EC releases final Bihar voter list, ED raids Reliance Infra, Chidambaram says 26/11 retaliation blocked due to global pressure

The Election Commission of India released Bihar’s final voter list after a Special Intensive Revision, deleting 6.5 million names from 72.4 million, sparking opposition charges of mass disenfranchisement and Supreme Court scrutiny. Poll dates are expected by early October for November 2025 elections. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate raided Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infrastructure in a FEMA probe into Rs. 1.7 billion remittances and loan irregularities. Separately, P. Chidambaram admitted India avoided military retaliation after 26/11 under global pressure, drawing BJP criticism.