Form 6 changes 'illegal', differences within EC 'very serious': Former CEC O P RawatO P Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner, has expressed serious concerns about changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6. He ...
23 Sep, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
In 1788, New York City was declared national capital of United States of America, over 230 years later NYC is set to play pivotal role in midterm elections 2026Although New York City became the first capital under the Constitution, its status was always intended to be temporary. The location of the...
13 Sep, 2026, 02.27 AM IST
GFF 2026: FM Sitharaman on India’s tech leap, demographic dividend, AI risks and road to global scaleGlobal Fintech Fest: Sitharaman said that India was experiencing its demographic dividend in real time, with the country’s young population...
11 Sep, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
'Disproportionate' use of force against PoK protesters, polls not credible: Pakistan's human rights bodyPakistan's human rights body questioned the PoK election's credibility. The state used disproportionate force against protesters, deepening...
30 Aug, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks data on West Bengal SIR appeals before tribunalsThe Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide details on electoral roll appeals. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Bankipur Election Results 2026: Jan Suraaj's Prashant Kishor vs BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha vs RJD's Rekha Gupta who is winning?Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishore is leading by over 11,000 votes after tenth round of counting. Vote counting for the B...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Win polls, lose authority: The lesson of July isn’t that GoI lost a minister, but that authority has to be earned between electionsA youth-led movement, born from exam scandals, forced a minister's resignation. This dissent highlights a growing gap between electoral str...
26 Jul, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
INDIA bloc to raise Ram temple, NEET paper leak issues in Monsoon session: RJD's Sudhakar SinghThe INDIA bloc plans to confront the government on key issues during the upcoming Parliament session. They will raise concerns about the Ra...
12 Jul, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Election Commission’s special intensive revision’s top-down ‘must do’ approach is problematicIn 2023, India's electoral roll surprisingly decreased due to an intensive cleanup of wrong and duplicate entries using ERONET. While the E...
14 Jul, 2025, 10.48 PM IST
Proposal on penalising candidates furnishing wrong information under process: Nasim Zaidi"The Commission has proposed that if there is any attempt to conceal relevant information...this should be criminalised and there should be...
12 Mar, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
BJP gets over Rs 41 crore, Congress 36 crore: Electoral TrustsThis is the first report of political donations, made to various parties, which has been furnished to the EC by Satya Electoral Trust.
09 Oct, 2014, 08.42 PM IST
Companies setting up trusts for poll funding; can they ensure transparency?While electoral trusts may ensure some transparency, companies will still be asked to contribute over and above payments through such trust...
28 Mar, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
India Inc registers 14 'electoral trusts' as polls draw closerAt least 14 electoral trusts have been set up by various biz houses, including by giants like Tatas, Reliance, Mahindras and Bajajs, for co...
23 Mar, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
Run-up to general polls: Companies set up 10 electoral trustsCompanies seem to be rushing to register the trusts as the Lok Sabha elections are likely to be held in the next two to three months.
11 Feb, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Corporate houses line up 'Electoral Trusts' to fund pollsFive large corporate houses including those of Ambanis, Mittals and Birlas have set up ''Electoral Trusts'' for providing funds to politica...
17 Dec, 2013, 03.25 PM IST
I-T dept extends date for applications by Electoral TrustsI-T dept extended the date to November 30 for filing of applications by Electoral Trusts for getting tax benefits on donations given to pol...
17 Sep, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
Government paves way for setting up 'electoral trust' companiesGovernment has paved way for setting up of 'Electoral Trust' companies that would get tax benefits for funds given to various political out...
21 Jul, 2013, 12.41 PM IST