Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused stock market regulator Sebi of “staying silent” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of “sitting with its eyes closed” in the case of the trading firm Jane Street.

Defending the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under way in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (July 7, 2025) said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had held extensive consultations with all political parties and “no one was satisfied with the current status of electoral rolls for one reason or other”.

Allies in governing NDA have backed EC’s ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, describing the exercise as “routine and necessary”.

The opposition INDIA bloc has strongly criticized the large-scale voter list revision underway in Bihar, terming it an act of “voter suppression.” On Wednesday, a delegation representing 11 parties from the alliance met with the Election Commission to raise their concerns. 

Facing mounting speculation over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, the Congress high command has put all rumours to rest, firmly ruling out any move to replace Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, at least for now.

24 state BJP party presidents likely to be announced within a week, before the final election of JP Nadda’s successor