Two hours before the deadline on February 21, 97.1% of Murshidabad’s voters who had been to SIR hearings had been parked for the final rolls. A week later, more than half of the district’s 'hearing' cases were in the hands of judges.
Who was responsible for this decision? Who knew about it? And who did it affect?
Watch this space for a detailed report by @chhuti_is on @thewire_in
Israel’s Election Reveals a Racist Psychosis That Has Become Normalised
@eitaymack reports
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The trends have exposed the lie embedded in the coalition promises that the Jewish opposition parties made to their voters – that Israel can have any future without Jewish-Arab cooperation, reports @eitaymack.
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'No Immediate Plan to Increase Ethanol Blending in Petrol Beyond 20%': Hardeep Singh Puri
Speaking at the opening of 29th Energy Technology and Innovation meet in South Goa, Puri alleged that false information was being circulated about the biofuels.
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'Opacity in Appointment, Opacity in Administration': Former Judges, Lawyers Call for Judicial Accountability
Ramsha Sartaj reports
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Delivering the keynote, former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S. Oka said that judicial decisions should be open to public discussion and constructive criticism, reports Ramsha Sartaj.
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30 Day Limit Lapses But ECI Yet to Reply to RTI Request for Two Election Commissioners' Dissent
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An RTI query of transparency activist Commodore (Retd) Lokesh Batra sought copies of the on-file dissent and disagreements of the two Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi that had been reported by the Indian Express in September.
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The Bengal SIR continues to be a powder keg. But a key decision taken and acted upon on the night of February 21, 2026, reveals how the power to decide on names on the electoral rolls was taken away from the very officials whom the law empowers to execute such a responsibility.
Who was responsible for this decision? Who knew about it? And who did it affect?
Watch this space for a detailed report by @chhuti_is on @thewire_in tomorrow.
DMK Chief Stalin Seeks President’s Intervention for the Impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
@arvindgunasekar reports
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Alleging several irregularities in the ongoing SIR exercise, DMK has also sought for the cancellation of the exercise in entirety in all states and an independent forensic audit of ECINET and ERONET by experts not under the control of EC.
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Five Reasons Why the ECI’s Explanation for 16 Lakh Appeals Against Bengal Voters Falls Short
@chhuti_is reports
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The ECI's affidavit, submitted before the Supreme Court, contradicts what the Representation of the People Act, 1951, says and it also contradicts itself. | @chhuti_is
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Halting the March of the Populist Juggernaut on Global Theatre
Faisal C.K. writes
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What do these global dominoes falling – and the desperate, clawing overreaches of declining strongmen – significantly mean for India under the dominance of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi? | Faisal C.K.
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In Four Booths, One in Three Removals Wrong: Public Hearing in Trilokpuri Puts Delhi SIR Under Scrutiny
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Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, attended the public hearing and spoke to wrongly deleted voters. “Through SIR, right to vote of ordinary citizens in being snatched and the entire opposition stands united against this,” he said.
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Week After Epstein Photos Made Headlines, BJP Makes Hardeep Singh Puri By-Poll Candidate for Rajya Sabha
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Earlier in October there had been speculation as to why the saffron party had not nominated Puri for another term when the party announced the names of its eight candidates for the Rajya Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh.
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