Goa SIR Row: Opposition slams EC after report claims 97 eligible voters left out of final roll
A report claimed 97 voters in Goa, cleared as eligible by EROs during SIR, were left out of the final electoral roll as EC’s centralised ECINet system did not allow rollback of deletion. Goa CEO allegedly sent 8 emails seeking correction. Opposition attacked CEC Gyanesh Kumar, EC said all SIR decisi
CJP sets 48-hour deadline for CEC Gyanesh Kumar to resign, warns of nationwide protest
Dipke alleged that Kumar posed a threat to India’s democracy and claimed that the government was deciding who gets to vote and who does not since Kumar became Chief Election Commissioner.
Opposition to move impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The notice for the motion is currently being drafted and could be tabled in Parliament as early as next week, Congress sources said.
IIT Bombay reschedules mid-semester exams amid student death row: Check key details
IIT Bombay has rescheduled its September 26-27 mid-semester exams to October 10-11, with the same timetable, amid protests over student Sahil Wakode’s death.
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for ‘vote chori’, reiterates to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha cited states like Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, questioning how the anti-incumbency in these states had “disappeared.”
IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakode Death: Parents to hold hunger strike, demand arrests
Sahil Wakode’s parents plan a hunger strike demanding the arrest of IIT Bombay officials named in the FIR as protests continue over the student’s death.
Greater Noida Bus Fire: Vehicle that caught fire on Yamuna Expressway had 9 challans in Delhi, permit valid till Oct 26
The bus, with registration number BR32PA8647, was on its way from Kashmere Gate in New Delhi to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh when it caught fire near the 33-km mark on the expressway under Jewar police station limits.
Delhi park gang-rape: Accused previously seen harassing couples while carrying knife
Police are investigating whether three men arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl at Delhi’s Aastha Kunj Park had targeted others earlier.
Crimes Rising In UP? 10-day-old baby killed in Bijnor, woman strangled in sugarcane field
A 10-day-old decomposed body of an unidentified man was found hanging from a tree in UP’s Bijnor; police sent the body for post-mortem and are trying to identify him.
BJP spent Rs 529 crore in 5 assembly polls, over half in Bengal alone, reveals EC expenditure report
BJP spent Rs 529.38 crore on 5 Assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal, with Rs 286.99 crore alone in West Bengal as per EC reports filed Aug 25. Kerala’s spend was Rs 82.67 crore; receipts during the polls Rs 1,494 crore.