West Bengal Exempts Key Groups from SIR Hearing Appearance
West Bengal's CEO office exempts students, NRIs, seniors & others from in-person SIR hearings. New rules aim for a hassle-free electoral roll verification. Know the details.
West Bengal's CEO office exempts students, NRIs, seniors & others from in-person SIR hearings. New rules aim for a hassle-free electoral roll verification. Know the details.
Gorakhpur's draft electoral roll sees a massive deletion of 6.45 lakh voter names. Find out why and how to check or restore your name before the final list is published.
Chennai's govt school students in Classes X and XII will take three revision tests from Jan 8. Officials aim to move beyond rote learning, but school heads flag scheduling challenges. Get the full details.
TMC escalates attack on Election Commission, alleging Special Summary Revision of rolls in West Bengal favours BJP. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen among those served notice. Read the full story.
Uttar Pradesh's draft electoral roll excludes 2.89 crore voters due to deaths, migration, and duplicate entries. The state's voter list undergoes a major cleanup ahead of future elections. Read the full details.
Uttar Pradesh's draft electoral roll sees 2.89 crore names removed. CEO Navdeep Rinwa urges voters to verify details by March 6, 2026. Check your status now!
Noida and Ghaziabad undergo major electoral restructuring, adding 256 new polling booths. Draft rolls published Jan 6 may delete over 12 lakh ASD voters. Check your booth now!
Kolkata's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls sees celebrities like MP Dev, cricketer Md Shami, and actor couple Laboni-Kaushik queuing up with citizens. No special treatment demanded. Read more.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari counters CM Mamata Banerjee's allegations against the Special Summary Revision of voter lists, calling them desperate lies. He urges the Election Commission to continue the exercise.
Elderly and disabled voters in West Bengal endure immense hardship during the Special Summary Revision, turning a technical exercise into a public outcry. Read the full report.
West Bengal's SIR rollout faces chaos: elderly struggle, document confusion, arbitrary deletions. CM Mamata Banerjee writes to EC demanding rectification. Read the full story.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visited Deoghar, offered prayers at Baidyanath Dham, and held key meetings. His two-day Jharkhand tour precedes the crucial Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls. Read for details.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav demands Election Commission prove its integrity after Special Summary Revision data. He alleges CM Yogi's '4 crore votes deleted' remark signals manipulation. Read more.
Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi accuses opposition parties of backing 'infiltrators' amid SIR controversy. He claims the issue is being politicized to mislead voters. Read the full story.
Enforcement Directorate seeks 'C' summary report from police in 2023 PMAY housing tender case from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Court closed the case in June 2024. Read the full details.
IMD's climate summary reveals 2025 as India's 8th warmest year on record, with the 2016-25 period the warmest decade. January 2026 forecast predicts colder nights for north, central, east India. Read the full report.
The IMD warns of challenging weather across India in early 2026, with dense fog in the north, snowfall in the Himalayas, and cold waves. Stay updated on travel impacts and safety advisories.
West Bengal's CEO office requests EC to temporarily exempt secondary teachers from SIR duties during crucial Madhyamik exams from Feb 2-12, 2026, ensuring smooth conduct for students and teachers. Read the full details.
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claims 'vote chori' stems from electoral roll tampering, not EVMs. He criticizes EC's SIR process and questions CEC's impartiality. Read the full details.
Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti reviewed SIR progress in Kolkata, instructing DEOs to strictly follow EC guidelines and ensure an error-free electoral roll by the deadline. Read the full story.
West Bengal's Election Commission launches offline voter list revision. Booth Level Officers available at polling stations for submissions and corrections until January 15, 2026. Ensure your vote is counted!
Congress accuses Election Commission of adhoc SIR execution, warns it will strip voting rights of millions of poor and migrants. Details on Tamil Nadu's 97 lakh omissions inside.
A detailed guide on the 8th Pay Commission's Terms of Reference (ToR), explaining its importance for 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh pensioners awaiting salary and pension revisions.
Exclusive analysis reveals how two 'natural experiments' in Assam and UP provide proof that the SIR's compulsory forms and citizenship proof requirement lead to mass disenfranchisement. Read the full investigation.
A 95-year-old man in West Bengal died by suicide after his name appeared on a draft voter review list. His family alleges he feared being sent back to Bangladesh. The case highlights anxieties around the EC's SIR process.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar rushed back to Delhi after his father met with an accident. Key meeting with booth-level officers in Bhubaneswar postponed. He praised Odisha's heritage.
Political parties in Goa have submitted 2,821 claims and objections in the ongoing electoral roll revision. BJP leads with 1,574 claims, aiming to ensure an accurate voter list for the 2027 state assembly elections.
Special Summary Revision hearings begin in West Bengal to verify 3.2 lakh unlisted voters. Process aims to ensure electoral integrity ahead of crucial polls. Follow the developments.
Kerala's draft electoral roll published after intensive revision shows a net reduction of over 24 lakh voters. Get the latest figures and analysis on the state's updated voter demographics.
Madhya Pradesh's intensive voter list revision removed 42.7 lakh names, including deceased and duplicate entries. The draft rolls now stand at 5.3 crore. Check your status now!