Gujarat poll dates, bonds, funding in focus at Election Commission meetThe Modi government’s electoral bond scheme, which aims to bring transparency in political funding, is also learnt to have been panned at t...
22 May, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
Plea on wastage of paper in DU polls: NGT notice to CentreChandran has contended in his plea that he was shocked to see posters, pamphlets, flyers and cards being used for canvassing and campaignin...
16 Sep, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
Making bribery in polls cognisable offence welcome move: PMK"Giving money to voters is the gateway to corruption and the Centre's recent proposal is a welcome move," S Ramadoss said in a statement he...
03 Feb, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
Ex-CEC JM Lyngdoh bats for doing away with candidates fighting pollsJ M Lyngdoh has instead advocated the concept of proportional representation for political parties based on the percentage of votes they wi...
25 Jan, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Narendra Modi's attack on Election Commission shows signs of losing team attacking refereeCong today hit hard at Modi over his attack on the EC saying the wholescale onslaught was a clear sign of losing team attacking the referee.
05 May, 2014, 09.58 PM IST
Six former bureaucrats who influenced the way government runsBureaucrats rarely hog the headlines and when they do it’s inevitably when they wage a lonely, and often futile, battle within a faulty sys...
10 Nov, 2013, 04.43 AM IST
Mira Pandey knows what is constitutional and what is not: Sunando SanyalMira Pandey is known among colleagues as a shy, efficient and a non-controversial bureaucrat who was posted in the hinterlands of West Beng...
10 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- PIL wants criminal cases against MPs fast-tracked
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking direction for fast-tracking pending criminal ...
05 Nov, 2011, 05.47 AM IST
- Cash-for-votes scam: Probe money source, SC tells CBI
The Supreme Court said “middleman of cheapest quality almost succeeded in subverting the parliamentary system” on voting day, while asking ...
06 Aug, 2011, 04.59 AM IST
- Give status of 'cash-for-vote' scam probe, SC tells Delhi Police
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police to furnish by July 15 the status report on the probe into the incident what is called the '...
08 Jul, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- SC reserves order on 2G licence cancelling
The bench issued notices to 11 private telecom cos, which were granted licences despite allegedly being ineligible to secure them or had fa...
18 Mar, 2011, 02.06 AM IST
- Indictment of PM: Ex-CEC Lyngdoh
If the reaction of the liberal, apolitical sections to the SC's decision to strike down PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commiss...
04 Mar, 2011, 01.19 AM IST
- Supreme Court verdict on CVC Thomas today
The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on the petitions challenging appointment of PJ Thomas as Central Vigilance Commiss...
03 Mar, 2011, 04.04 AM IST
- Cancel Raja's 2G, PIL tells court
A petition filed in the Supreme Court has asked it to direct the centre to cancel 2G licences granted by former telecom minister A Raja.
15 Dec, 2010, 02.48 AM IST
- Rahul picks Bihar hero for clean-up
A former EC official will oversee election in Youth Congress, NSUI.
23 Nov, 2009, 10.38 AM IST
- Gujarat, Himachal poll dates out
While Gujarat will poll on December 11 (87 Assembly constituencies) and December 16 (95 constituencies), Himachal will have a month-long ga...
11 Oct, 2007, 12.58 AM IST
- Raghvan panel favours incentives for delivering goods
Apart from recommending certain disincentives against ragging, the Raghavan Committee report submitted to the SC has suggested incentives f...
17 May, 2007, 03.45 AM IST