Priyanka Gandhi slams mandatory Sanchar Saathi rollout

IANS | December 2, 2025 12:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday criticised the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)'s decision to mandate pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi App on all new mobile phones, calling it a violation of privacy and a step toward authoritarian governance.

SIR: ECI to delete 43 lakh names from electoral rolls in Bengal

IANS | December 2, 2025 10:16 AM

Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) As per the trend of digitisation of the enumeration forms collected by the booth-level officers (BLOs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that 43.30 lakh names will be excluded from the draft voters' list, set to be published on December 16.