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Uttar Pradesh SIR: Why EC deferred draft roll publication again - what to know about voter deletions

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Election Commission has once again revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh. The with the draft voter list wi... Read More


Year of leadership tussle, laws that kicked a row in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec. 31 -- The Congress government in Karnataka navigated a contentious series of developments in 2025, many of the key ones among them resulting in questions that remain unresolved. The i... Read More


"You are nominated official, I am elected representative...": Abhishek Banerjee to CEC Gyanesh Kumar in meeting with poll panel

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and also the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leade... Read More


Punjab: AAP ignored Manmohan Singh's role during MGNREGA debate: Warring

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government should have been gracious enough to acknowledge the role of form... Read More


BJP gears up for Tamil Nadu elections with 'Thamilagam Thalai Nimir Thamilanin Payanam' initiative

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The BJP is gearing up for the Tamil Nadu elections, and their "Thamilagam Thalai Nimir Thamilanin Payanam (A Tamilian's Journey of Pride) initiative, beginning in October 2025, f... Read More


'Her vision and legacy will endure': PM Modi writes to Tarique Rahman, condoles death of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his heartfelt condolences to Tarique Rahman on the demise of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. In his letter to Rahman, Pr... Read More


The year of BJP's electoral dominance

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- With landslide victories in Assembly polls in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP consolidated its electoral dominance in the year 2025, exhibiting its capacity to manage allies and control... Read More


Chaos, near-misses, political drama: Colourful last day of BMC poll nominations

India, Dec. 31 -- As the deadline for filing nominations for the 2026 BMC elections closed in, crazy scenes were witnessed at the centres. At 4.50 pm, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Arun Kamble rushed in s... Read More


Alliances blur ahead of municipal polls in Maha

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- Political equations in Maharashtra are in flux ahead of the January 15 elections to 29 municipal corporations, as the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition MVA have abandoned any attem... Read More


Lucknow among five worst performers in IGRS ranking

Lucknow, Dec. 31 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has once again come under scrutiny after it figured among the worst-performing municipal bodies in the state. In the monthly ranking of the Int... Read More