5 h. ago Little sleep, no pay: India's poll workers flag harsh conditions amid rising deaths

Little sleep, no pay: India's poll workers flag harsh conditions amid rising deaths  BBC

Economics

12 h. ago Poll Officials To Get Thrashed For Name Deletion: Congress Leader's Shocker

A senior Congress leader from Tripura -- former minister and MLA Sudip Roy Barman - has warned poll officials involved in the voter list revision exercise against electoral malpractices.

Politics

26 h. ago UP Teacher On Poll Duty Dies Of Brain Haemorrhage, Family Blames 'Pressure'

A 58-year-old biology teacher deployed as a booth level officer (BLO) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise died at his Nehru Nagar residence in Modinagar, officials said on Saturday.

Events

3 d. ago Bill Gates Warns Of Child Death Rise Due To Aid Cuts, Criticises DOGE

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have...

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3 d. ago Akali Dal Shares 'Leaked Audio Clip' Of Poll Rigging In Punjab, Cops Respond

The 18-minute recording, posted by Badal on the social media platform X, is alleged to be from a high-level conference call held late on December 3.

Politics

4 d. ago Most People In India Think Trump Presidency Is Bad For Their Country: Poll

Most People In India Think Trump Presidency Is Bad For Their Country: Poll  NDTV

Politics

4 d. ago India takes over IIDEA chairship; CEC Gyanesh Kumar vows to share 75 years of poll expertise

India takes over IIDEA chairship; CEC Gyanesh Kumar vows to share 75 years of poll expertise  Times of India

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4 d. ago Most in Australia, Japan, India think Trump presidency bad for their country, poll says

Most in Australia, Japan, India think Trump presidency bad for their country, poll says  Reuters

Politics

5 d. ago Prashant Bhushan Calls Poll Body "Despot". Supreme Court Objects

Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, while making submissions on legality of the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists or SIR in the Supreme Court today, used a derogatory term for the Election...

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6 d. ago 'Moment of pride': India's poll process gets global recognition; comes amid oppn's SIR attack

'Moment of pride': India's poll process gets global recognition; comes amid oppn's SIR attack  Times of India

Events

7 d. ago Woman Abuses, Assaults Poll Officer In Chhattisgarh's Raipur

A disturbing video showing a Booth Level Officer (BLO) being assaulted and abused in Raipur's Kali Mata ward has gone viral, raising serious concerns about the safety of officials working on the...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong Fire Death Count Rises To 146, Several Remain Missing

The death count in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings.

Events

9 d. ago 'Politically Motivated': Poll Body On Trinamool's 'Blood On Hands' Remark

The Commission defended the SIR as a routine, constitutionally-mandated exercise aimed solely at ensuring a clean, updated and accurate voter list.

Politics

1 week ago BJP Delegation Meets Top Poll Officials, Flags Bengal SIR Irregularities

A BJP delegation met officials of the Election Commission today and alleged serious irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal

Politics

1 week ago Poll Body To Meet Trinamool Delegation On Friday Amid SIR Protests

The Election Commission of India (EC) has scheduled a meeting with a ten-member delegation of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28.

Politics

1 week ago 6 Madhya Pradesh Poll Officers Die During Voter Revision Exercise In 10 Days

The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Madhya Pradesh has taken a disturbing turn, with two more Booth Level Officers (BLOs) dying this week, bringing the total number of deaths to...

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1 week ago Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.

Politics

1 week ago Bengal Poll Officers Protest Outside Poll Body's Office Over SIR Pressure

Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO's office here during a demonstration to protest against...

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2 w. ago Bangladesh Earthquake Death Count Rises To 10 As Aftershocks Persist

A low-magnitude tremor hit Bangladesh on Saturday, the national meteorological service said, a day after a powerful earthquake struck outside the capital Dhaka and killed at least 10 people.

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2 w. ago Bengal Poll Officer Found Dead, Family Says Stress Over Voter Roll Revision

A woman working as a Booth Level Officer was found dead in West Bengal's Nadia, with her family claiming that she was under tremendous work stress due to the Special Intensive Revision exercise.

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