Special Intensive Revision
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Mamata Banerjee holds rally against Bengal SIR, warns BJP over its 'game': 'Will shake the country'
West Bengal | Nov 25, 2025, 07:27 PM ISTAccusing BJP of collecting money, the TMC chief said the exercise was going to create problems for Bangladeshi Hindus. She claimed that 35 people have so far died due to SIR in Bengal.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, November 24, 2025
India | Nov 24, 2025, 09:00 PM ISTDharmendra, veteran actor who was also known as the He-Man of Bollywood, died at the age of 89 on Monday, November 24. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson from the actor's family.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, November 20, 2025
India | Nov 20, 2025, 09:05 PM ISTDelhi blast accused Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather, Shaheen Shahid and Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police for their alleged role in a white collar terror module.
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Mamata Banerjee urges CEC to halt ongoing SIR in Bengal, warns of 'irreversible' consequences
West Bengal | Nov 20, 2025, 04:44 PM ISTEarlier on Wednesday, CM Banerjee blamed the Election Commission for the death of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Jalpaiguri's Mal block. She said the ‘pressure’ of SIR in the state was unbearable on field workers, claiming that 28 deaths have occurred so far.
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Illegal Bangladeshi nationals rushing back over SIR fears in Bengal, says BSF officials
India | Nov 19, 2025, 07:21 PM ISTBSF personnel stationed in North 24 Parganas report that checkpoints are now seeing long queues of people carrying small bags and personal items. Many of them openly acknowledge that they are Bangladeshi citizens who crossed into India illegally years earlier in search of employment.
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Election Commission puts West Bengal voter roll revision under strict watch
West Bengal | Nov 19, 2025, 06:48 AM ISTDuring the discussions, Gyanesh Bharti reaffirmed EC’s firm zero-tolerance stance toward any administrative lapses in the Special Intensive Revision process. An official said Bharti emphasised the Commission’s strict directive to maintain transparency and precision at every stage.
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EC orders 'Special Revision' of voter list in Assam ahead of 2026 assembly polls
Assam | Nov 17, 2025, 05:08 PM ISTAs per the instructions issued by the chief electoral officer (CEO) in Assam, January 1, 2026 will be the qualifying date for the state to carry out the Special Revision.
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Tamil Nadu SIR: AIADMK moves SC in support of voter list revision, seeks correct and clean rolls
Tamil Nadu | Nov 10, 2025, 06:43 PM ISTThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s directive for a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, describing the move as 'arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional.'
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'Cut my throat but...': Mamata Banerjee urges EC to withdraw SIR, calls it 'votebandi'
West Bengal | Nov 10, 2025, 05:48 PM ISTBanerjee urged ECI to withdraw the exercise, pondering what was the need to conduct the SIR drive just before the elections. Dubbing it as 'super emergency', she said the BJP could jail her or slit her throat for criticising the SIR, but it should not snatch the rights of people to vote.
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West Bengal SIR: Over 1.1 crore enumeration forms distributed in two days
West Bengal | Nov 05, 2025, 11:30 PM ISTA man from South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal reportedly ended his life on Wednesday, with his family stating that he had been living in fear of being removed from the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission.
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Bengal man ends life over 'fear' of exclusion from voter list; TMC claims eighth death linked to SIR
West Bengal | Nov 05, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTThe Election Commission began Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal on Tuesday. As many as 70 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by more than 80,000 BLOs on the first day of their house-to-house visits.
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Tamil Nadu SIR: DMK moves Supreme Court against voter list revision ahead of assembly polls
Tamil Nadu | Nov 03, 2025, 07:13 PM ISTThis came a day after DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, convened an all-party meeting and decided to move the top court against the second phase of voter list revision in 12 States and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu.
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Row erupts over SIR in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee to hit streets in Kolkata on November 4
West Bengal | Nov 03, 2025, 01:41 PM ISTThe SIR voter list revision has triggered strong political resistance in West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march against the EC action, while BLOs have raised concerns over duty hours and security during training sessions.
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Election Commission to begin SIR in Tamil Nadu from next week; other poll-bound states to follow
India | Oct 25, 2025, 11:52 AM ISTDuring the revision, the EC said it would consider the complaint by former AIADMK MLA B Sathyanarayanan, who sought a full and transparent re-verification of votes in 229 booths of the T Nagar Assembly constituency.
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After Bihar, Election Commission gears up for nationwide voter list revision; dates out soon
India | Sep 10, 2025, 09:43 PM ISTThe Election Commission has asked Chief Electoral Officers of all states and Union territories to begin preparations for a nationwide voter list revision this year.
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Bihar SIR row: Supreme Court backs EC, says Aadhaar not valid proof of citizenship
India | Aug 12, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTThe Supreme Court stressed that while Aadhaar serves as an important identification document for availing various services, it does not by itself establish the holder’s nationality.