The special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union territories, announced by the Election Commission on October 27, is intended to overthrow the country's democratic system, the CPI(M) Kerala state secretariat has said and demanded that the central government roll back the move. The commission has hastily started efforts to expand the Bihar-model SIR across the country, including Kerala.

THE CPI(M) in Tripura has organised a statewide protest movement on three key demands – dismissal of state minister Sudhangshu Das who admitted to accepting bribe from contractors and government suppliers, immediate identification and arrest of the drug-traffickers who transported two huge consignments of banned Eskuf cough syrup, and prompt action against the perpetrators of several recent dastardly incidents of rape and murder -- between October 24 and 31.

IN light of the increasing incidents of caste-based violence and discrimination against the Dalit community in Himachal Pradesh, various Dalit organizations across the state have taken a historic step by deciding to unite. At a state-level convention held in Shimla, more than 461 representatives from 35 organizations participated and announced the formation of a common platform - Shoshan Mukti Manch.The convention was presided over jointly by the leadership of all participating organizations, while Jagat Ram from the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch conducted the proceedings.

MADHYA PRADESH is in the news for many reasons these days. But these discussions are so tragic for the state that they have silenced the children’s laughter that once echoed in many homes. Now, there is mourning in those homes. There are the sighs and cries of family members. This situation has been created by commission (bribe) lust. At the time of writing, 26 innocent children have died, one after another.The question is: could these innocent lives have been saved? Could mothers' laps be prevented from becoming empty?

WITH the closure of nominations for the two phases of the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for 6th and 11th November 2025, the political battlefield is now clearly drawn between the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) and the NDA (National Democratic Alliance). The contest is shaping up not just as a routine electoral event, but as a defining moment in Bihar’s political history.The nomination filing of Tejashwi Yadav, Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial candidate, witnessed a massive and spirited turnout in his home constituency of Raghopur, near Patna.