The Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed the additional declaration linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) from the online Form 6 in states and Union Territories where the SIR exercise has been completed. This means that people applying for fresh voter registration in the...
MUMBAI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced plans for a protest in Mumbai on October 2, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In a post on X, the CJP...
A Right to Information (RTI) response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sparked a broader debate over the decision making process, file notings, and internal record keeping behind the nationwide rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The controver...
A portion of the historic Shahi Masjid in Ujjain is being removed as part of a road widening project linked to preparations for Simhastha 2028. The development triggered tension in the area on Monday, with reports of stone pelting and the use of tear gas by police. The entire mosque is not...
AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the Election Commission’s newly announced measures concerning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Election Commission on September 26 announced several measures aimed at addressing concerns of...
The political dispute over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls intensified in Delhi after around 150 politicians, student leaders and civil society members were detained during protests near Jantar Mantar and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg on Sept...
The Election Commission of India held a meeting on September 26, 2026, and took several decisions concerning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Commission directed that, in cases where electors have received notices during the SIR process due to unmapped o...
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has given Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar 48 hours to resign, warning that it will launch a nationwide agitation if he does not step down. At a press conference in New Delhi on September 24, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the organisati...
Jamiat Ulama E Hind president Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani has raised concerns over what he described as the alleged targeting of Muslims and religious institutions in different parts of the country. Speaking after an emergency meeting of the organisation’s National Executive Committee, Mad...
Congress MP and former United Nations official Dr. Shashi Tharoor has discussed the changing global order, reform of the United Nations, the ongoing Iran conflict, Washington’s role in international diplomacy and India’s approach to emerging security arrangements in West Asia. ...
