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Supreme Court says time-stamping of voting on VVPAT slips technical matter in Election Commission's domainThe Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to decide on a plea seeking to add the precise time of voting to VVPAT slips. This meas...
TVK Manifesto: Here’s what Thalapathy Vijay promised for women, farmers, youth and others ahead of Tamil Nadu elections. Read full manifesto hereTVK Manifesto: Tamil actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is making a strong debut in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026...
Bengal awaits May 4 results; TMC looks to retain power, BJP aims historic win after record turnoutWest Bengal awaits election verdict on Monday after intense campaigning, with the TMC aiming to retain power against a BJP push for a histo...
Assam exit poll projections may be hinting at a tough road ahead for Gaurav Gogoi and CongressEarly projections indicate a strong win for the BJP in Assam. Exit polls after high voter turnout suggest the ruling party is set for anoth...
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, ...
West Bengal Elections 2026: Factors that will decide the fate of the crucial polls in the Eastern stateWest Bengal gears up for a crucial 2026 election. The ruling TMC faces a strong challenge from the BJP. Key issues include voter rolls, law...
West Bengal assembly elections 2026: 2,926 candidates in fray for Bengal pollsA total of 2,926 candidates are now set to contest the West Bengal assembly elections. This number was finalized after the nomination withd...
West Bengal Election 2026: Voting time, total seats and documents to carry on poll day2026 West Bengal Assembly Election: Voters are urged to be fully prepared by checking their names in the voter list, carrying valid ID proo...
Inside Assam’s big contest: Sarma’s dominance vs Gogoi’s comeback betAssam voted in a crucial election. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP faced a challenge from Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi. The outcom...
DMK-Congress 'confused alliance', NR Cong-BJP 'exhausted one', says TVK chief Vijay in PuducherryPuducherry's upcoming April 9 polls see TVK chief Vijay criticizing the DMK-Congress and NR Congress-BJP alliances. He promises full stateh...
CEC Gyanesh Kumar asks parties to ensure Kerala polls remain model for country, worldChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar urged political parties to ensure Kerala Assembly elections are a global model. He met party repr...
SIR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 lakh unmapped voters to be coveredVoters will be allowed to submit any of 12 recognised documents, including Aadhaar, as proof of identity and address, the official at the o...
"We have demanded that elections be held in two phases": RJD MP Abhay KushwahaRJD MP Abhay Kushwaha urged the CEC to hold Bihar assembly elections in two phases and provide a list of 3.66 lakh removed voters, appealin...
View: In EVM-VVPAT we trustIndia's EVMs, introduced in the 1990s, were initially met with scepticism. But they have evolved, incorporating state-of-the-art technology...
Centre opposes Election Commission's stand in Supreme Court on electoral bonds; justifies issuing themCentre said that the political donations were earlier made in cash using "illicit means of funding" and unaccounted black money was pumped ...
Govt files fresh affidavit against EC arguments on Electoral BondsThe government has filed a fresh counter affidavit dismissing the EC’s arguments and defending the scheme.
Bonds fail to break corporate-political nexus: TS KrishnamurthyFM Jaitley had outlined contours of the new electoral bonds that donors can buy from SBI with political parties receiving them being able t...
Bonds underline govt's resolve for electoral reforms: Amit ShahThe electoral bonds are being pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties and will be available at select SBI bra...
Is Rs-2,000 cap on cash donation to political parties realistic, asks Parliament panelAs per the existing provisions of the Income Tax Act, parties registered with the Election Commission are exempted from paying income tax.
Why the Budget proposal on transparency in political funding will not flyThe only way to clean up poll funding is to mandate parties to disclose how much they spend at each level, from the polling booth to the pa...