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IndiaIn court
Electoral rolls, SIR and the CEC case
The Supreme Court is hearing petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. On 27 October 2026 the court deferred the hearing by ten days and gave petitioners time to answer the Election Commission's affidavit. On 4 November it issued notice to the Centre and the ECI on a separate challenge to the legal immunity given to commissioners. The ECI says all three SIR orders were taken unanimously; petitioners say 14 decisions were taken unilaterally over the objections of the other two commissioners.
Next: hearing listed for 18 December 2026
ManipurOngoing
Ethnic violence and displacement
Clashes between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities that began in May 2023 have continued in phases. Tens of thousands remain in relief camps and the state has stayed under heavy central deployment. The demand for separate administrations remains unresolved.
Status: no settled political solution
IndiaMovement
Reservation Hatao Andolan
A 2026 campaign that began on Instagram and moved to the street. It wants reservation based on economic status, a commission for the general category and changes to the SC/ST Atrocities Act. It has been criticised by groups who say it mobilises already-dominant castes.
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IndiaRecurring
Paper leaks and exam integrity
Question paper leaks have hit recruitment and entrance exams repeatedly. NEET-UG 2024, Bihar Police, UP Police and several state teacher recruitments were cancelled or re-held. The pattern has not stopped.
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PunjabOngoing
Farmer agitation
Farmer unions have held repeated marches and sit-ins at state borders over minimum support price guarantees and loan relief. Talks with the Centre have stalled and restarted more than once.
Status: talks intermittent
DelhiSeasonal
Air pollution emergency
Every winter the capital's air crosses severe categories, triggering construction bans and school closures under the Graded Response Action Plan. The structural causes — traffic, industry and farm fires — remain.
Status: returns each October–January
Tamil NaduLong running
NEET exemption demand
The state has repeatedly passed resolutions against NEET and sought exemption, arguing it disadvantages government-school students. The demand has not been accepted by the Centre.
Status: unresolved
KeralaUnder examination
Allegation against the CEC
Kerala's Home Minister has directed the Vigilance department to examine a bribery allegation linked to the Chief Election Commissioner's earlier tenure as a state official. It is an allegation under examination, not a finding.
Status: preliminary examination
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