The chief electoral officer’s office says the special intensive revision dropped almost 5 million names, while just over 250,000 people have applied to be added back.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena declared Sankoo a separate district on 16 Oct 2026 and announced five new tehsils to bring administration closer to residents.
The party will hold seven‑hour hearings every weekday, with senior leaders on a fixed roster, to streamline feedback ahead of upcoming state elections.
Senior BJP leader Smriti Irani has taken aim at Rahul Gandhi over the opposition's stance on electoral roll verification, defending institutional integrity as political friction builds in Delhi.
The Alipore court granted West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal an interim injunction and gave the Trinamool MP 24 hours to take down the messages.
The National Democratic Alliance partner acts decisively against indiscipline after its spokesperson entered the Saran Teachers' race against the ruling bloc's official nominee.
BJP national secretary Smriti Irani and party president Nitin Nabin on Oct 9‑10, 2026, pressed Rahul Gandhi to act against Congress MP‑professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and warned that his silence fuels attempts to destabilise the country.
Men claiming ties to the Bajrang Dal and Hanuman Sena attacked protesters in central Delhi as police rounded up opposition leaders and enforced gathering bans.
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant stepped in after police warned forcing the Portadown march through risked serious injury and wider disorder.
Senior BJP figures have accused the opposition leader of trying to spread anarchy and behaving inappropriately with a woman police officer during street protests in Delhi.
The former president told reporters the Secret Service suggested using Trump International Golf Club as a secure, cost‑free alternative to Camp David, and a letter to Palm Beach officials says the club would foot the bill and grant free memberships to future presidents.
The president announced on Oct. 5 that his political action committee will foot the bill for TV ads that have already drawn bipartisan criticism for using federal money.
The government has sanctioned the first instalment of the Annan Seer programme, earmarking ₹812 crore to give eligible brides an eight‑gram gold coin and a silk saree.
The ruling BJP is on the verge of losing its majority while the opposition CPI(M) faces an internal investigation into a ₹10 lakh bribe allegation against a councillor.
The Samajwadi Party chief wants negotiating disputes kept behind closed doors after an MP publicly ridiculed Congress's electoral strength in Uttar Pradesh.
The decision follows political protests and reports of internal division over a massive cleanup that wiped millions of names from India's electoral registers.
The Election Commission of India will begin a door‑to‑door drive in Tamil Nadu to enrol voters who missed the recent Special Intensive Revision, targeting first‑time and left‑out electors.
At a New Delhi press conference Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of bias, predicted the Modi government’s early fall, and was confronted with an Enforcement Directorate finding that a former minister’s firm routed ₹30 lakh to her accounts, prompting senior Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury to demand that legal baggage be cleared before any alliance.
Punjab’s chief minister blasted the Union government for singling out his state on drug abuse, pointing to a massive heroin bust in Gujarat, while announcing a fresh ₹13.30 crore scholarship package for Scheduled‑Caste students and representing the state at a national Right‑to‑Information conference.
