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- Bihar polls: Amid protests, EC defends move to verify identity of burqa-clad women during votingThe Election Commission defended its directive to verify the identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar polling stations, citing a 1994 order by...16 Oct, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
- SC ordered 2% slip audit in 2019 on parties' petitionThe Supreme Court has heard a plea for a complete count of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail paper slips in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. ...03 Apr, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
- Ajit Pawar describes himself as national president of NCP, defends his move of joining Shinde-led governmentAjit Pawar, who heads the rebel faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has described himself as the national president of the par...10 Oct, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
- 100% VVPAT count idea 'regressive', like adopting paper ballot: Election Commission to SCThe Election Commission of India (EC) has defended the EVM-VVPAT system against a petition seeking 100% data cross verification, stating th...08 Sep, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
- "He is a politician": JD(S) spokesperson defends moving EC against Kichha SudeepOn Friday, Ahmad said, "This is the reason why have requested the Election Commission to stop Sudeep from appearing in advertisements and h...08 Apr, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
- CEC clarifies decision to defer Gujarat poll dates, says no rules violatedHistorically, both these states have had their poll dates announced around the same time, making the EC's move seem surprising. Terms of bo...14 Oct, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
- Withdraw amended postal ballot rules: Congress to poll panelEC has defended the move saying that the step was taken in consultation with the Centre and in keeping with the Representation of People Ac...04 Jul, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
- EC disables easy access to electoral data across statesWhile the poll result led to what many see as the beginning of a national front comprising regional parties, the steps Karnataka’s chief el...06 Jun, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
- Four more AAP MLAs move HC against disqualificationThe counsel for the four AAP MLAs submitted that they would also adopt the rejoinder filed by one of the other eight MLAs in response to th...07 Feb, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
- New CEC Om Prakash Rawat defends decision on 20 AAP MLAs of DelhiCEC Om Prakash Rawat said that the AAP MLAs were issued two notices by the EC but their response was not in the context of the notice serve...23 Jan, 2018, 10.23 PM IST
- Power to act against parties for baseless charges best way: Election Commission"We can go for defamation which we do not want. We do not want to move court as a complainant," said Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaid...29 Jun, 2017, 05.13 PM IST
- Election Commission not to defend its notice against Ex-Maha CM Ashok Chavan: High Court toldChavan, an MP from Nanded parliamentary seat, has been given a 20-day deadline on July 13 to respond to a consequent show cause notice of t...25 Jul, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
- Varanasi: EC appoints special observer for May 12; orders probe against Rahul GandhiA day after 3 Election Commissioners jointly defended poll panel's stand against BJP's charges on cancellation of Modi's Varanasi rally, EC...10 May, 2014, 08.13 AM IST
- BJP defends Narendra Modi aide Amit Shah, expresses anguish over Election Commission orderThe poll panel yesterday banned Shah, an aide of Narendra Modi, who has been accused of making hate speeches, from holding public meetings.12 Apr, 2014, 05.32 PM IST
- Windows 7 to ship without IE browser in Europe: MicrosoftShipping Windows 7 without IE frees computer manufacturers to make deals to pre-install other browsers. What's new in Win 7 | What's cookin...12 Jun, 2009, 05.04 PM IST
- Varun Gandhi will remain BJP candidate from Pilibhit: Balbir PunjBJP turned down the EC's advice on not fielding Varun Gandhi.23 Mar, 2009, 01.18 PM IST
- Govt may clip CEC's wings to save Election Commissioner ChawlaThe government on Friday threw a protective shield around Election Commissioner Navin Chawla and rejected the demand for his removal from t...02 Feb, 2008, 01.26 AM IST
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