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TopicSpecial Intensive Revision

Topic: Special Intensive Revision

Shivakumar sells books that are not for sale & Kerala’s personal touch to lift BLOs’ spirits amid SIR

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Deaths, boycotts over workload threaten to derail SIR. BLOs ask ‘how long should we work?’

As Block Level Officers in Kerala, Rajasthan & Bengal die by suicide, states raise concerns over the workload imposed on them for the completion of the SIR, within tight deadlines. 

ECI orders special voter roll revision in Assam ahead of 2026 assembly polls

This ‘special revision’ differs from the SIR drive being carried out by EC orders in 12 states & UTs, given Assam’s unique citizenship framework & the SC-monitored NRC process.

‘Electoral conspiracy’: Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP, SIR for Mahagathbandan’s poor show in Bihar polls

He termed the SIR as an 'electoral conspiracy', asserting that after Bihar, it won't be possible in other states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh or any other state.

Survival before justice and development. The long defeat of Bihar’s Muslim politics

Bihar’s Muslims head to the polls for the community’s survival, not development, amid fears of exclusion under the Nitish government.

SIR phase 2 begins across 12 states, UTs; BLOs start distributing enumeration forms

Kolkata: The Second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has started in 12 States and Union Territories on Tuesday, with Booth...

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.

Rahul Gandhi must stop with irresponsible SIR comments. There’s no ‘click’ to delete voters

No matter the rhetoric spun by the Opposition, the people of Bharat have faith not just in the system, but also in the intelligence of the voters.

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.

50 lakh names deleted. Bihar loses 6% of voters post-SIR amid Oppn’s allegations of ‘vote chori’

The removal of lakhs of names from the electoral rolls is expected to remain a key focus of the INDIA bloc's election campaign ahead of the November Bihar assembly elections. 

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.