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‘Modi Cannot Escape’, Says Rahul Gandhi as Thousands Gather, Opposition Takes Anti-CEC Protests to Ramlila Stage

New Delhi: Thousands took to the streets of the national capital on Sunday (November 1) as a united opposition INDIA bloc staged a massive show of...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

‘Treason Against Constitution’: Opposition Holds Symbolic Public Impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

New Delhi: Months after their notice to remove chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, signed by 193 MPs in both houses of parliament, was rejected...

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Opposition’s Weekend of Protest: ‘Public Impeachment’ Postponed to Oct 31, Ramlila Maidan Rally on Nov 1

New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc on Friday (October 30) postponed its “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar...

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Former Lok Sabha Speaker to Preside Over Opposition’s ‘Public Impeachment’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc is set to step up its ongoing campaign against the special intensive revision (SIR) of...

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Six Ways EC Affidavit Ends Up Reinforcing Doubts About SIR Irregularities and Commission's Functioning

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Under intense fire over the rollout of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with protests on...

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'Not Amended' But 'Entered Into' Online Page: EC Contradicts Itself in Latest 'Clarifications' on Form 6

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Election Commission has been facing criticism over its conduct of the special intensive revision. One of the...

27.10.2026 20

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It's Been a Month Since Two ECs' Objections to SIR Became Public. CEC Gyanesh Kumar is Still Missing

New Delhi: Exactly a month after the Indian Express first reported that two out of the three Election Commissioners had objected 14 times in 10 months...

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As 'Fence-Sitter' Parties Hit Out at CEC, Roadblocks for BJP’s Delimitation Push

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday (October 19) said in a letter to Congress president...

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Reclaim Jantar Mantar, No Parallel Protests But One Movement, Keep Up Momentum: Inside INDIA Bloc Meeting

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after the INDIA bloc’s show of unity march in central Delhi, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul...

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Top Leaders Together, INDIA Bloc's March to Supreme Court Was a Show of Unity

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Opposition members of the INDIA bloc stepped up their ongoing protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh...

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Beaten, Private Parts Hit, Phones Snatched, Minors Not Spared: Pandwalan Khurd Detainees Recount Evening of Horror

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As the Delhi Police cracked down for the second consecutive day with widespread detentions of protesters demanding...

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In 2015, Modi Said He ‘Learnt A Lot During Emergency’. Here's How BJP Defended Undeclared Emergency of Oct 10

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A year into being India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi recalled the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi between...

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‘Shocked that President Did Not Deny Vote Theft’ Says Rahul Gandhi after INDIA Bloc's Appointment

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (October 9) said that he was “shocked and stunned”...

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INDIA Bloc MPs Get Appointment to Meet President Droupadi Murmu at 8 pm

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid the opposition’s ongoing protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, the...

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Day 3 of Opposition Stir: MPs Hold Silent Protest at Raj Ghat, Pray Govt Gets ‘Wisdom’ to Oust CEC

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After two days of confrontations with Delhi Police as they sought to protest against the Chief Election...

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Opposition MPs Hold Silent Protest at Raj Ghat, Pray Govt Gets ‘Wisdom’ to Oust CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After two days of confrontations with Delhi Police as they sought to protest against the Chief Election...

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Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs Head to Jantar Mantar to Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar For Second Consecutive Day

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after he staged an eight hour long sit in protest at Akashwani Bhawan premises, leader of opposition Rahul...

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How Opposition March to EC Became a Day-Long Street Protest and 8-Hour Standoff Led by Rahul Gandhi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In the national capital on Tuesday (October 6), Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sat locked in an...

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Why the Election Commission's 'Fact-Check' on Form 6 Necessitates a Fact-Check

Listen to this article: The Supreme Court on Monday, October 5, in its oral observations while refusing to pass an interim order to suspend Chief...

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‘EC Played Like a Puppet’: INDIA Bloc Seals Roadmap to Ramp Up Anti-SIR Agitation

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the Election Commission of India’s conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the...

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‘CRPF Camps Built Overnight, But No Hospital Even Now’: Balaghat Children’s Deaths Spotlight an Absent State

Listen to this article: Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): Kaushila Markam, a resident of Madhya Pradesh’s Matla village in Balaghat district, visits her...

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Election Commission Says Supreme Court ‘Upheld’ Form 6 Changes, But Did It?

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have been in the eye of a storm over...

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Modi’s Nationwide Birthday Show of Turning 76 Comes Under the Shadow of Political Setbacks, Questions on Governance

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BJP Allies in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Strike Cautious Note as Shah Promises UCC in 21-NDA Ruled States

Listen to this article: New Delhi: While Union home minister Amit Shah has announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be brought in 21 National...

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This Delhi Polling Booth Had 729 Voters During 2025 Polls. After Draft SIR List, it Has Only One.

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Gaytri Devi, a resident of Delhi’s Chandni Chowk assembly constituency, has been a booth level agent (BLA) with...

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'Emotional' Street Theatre, Overseas Maha Yagyas, 250 Motorcycles: How BJP Govts Will Mark Modi’s Birthday

Listen to this article: New Delhi: From “simple emotional” music-based street theatre presentations on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years...

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SIR Draft Rolls Show Highest Voter Deletions in States Where Elections Were Held in Last 3 Years

Listen to this article: Draft voter lists released for the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) reveal that 6.15 crore names have been...

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NPR in Disguise, Sabotaging Caste Count by Design? Why Census 2027 Has Raised Questions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The much delayed population census, now underway, meant to enumerate India’s population, provide socio-economic...

27.08.2026 40

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‘No Shots Fired’ to ‘SC Committee Probing’: BJP Leaders Fine Tune Remarks on Pellet Gun Use in Delhi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (August 21) staged a dharna outside the New Delhi...

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Lack of Spirit of Democracy: Opposition MPs Reflect on How Parliament Changed Under Modi Govt

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Days after the monsoon session of parliament ended with little debate, bills that were passed in minutes and the...

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Can BJP's New and 'Scrubbed' IT Cell Hide its Bigotry and Reassert Narrative Control?

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‘Dimagi Naxals’, Online Coaching, AI: No Mention of Youth Anger in Modi's Independence Day Speech

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In his first remarks after youth protests in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar that spread across the country and forced...

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Minister Forced to Resign, Delimitation Plan Foiled: Youth Protests, Opposition Push Modi-Shah on Back Foot

Listen to this article: New Delhi: About a month ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance...

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‘What is the Point of Going Inside?’ Says Amit Shah After Missing Parliament Since July 20

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day before the end of the monsoon session, Union home minister Amit Shah, who has been missing in parliament...

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Modi Ministers Hide Behind ‘No Shots Fired’ But Govt Has Previously Used Terms ‘Firing’, ‘Bullets’ For Pellet Gun Use

Listen to this article: New Delhi: While multiple instances of pellet gun injuries have emerged following the police and Rapid Action Force crackdown...

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'Where is Amit Shah?': Two Weeks After Police Action on Protesters, Home Minister Still Absent from Parliament

Listen to this article: Two weeks after the Delhi Police, on July 20, responded with brute force on protesters who had responded to the Cockroach...

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Anti-Paper Leak Bill Clears Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Walkout and Questions on Police Action on Protesters

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday (July 30) passed The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill,...

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‘Why Were Pellet Guns, AK-47 Used on Youth?’: Opposition in Lok Sabha During Anti-Paper Leak Debate

New Delhi: The opposition on Tuesday (July 28) questioned why the Union government needed to use pellet guns, tear gas, AK-47s and lathis on...

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Paper Leaks, Anti-National Forces: What Dharmendra Pradhan’s Resignation Note Says, What it Doesn’t

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Dharmendra Pradhan has become the first cabinet minister under the Narendra Modi government to resign under...

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Public Anger Forced Dharmendra Pradhan's Exit. BJP Praises Him as a Hero Anyway

Listen to this article: New Delhi: It was youth anger and nationwide protests against successive examination paper leaks and calls for accountability...

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'Govt Must Stop Lying': What Rahul Gandhi Said on the 'Pellet-Gun' Injured

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid the Delhi Police’s denial that they used pellet guns on protesters who had responded to the Cockroach Janta...

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Opposition Keeps Pressure on Govt: No House Debate Until Pradhan Resigns; Symbolic Visit to Gandhi Smriti

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday (July 23) kept the pressure on the government both inside and outside parliament amid...

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Amid Protests, Modi Promises to Not ‘Spare’ Those Who Harm Future of Youth – His Words Are Not New

Listen to this article: Amid the ongoing youth movement demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over repeated instances...

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BJP's Responses to the Youth Protests Show the Party is on the Backfoot

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Four days since protesters in the national capital who responded to the Cockroach Janta Party’s Sansad Chalo...

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At PM's Door: How Opposition Kept Pressure on Modi Government After Police Action on Protesters

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after youngsters who responded to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s Sansad Chalo March were met with brute...

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Rahul Gandhi Leads Unprecedented Congress Protest Outside PM Modi’s Residence Demanding His Resignation

Listen to this article: New Delhi: High drama ensued outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday...

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EC Made Changes to Form 6 Quietly During SIR: Why This is Evasion of Parliament and Public Scrutiny

Listen to this article: New Delhi: It is the government and parliament that are the sole competent authorities which decide on what changes, if any,...

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BJP is Reviving Delimitation Plan But 50% Uniform Increase, EAC-PM's 'Targeted' Splitting Leave Unanswered Questions

Listen to this article: Months after the Narendra Modi government faced its first failure in parliament to get a constitutional amendment Bill passed...

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'Not Questioning Judiciary. In Fact, We Turn to Courts When Every Mechanism Fails': 23 Opposition Parties to CJI

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Twenty three opposition parties including those outside the INDIA bloc – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Aam...

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23 Opposition Parties Including DMK and AAP Write Joint Letter to CJI on SIR

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A total of 23 opposition parties including those outside the INDIA bloc – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),...

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