overtly antagonise one section of voters to secure another section’s votes.

Crowds at rallies don’t mean victory and have no bearing on how voters will vote

In 'How India Votes', CEO of Axis My India Pradeep Gupta writes that not even 10% of the crowd that claps and cheers for a leader will vote for him/her on the basis of what they hear at a rally.

Opposition MLAs face wrath of Indian voters after natural disasters, not ruling party’s: Study

Researchers from US and South Korea used data from 4,313 assembly constituencies over the years 1977-2007 to estimate the effects of droughts and heavy rainfall on Indian elections.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.