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    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions

    V Aravinda
    6 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST

    The court refused suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, but its notice now opens the Commission’s files to judicial scrutiny

    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions
    The Federal Special
    Election Commission
    India

    EC calls Rahul Gandhi’s Form 6 charge ‘misleading’, cites SC ruling on Bihar SIR

    6 Oct 2026 6:52 AM IST
    BSP chief Mayawati at rally in Lucknow
    Uttar Pradesh

    Mayawati takes nephew Akash Anand back into BSP, re-appoints him national convenor

    6 Oct 2026 6:32 AM IST
    violence in Bengal
    West Bengal

    BJP won Bengal promising to end TMC’s ‘jungle raj’; 5 months on, violence mounts

    6 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Lee Bin Seen (left), Gyanesh Kumar

    Gyanesh Kumar back in spotlight as Kerala reopens PATI-BEL case

    6 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Congress party meeting in New Delhi

    SC clarification on Form 6 gives Oppn fresh ammo against CEC day before EC office rally

    5 Oct 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Bombay High Court

    Voters left off draft rolls trapped in ‘catch-22’ situation: Bombay HC's Goa bench

    5 Oct 2026 7:58 PM IST
    Bihar SIR

    Form 6 not changed, only declaration attached to it: EC officials after SC observation

    5 Oct 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties

    Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties

    5 Oct 2026 7:13 PM IST
    Uppar Dam water

    How a bitter water war is at the centre of Dharapuram bypoll

    5 Oct 2026 7:10 PM IST
    Union Minister Hardeep Puri

    No Rajya Sabha renomination for Hardeep Puri as BJP names 8 UP candidates

    5 Oct 2026 7:08 PM IST
    blackflag protest

    Fishermen’s fight against new Secretariat proposal moves from streets to court

    5 Oct 2026 7:07 PM IST
    Great Nicobar islands

    SC declines Centre’s plea on Great Nicobar PILs; Congress says ‘hope still flickers’

    5 Oct 2026 6:18 PM IST
    Israel Yemen Houthi war

    Houthis seize key Yemen town as Saudi-backed forces launch major counteroffensive

    5 Oct 2026 6:05 PM IST
    People wait in a queue in Nandigram, West Bengal

    Nandigram bypoll: EC replaces police chief after opposition flags ruling party links

    Agencies
    5 Oct 2026 5:54 PM IST

    Debashis Sarkar was appointed to the post, replacing Ajay Kumar Mishra

    Cheetah cubs

    Kuno National Park welcomes 5 cheetah cubs with Botswana lineage

    5 Oct 2026 5:41 PM IST
    SC notice to EC sparks fresh Congress-BJP war of words; NSUI continues protest

    SC notice to EC sparks fresh Congress-BJP war of words; NSUI continues protest

    5 Oct 2026 4:28 PM IST
    Medicine Nobel 2026 goes to 3 scientists for breakthroughs in brain cell control

    Medicine Nobel 2026 goes to 3 scientists for breakthroughs in brain cell control

    5 Oct 2026 3:38 PM IST
    Bengal govt to enact UCC, then laws on ‘love jihad’, conversions in 6 months: CM Suvendu

    Bengal govt to enact UCC, then laws on ‘love jihad’, conversions in 6 months: CM Suvendu

    5 Oct 2026 3:15 PM IST
    Debasish Sharma Badruddin Ajmal

    Rivals lock horns over Nagaon women pushback row ahead of Oct 6 bypolls

    5 Oct 2026 2:57 PM IST
    INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi

    SIR voter deletions: Can INDIA Bloc turn discontent into a movement?

    5 Oct 2026 2:36 PM IST
    SC questions Form 6 revision, orders EC to produce records on CEC’s decisions

    SC questions Form 6 revision, orders EC to produce records on CEC’s decisions

    5 Oct 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Opposition-ruled states meet ahead of GST Council, seek compensation to greenlight reforms

    GST Council meeting: Why simplifying registration, refunds must be key focus

    5 Oct 2026 12:27 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    ‘Create fear among goons’: SC asks police to make Delhi safer for women

    5 Oct 2026 12:16 PM IST
    Imperial days to eviction: All you need to know about Delhis Gymkhana Club

    Delhi Gymkhana Club: SC asks HC to consider plea against Centre’s takeover

    5 Oct 2026 11:45 AM IST
    Jantar Mantar protest

    Delhi protesters detained over alleged sexual harassment of women journalists

    5 Oct 2026 11:00 AM IST
    Stock markets climb in early trade after Trump halts strikes on Iran, hints at deal

    Sensex, Nifty rebound after eight-week losing streak; crude prices ease

    5 Oct 2026 10:36 AM IST
    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

    Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar today

    5 Oct 2026 9:40 AM IST
    ‘No whataboutery can justify disenfranchising millions’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan

    ‘No whataboutery can justify disenfranchising millions’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan

    5 Oct 2026 6:57 AM IST
    What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

    What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

    5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
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