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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicSpecial Intensive Revision

Topic: Special Intensive Revision

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.

EC releases final Assam voters’ list after revision, 2.43 lakh names deleted from draft roll

There are a total of 2,49,58,139 voters in the final voter list published Tuesday, a 0.97 percent decrease as compared to the draft list released in December.

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.

SC appearance for SIR plea not a first, Mamata has donned black robe to fight for party workers before

Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray recalled Mamata had appeared several times as a lawyer in various district courts of Bengal during CPI(M) rule.

‘Justice crying’—’Lawyer’ Mamata rips into EC in Supreme Court, questions Bengal SIR on ‘eve of polls’

Micro observers have been appointed from BJP-ruled states to delete names of voters from electoral lists, Bengal CM alleges.

‘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.

In SIR affidavit in SC, EC says Mamata’s ‘provocative remarks’ fuel threats to poll officials in Bengal

Affidavit was filed in response to an organisation’s plea that seeks protection for BLOs working in West Bengal. Petitioner has sought to highlight alleged violence against BLOs.

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.

SIR notice to Amartya Sen reveals how burdensome India’s overseas vote really is

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, there were 1,19,374 registered overseas electors on the rolls. However, only 2,958 actually voted. Kerala alone accounted for 2,670 of those votes.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.