Pre-poll bribes? No, they're welfare giftsElection authorities have seized significant amounts of cash, liquor, and freebies in West Bengal before polls. Tamil Nadu follows with a l...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
Railway Board gives recognition to AIRF, NFIR for five yearsThe Railway Board has recognized the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) and the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) for f...
15 Jan, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
19-year old Chinese student votes in U.S elections in Michigan, arrested for felony but vote will be countedIn a surprising development just days before the 2024 US presidential election, a 19-year-old Chinese student at the University of Michigan...
01 Nov, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
Issue notification for secret ballot elections for recognition of unions: NFIR to ministryThe National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has urged the Railway Ministry to issue a notification for conducting secret ballot ele...
10 Oct, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge wins Congress Presidential elections, set to become first non-Gandhi head of party in 24 yearsRival candidate Shashi Tharoor has congratulated President-elect Kharge and said that the revival of the party has truly begun today. Kharg...
19 Oct, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
Congress president polls by secret ballot, have ensured level playing field for both candidates: Madhusudan Mistry"Both candidates have been told about it. What is it that is still left to do, we do not know, and no one has contacted us over the issue,"...
12 Oct, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
Those expecting lopsided victory for 'establishment' in Cong chief polls are in for a surprise: Shashi TharoorCongress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday claimed many electors have been instructed by "their leaders" to support his riva...
11 Oct, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
How India will elect its next PresidentThe election shall be held in accordance with the system of ‘Proportional Representation’ by means of the single transferable vote and the ...
18 Jul, 2022, 08.10 AM IST
India set to re-enter UN Security CouncilIndia’s candidature for 2021-22 for the lone seat from Asia Pacific had been unanimously endorsed by 55 members of the group last June.
03 Jun, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
UN Security Council elections to be held on June 17According to the informal provisional programme of work of the Security Council for this month, Security Council elections are scheduled fo...
02 Jun, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
Elections for five non-permanent members of UNSC next month; India assured of seatIndia is a candidate for a non-permanent seat and its victory is assured as it is the sole candidate vying for the lone seat from the Asia ...
30 May, 2020, 01.46 PM IST
Cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls defeat both — open and secret voting systemRS was created to bring into Parliament the experienced and seasoned men of integrity and achievement, without subjecting them to din and b...
26 Mar, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Government seeks states' views on open ballot system for legislative Council pollsUnder open ballot, MLAs belonging to political parties are required to show their ballot paper, after casting vote, to the authorised repre...
09 Aug, 2016, 03.23 PM IST
Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung can evoke NCT Act, 1991 to break deadlock in Capital’s government formationDelhi L-G can evoke a provision in the NCT Act to break current deadlock in Capital’s govt formation by offering legislators option to choo...
30 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Telangana Rashtra Samiti wins Council chairman's post; Congress-TDP boycott electionCong demanded that the election be put off, but Deputy Chairman Vidyasagar, who incidentally belongs to the party, went ahead with the proc...
02 Jul, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Congress appoints Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief MinisterA secret balloting route was adopted by the Congress to select the new Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah in Karnataka.
10 May, 2013, 05.51 PM IST
Secret ballot for Prez poll allows cross-votingBehind UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s plea to political parties to support Pranab Mukherjee’s candidature for the President’s post was the ...
17 Jun, 2012, 11.14 AM IST