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Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too Late?

Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too...

The Election Commission of India (EC) made a general statement that there are “large numbers of people from Nepal,...

30 Aug 2025 9:38 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

Two basic questions arise from introduction of a constitutional amendment that could be a belated effort to legislate on...

28 Aug 2025 11:15 PM IST

AA Edit | Fair Rolls Onus On EC, Not Voter

AA Edit | Fair Rolls Onus On EC, Not Voter

As per the directives, the EC will have to accept Aadhaar card as one of the documents to prove a voter’s eligibility...

24 Aug 2025 10:54 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR Row?

Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR...

By championing the people’s right to vote, “One Man-One Vote”, the Opposition challenged the contention of the BJP and...

19 Aug 2025 9:15 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

AA Edit | EC Should Protect All Citizens’ Right To Vote

The INDIA bloc held a demonstration on Monday with close to 300 members of Parliament marching to the office the EC...

13 Aug 2025 11:33 PM IST

Centre Opposes SIR Debate Citing Case in SC

Centre Opposes SIR Debate Citing Case in SC

Despite House uproar, two key Bills pass as govt calls voter roll issue sub judice and off-limits

6 Aug 2025 10:44 PM IST

AA Edit | Rahul Must Prove EC Wrongdoing

AA Edit | Rahul Must Prove EC Wrongdoing

It is the right and responsibility of the Opposition in these circumstances to raise a question on the conduct of the...

3 Aug 2025 10:33 PM IST

AA Edit | Protest Sensibly On Bihar SIR; Don’t Just Disrupt Parliament

AA Edit | Protest Sensibly On Bihar SIR; Don’t Just Disrupt Parliament

The SIR is a legitimate process to ensure that only bona fide citizens are on the poll roll, the basic document that...

25 July 2025 2:02 AM IST

Bihar Opposition Plans Seat-swapping

Bihar Opposition Plans Seat-swapping

Political analysts believe that mutual agreement on seat‑swapping could significantly boost the Opposition’s prospects,...

20 July 2025 11:17 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic Culture

Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic Culture

It is a fact that cynical politicians use ordinary Indians as puppets to reinforce religion-based vote banks. People...

19 July 2025 11:51 PM IST

AA Edit | EC Should Act Sensitively As It Cleans Up Poll Rolls

AA Edit | EC Should Act Sensitively As It Cleans Up Poll Rolls

As has been recorded in the Constitution and repeatedly asserted by the ECI, the electoral roll is a document of the...

14 July 2025 10:53 PM IST

AA Edit | Will Voter List Row Give Opposition a Chance to Unite in Bihar?

AA Edit | Will Voter List Row Give Opposition a Chance to Unite in...

The Election Commission has also said that people should have their names on the voters’ list where they normally reside...

8 July 2025 11:14 PM IST