DROUGHT LOOMING LARGE IN INDIA
photo courtesy : Down To Earth NEW DELHI: India is staring at mounting water stress as reservoir levels across the country fall below the decade-long average, with southern India holding just half its storage capacity even as the southwest monsoon prepares to withdraw. The latest Central Water Commission (CWC) data show that water storage in […]
SC CANCELS SAMBHAL VIOLENCE ACCUSED’S DETENTION, FINES UP GOVT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the detention of an accused in the Sambhal violence case by the UP government under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). The Court also ruled that a confession statement cannot be the basis for detaining a person under the NSA. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and […]
SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST CEC GYANESH KUMAR NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week the petition filed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (CEC) alleging that he took decisions unilaterally in the name of the Election Commission of India (ECI) without the approval of the other two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. The plea […]
KHARGE DUBS CEC AS A ‘PUPPET’, LISTS 5 DEMANDS AT CONG MEET
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday termed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar a “puppet” of the ruling BJP and called for his immediate removal from office. Addressing the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here amid the ongoing row over the functioning of the poll panel, Kharge said Gyanesh Kumar has “no right to […]
Between Restraint and Responsibility: The Supreme Court’s Dilemma on Electoral Integrity
The Indian Express investigation of 23 September 2026 has laid bare deep fissures within the Election Commission of India. Two Election Commissioners formally recorded objections on at least 14 occasions over ten months to decisions taken under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. These concerns covered unilateral software modifications, alterations to Form 6 for […]
