The Reporters' Collective

ECI’s Software and Rules Allow the Pilibhit Fake-Voter Playbook to Run Anywhere in India

A week after the ECI admitted to voter fraud in Pilibhit, The Reporters’ Collective found more than 2,000 fake voters still ...
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The Black Wind: How India is becoming the World's Waste Tyre Furnace

India has witnessed a fivefold surge in waste tyre imports from developed countries over the past few years. Despite strict regulations for controlled imports and scientific disposal, enforcement gaps ...
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To Show Dramatic Reduction in Poverty, Modi Gov’t Rigged a Homemade Poverty Index

{{BOLD}}Ministry of Truth, Part 2{{/BOLD}} [[BR]] The homemade poverty index was preordained to show the government in a flattering light, reveals a confidential report. Then convenient parameters ...
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Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets New ...
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One Family Used Four Fronts to Win Crores in Army Contracts

The four related entities broke rules to win Army contracts over years. The collusion was easy to detect. The Army did not catch it. No items found. New Delhi: A family-controlled network of entities ...
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In BJP’s Name, Repeated Attempts Were Made to Delete Nearly 80,000 Muslim Voters in One Bihar Constituency

ECI’s district official acknowledged the attempts. No BJP state official denied them. So far, the ECI has not taken legal action against those who tried to manipulate the voter list. No items found.
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ECI misled the Supreme Court on SIR in West Bengal

The Commission claimed notices to prove citizenship, identity and voting rights were sent only after assembly-level officials carefully reviewed each case. Yet over 1.5 crore notices were produced by ...
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Confirmed: A Reliance Group company donated Rs 410 crores through electoral bonds

The third largest donor, Qwik Supply Chain donated Rs 360 crores to political parties in the year it made a profit of mere Rs 21.72 crores. No items found. New Delhi: The third largest donor is a less ...
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Patanjali Group spawned dubious shell companies for lucrative real estate business

Patanjali Group employed a web of dubious shell companies that funnelled money to buy Aravalli forestland and sell it as real estate. Faridabad, New Delhi: India knows Baba Ramdev as a yoga guru who ...
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Electoral bonds: The art of extracting wealth from loss-making firms

Thanks to a tiny tweak in the law, at least 16 of top 200 firms among donors donated despite running in loss, many gave excessively No items found. New Delhi: Ever heard the Bible saying ‘Give one if ...
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In UP SIR, ECI Software Auto-generated 87,127* Forms to Delete Voters Without a Reason

These deletion forms were signed off by ECI officials. The law mandates that people should know the reason for their deletion. No items found. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) forced ...