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Son emerges after father’s death, secures house keys, step uncle challenges it and prevails; HC says only civil court can decide property rightsA property dispute between a deceased man's son and his stepbrother has reached the Calcutta High Court. The court has ruled that only a ci...
EVM tampering, booth interference & voter intimidation: Inside the cause of repolling in West Bengal's FaltaThe Election Commission of India has ordered a complete repoll in West Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency. The April 29 election was decl...
Assam: Congress urges alertness ahead of May 4 count, dismisses exit polls favouring BJP-led NDACongress and its allies met before the May 4 vote count. Party workers were asked to remain vigilant and ignore exit poll predictions favor...
Mamata, Abhishek to hold meeting with all TMC counting agents on May 2 ahead of West Bengal poll resultsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee will hold a virtual meeting with Trinamool's counting agents on Saturday, ...
Mamata Banerjee storms EVM strongroom; TMC, BJP trade tampering chargesKolkata streets saw tension after West Bengal Assembly polls. Trinamool Congress staged a protest alleging EVM irregularities in strongroom...
Bengal CEO pushes action on post-poll violence as TMC stages sit-in over EVM irregularity claimsWest Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer has ordered immediate arrests for post-poll violence. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress candidates are pr...
EC suspends all polling staff for leaving booth unattended during voting in Bengal's PinglaPolling personnel at a booth in Pingla, West Bengal, were suspended. They allegedly left the polling station unattended during voting hours...
Assam Assembly Eelctions: Opposition flags 'serious lapses' in securing strongrooms post April 9 pollsAssam's Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia has written to the Election Commission. He alleges serious breaches in strongroom security for e...
Assam: Congress' Udalguri candidate quits ahead of Thursday pollsCongress candidate Suren Daimari from Udalguri has withdrawn his candidature and resigned from the party, citing a lack of support and feel...
Law & order of poll-bound states under lens: EC suspends cops; NIA digs deeperThe Election Commission of India has suspended four police officials in West Bengal. This action follows alleged law and order failures dur...
EC letter with BJP Kerala seal triggers row; poll panel calls it 'clerical error'A political storm brewed in Thiruvananthapuram after an Election Commission letter bore the BJP Kerala unit's seal. The CPI(M) and Congress...
Bengal Chief Secretary appears before Election Commission over compliance lapsesWest Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty appeared before the Election Commission of India in New Delhi following summons over non-co...
ECI orders suspension of Basirhat Officer over ‘serious lapses’ in electoral hearingsThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has flagged “serious lapses” in the electoral hearing process at Basirhat, West Bengal, and directed...
Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha after discussion on duplicate voter ID disallowedOpposition parties, including Congress and the TMC, walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commi...
TMC disagrees with Election Commission's "no attack on Mamata" observationAfter reviewing the reports sent by its two special poll observers--Ajay Naik and Vivek Dube-- and the state government, the EC concluded t...
EC expresses 'serious displeasure' over Air India's failure to respond to show cause noticeIn a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola, the poll panel said that Air India has failed to respond to its notice despite lapse o...
NRIs can't vote online in Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission clarifies"If it happens, it needs amendment to the Representation of the People Act. No such amendment has taken place," the spokesperson said.
Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM can't fight Mumbai civic pollsThe All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalmeen (MIM) has been deregistered in Maharashtra and will not be eligible to contest in next year's ci...
Government to consult jurists on National Judicial Commission: Ravi Shankar PrasadLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here today that several eminent jurists had questioned the working of the present collegium system.
BJP demands EC probe into voting 'manipulation' in ArunachalPointing out that many employees on election duty could not vote due to non-issue of postal ballots, the party sought to know the reason be...