How the Election Commission was set up, how it got 3 members in 1993

Alt News has reported a new India-focused explainers development: “Hindu Raksha Dal chief, son threaten CJP protesters in police presence; outfit member assaults protesters in Delhi streets.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, and on the day of the protest on October 10, Hindu Rakhsha Dal (HRD) chief Pinky Chaudhary and its members posted a series of videos on social media platforms inciting violenc

Factly has reported a new India-focused explainers development: “Old, unrelated videos falsely linked to the October 10 CJP protest.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: On 10 October 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organised a major protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which protesters claim led to arbitrary vote

Alt News has reported a new India-focused explainers development: ““Koi media nahi hai”: Journalists dragged, detained, demeaned in Delhi in dark day for world’s largest democracy.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: In what can be described as arguably the most brutal assault on press freedom in India since the Emergency, several journalists were stopped from doing their work and detained in Delhi on October 10 in a display of police excess that bordered on madness. Journalis

Alt News has reported a new India-focused explainers development: “As BJP wins Bengal bypolls, Facebook restricts pages & posts alleging rigging.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The Rejinagar and Nandigram by-elections in West Bengal concluded on October 9, Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clinching victory in both seats. BJP’s Shankharavh Sarkar won in Rejinagar and Hasirani Rath won the Nandigram seat. Polling in both the assemblies were, however,