Behind the numbers: What UP's voter roll revision reveals

IANS | January 6, 2026 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh has brought to light the scale of changes underway in the state's voter database, with nearly one out of every five electors found to be untraceable or otherwise ineligible during field verification.

Culture of blame game dominates politics in Pakistan: Report

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:43 PM

Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The culture of blame game continues to dominate politics in Pakistan with leaders relying heavily on comparison and avoiding to talk clearly about their own performance and achievements. Political leaders in Pakistan are often more interested in discussing the failures of other parties, raising serious questions about political culture in Pakistan, a report has stated. Whenever a lawmaker appears on television or addresses a public gathering, the same pattern is followed.

Chhattisgarh: Workers hired under G RAM G, delighted with new wage limit 

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:05 PM

Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) The substitution of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Grameen Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) - VB G RAM G - sparked a major controversy with the Opposition and ruling dispensation crossing swords over renaming the legislation, rather than debating the merits and demerits of new law.

J&K: BRO repairs Rajouri’s potholed roads, ends years of hardship for residents 

IANS | January 6, 2026 5:40 PM

Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The residents of Kalakote region in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir are heaving a sigh of relief as their long-standing problem stands resolved now. The potholed and dilapidated roads have been repaired while a large stretch of damaged road is under maintenance, bringing relief to the residents of the border district.