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"Election Commission constantly decreasing its credibility": Congress MP I
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, with the final voter list to be published on February 7, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday
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"Filtering process to strengthen democracy": Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Bhawna B
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Bhawna Bohra called the second phase Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in 12 States and Union Territories, including Chhattisgarh, a "filtering process to strengthen democracy."
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Amit Shah approves advance release of Rs 20 crore as second instalment of
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to the MHA release, during the financial year 2025-26, the Central Government has already released Rs. 15,554 crore to 27 States under SDRF and Rs. 2,267.44 crore to 15 States under NDRF. In addition, Rs. 4,571.30 crore have been released from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan welcomes second phase of SIR, says "necessary
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, saying that it is "necessary for a robust democracy."
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Punjab Congress slams AAP over 'broken promises' ahead of Tarn Taran bye-e
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on October 6 announced that by-elections for eight assembly constituencies across seven states and Union Territories will take place on November 11.
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"These people opposing SIR to get Muslim votes": Union Minister Giriraj Si
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"I want to thank the Election Commission for the SIR. There are some states that are opposing the SIR. The INDIA alliance is opposing it. It looks like the government of West Bengal has become the Government of Bangladesh. These people oppose it only to get Muslim votes. They want to turn
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Cyclone Montha: NDRF deploys teams in likely affected coastal districts
Updated : 5 months ago IST
As Cyclone Montha intensifies and is set to make landfall on the Andhra Coast on Tuesday night, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pre-deployed 22 teams across likely-affected coastal districts in multiple states.
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SIR in Kerala, other states a direct challenge to democratic process: Kera
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"The Election Commission of India's decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states is a direct challenge to the democratic process," the Kerala CM said in a statement.
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India, US navies conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise near Diego Garcia
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India and the United States conducted a combined bilateral training focused on antisubmarine warfare and maritime domain awareness to strengthen and refine the interoperability between the U.S. and Indian Navies.
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"Want to save their family, that's why targeting SIR and EC": Shehzad Poon
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He alleged that this is the same INDIA bloc which is opposing SIR in 12 states and union territories, but is demanding SIR in Maharashtra before the local elections.
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"Credibility of EC at an all-time low": DMK questions second phase of SIR
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Annadurai highlighted the "unanswered questions" from Bihar and asked how the ECI intends to apply the findings from the SIR conducted there to other states. He also questioned why Assam was omitted from the exercise. The DMK leader further alleged that the ECI was acting as a "citizenshi
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Despite US tariff challenges, MSMEs show resilience, sectoral indices rema
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Despite tariff challenges imposed by the United States, India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector demonstrated resilience in the July-September quarter, according to the latest MSME Outlook Survey released by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
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