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Around 32 lakh unmapped voters to be called in phase 1 of SIR hearings from Dec 27 in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 23 (PTI) Around 32 lakh unmapped voters will be called in the first phase of hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, officials from the office of the State Chief Electoral Officer said on Monday. Hearings for this category, in which voters could not link their names with those of family members in the 2002 electoral rolls, will begin from December 27, he said. “We have started sending notices to around 10 lakh such voters from today, while the same will be issued to another 22 lakh voters from Tuesday,” the official told PTI.

US Justice Department handling of Epstein file release sparks backlash

WASHINGTON, Updated 7:15 AM, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice’s slow release of Jeffrey Epstein documents grew on Monday as lawmakers threatened to launch an effort to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress and former President Bill Clinton sought the immediate release of any documents involving him. “The DOJ needs to quit protecting the rich, powerful, and politically connected,” Representative Thomas Massie, a maverick conservative Republican from Kentucky, said in a posting on X. The results are in: nobody is buying this bogus Epstein release. The DOJ needs to quit protecting

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’

KYIV, Ukraine, December 23, 2025 (AP) — Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv’s demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a settlement. “Overall, it looks quite solid at this stage,” the Ukrainian leader said of recent talks with U.S. officials who are trying to steer the neighboring countries toward compromises. “There are some things we are probably not ready for, and I’m sure there are things the

Bangladesh editors warn of ‘fight for survival’ as mob violence targets media

Dec 22 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s top media editors warned on Monday that threats against journalists have escalated into a fight for survival, after the killing of a prominent youth leader triggered violent attacks on newspaper offices last week. Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, a leading figure in last year’s student-led uprising that toppled longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was shot in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka while launching his campaign for February’s parliamentary election. He died on Thursday in a Singapore hospital. His killing sparked widespread protests that spiraled into arson and vandalism targeting major media outlets and cultural

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