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    Amidst controversy surrounding SIR, why National Voters’ Day has lost significance for many

    Poulomi Banerjee
    23 Jan 2026 12:02 PM IST

    Jan 25 is celebrated as National Voters’ Day to commemorate the foundation day of the Election Commission. Recently, however, the ECI’s credibility has been questioned and it’s been accused of...

    Amidst controversy surrounding SIR, why National Voters’ Day has lost significance for many
    The Eighth Column
    Indore water contamination case
    Madhya Pradesh

    Fresh water contamination cases in Indore leave 22 ill weeks after deadly outbreak

    23 Jan 2026 11:06 AM IST
    Board of Peace charter, Davos
    India

    India skips Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ launch at Davos as Pakistan joins

    23 Jan 2026 10:42 AM IST
    Donald Trump
    World

    US completes exit from WHO, rules out rejoining under Trump order

    23 Jan 2026 10:31 AM IST
    Ahead of World No-Tobacco Day, high tobacco use among TN school students raises concerns

    Odisha govt issues fresh order banning chewable tobacco, nicotine products

    23 Jan 2026 9:52 AM IST
    Joker, Oscar nominations, Academy Awards, lead, 11 nominations, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Joaquin Phoenix, 1917, The Irishman, Leonardo DiCaprio

    Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ makes Oscar history with record 16 nominations

    23 Jan 2026 9:45 AM IST
    Noida techie death: Two more builders arrested

    Noida techie drowning: What went wrong, and why it can happen again

    23 Jan 2026 9:26 AM IST
    Russia-Ukraine war

    Zelenskyy announces first Ukraine-US-Russia trilateral talks in UAE from today

    23 Jan 2026 7:36 AM IST
    Live, top trending news of the day
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    Jan 23 news LIVE | Rupee hits all-time low of 92 against USD

    23 Jan 2026 6:31 AM IST
    Fridge, trip, or hospital bill may cost more

    Rupee at 91: Why your monthly budget could feel the shock

    23 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Keezhadi excavation site

    IN PHOTOS: How Keeladi artefacts align with Sangam literature references

    23 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    It is clear that all Governors are acting in concert | Capital Beat

    'It is clear that all Governors are acting in concert' | Capital Beat

    22 Jan 2026 10:26 PM IST
    Donald Trump Davos NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

    Why Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes a familiar pattern

    22 Jan 2026 10:17 PM IST
    RCB players celebrate with the IPL 2025 trophy

    RCB sale: Adar Poonawalla to make 'strong and competitive' bid

    22 Jan 2026 8:42 PM IST
    SIR and Election Commission

    Bengal SIR on the boil as EC seeks criminal case against TMC MLA over vandalism

    Samir K Purkayastha
    22 Jan 2026 8:15 PM IST

    The commission directed Murshidabad authorities to name the Farakka legislator as the prime accused in the January 14 violence at a BDO office

    Mumbai to have woman mayor from general category; Oppn claims lottery ‘fixed’

    Mumbai to have woman mayor from general category; Oppn claims lottery ‘fixed’

    22 Jan 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at WEF

    I am a victim of rift between Rahul and Priyanka: Assam CM Himanta

    22 Jan 2026 7:53 PM IST
    Cannes 2025

    India’s official entry ‘Homebound’ misses out on Oscars 2026 nomination

    22 Jan 2026 7:50 PM IST
    Uddhav and Raj Thackeray

    ‘Anything can happen in politics’: MNS leader on post-poll Shinde Sena alliance

    22 Jan 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Noida techie death: Two more builders arrested

    Noida techie death: Two more builders arrested

    22 Jan 2026 6:34 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee SIR anxiety deaths book fair

    110 died due to SIR anxiety, my poems on voters’ agony to be published at book fair: Mamata

    22 Jan 2026 6:16 PM IST
    Scotland cricket players

    T20 World Cup: Will Scotland replace Bangladesh?

    22 Jan 2026 6:12 PM IST
    Keralas Twenty 20 party joins NDA for 2026 elections

    Kerala's Twenty 20 party joins NDA for 2026 elections

    22 Jan 2026 6:04 PM IST
    Peter Navarro and Donald Trump

    Navarro is wrong; India is giving more to ChatGPT than taking from it

    22 Jan 2026 5:53 PM IST
    Poster of Vijay

    Why EC symbol decision is a 'whistle podu' moment for Vijay and TVK

    22 Jan 2026 5:30 PM IST
    Indias Insta stars today are 70-yr-old villagers, ordinary housewives and truck driver

    India Instagram stars today are 70-year-old villagers, rural housewives, truck drivers

    22 Jan 2026 5:27 PM IST
    India Bangladesh second T20, Bangladesh tour of India, Cyclone Maha, Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Tamim Iqbal, T20 World Cup

    T20 World Cup: Bangladesh won't play in India, hopeful of 'justice' from ICC

    22 Jan 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Delhi traffic

    India fifth most traffic-congested country in world; here are top 10

    22 Jan 2026 4:51 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    Modi to launch projects, four new train services in poll-bound Kerala

    22 Jan 2026 4:36 PM IST
    Supreme Court allows Hindu and Muslim prayers at Bhojshala complex

    Supreme Court allows Hindu and Muslim prayers at Bhojshala complex

    22 Jan 2026 4:12 PM IST
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