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top 82%Plea filed in SC against SIR decisions taken 'without' agreement of 2 election commissioners
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk23d ago
Plea filed in SC against SIR decisions taken 'without' agreement of 2 election commissioners The plea under Article 32 of the Constitution, challenging decisions, guidelines and software...
Moghalu rejects Atiku’s nomination into campaign council
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo23d ago
Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate, has rejected his nomination into the presidential campaign council of Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the 2027...
Akwa Ibom Labour Party governorship candidate, wife welcome new baby girl
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo23d ago
Labour Party governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Michael Bush, and his wife, Jaunty, have welcomed a new baby girl.
Andy Burnham accused of inciting disorder as 781 migrants cross Channel in a day
Daily Express :by Aaron Newbury23d ago
Andy Burnham has been accused of inciting disorder across the country because of the way his Government is handling the migration crisis.
Ganesh immersion processions begin across Mumbai on Anant Chaturdashi
National Heraldby NH Digital23d ago
Ganesh immersion processions begin across Mumbai on Anant Chaturdashi Devotees gather in Lalbaug and other parts of the city as police and civic teams prepare for processions continuing into the...
Revisit SIR exercise, CEC must resign: Naveen Patnaik on report of internal disquiet in poll panel
The Hinduby PTI23d ago
BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday (September 25, 2026) demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign immediately and that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral...
SIR: Activists to conduct social audit in Kodagu on September 29 over deletions
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23d ago
Civil society groups, including Eddelu Karnataka, will conduct a social audit of the draft electoral roll in Kodagu on September 29.
Delhi SIR: Prominent names flagged for notices were marked ‘shifted’, ‘absent’ before records were changed under ‘mark VIP’
The Hinduby Suruchi Kumari23d ago
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across Delhi had initially marked many of Delhi’s prominent leaders who were flagged for notices, such as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP veteran L.K.
India's viral Cockroach Party calls election panel head 'biggest threat' to democracy. Here's why it matters
US Top News and Analysisby Priyanka Salve23d ago
Cockroach Janta Party, the viral pseudo-political movement behind the Gen Z protests that rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in July, has demanded the resignation of India's chief...
Sabarimala season ahead, Keralam Devaswom Minister and Board struggle to tango
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman23d ago
Synopsis:Days ahead of the Sabarimala season, differences between Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan and Travancore Devaswom Board president K Jayakumar expose a larger coordination gap.
Uproar in J&K Assembly after CM Omar Abdullah moves resolution on full restoration of statehood
New Indian Expressby Fayaz Wani23d ago
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday witnessed noisy scenes, uproar and heated exchanges between treasury benches and opposition BJP members after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a...
Sagal Abdi-Wali: Labour’s candidate in Starmer’s former seat zeroes in on local issues amid Green challenge
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent23d ago
Sagal Abdi-Wali does not want to be the prime minister. She doesn’t even want to lead her party. Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras laughs and shakes her head with unusual vigour when...
Call an early election, advisers urge Burnham
The Independentby Millie Cooke23d ago
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Young Japanese find new outlets for peace activism amid rising tensions in the Pacific
Global Voicesby Jo Carter23d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
Turncoat Telangana MLA Arekapudi Gandhi summoned by ED
The South Firstby South First Desk23d ago
Turncoat Telangana MLA Arekapudi Gandhi summoned by ED Gandhi won the Serilingampally Assembly seat in 2023 on a BRS ticket but had switched to Congress in 2024.
Abhijeet Dipke asks Opposition parties to stop participating in ‘rigged’ elections
The Hinduby PTI23d ago
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday (September 25, 2026) urged opposition parties to stop participating in elections if they believe the electoral process is being rigged...
Shane Jones backs NZ First's controversial New Plymouth candidate selection
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23d ago
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is backing the party's controversial candidate selection for the New Plymouth electorate.
Netanyahu delivers fiery, defiant speech at UN General Assembly
Euronewsby Nathan Rennolds23d ago
The speech came as demonstrators gathered in New York to protest against the Israeli leader, with around 100 people reportedly detained by police.
Identify challenges, prepare action plans for government schemes, Modi directs Union Ministers
New Indian Expressby Rajesh Kumar Thakur23d ago
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday reportedly asked members of his Union Council of Ministers to identify challenges, point- out the gaps and prepare action- plans for government...