EC response to Mallikarjun Kharge's letter beyond description: CongressThe AICC said the content and the intent of the letter will be a permanent blot on the reputation of the institution of EC.
Lok Sabha polls: Uddhav, Sharad Pawar factions slam govt over EIection Commissioner Arun Goel's resignationElection Commissioner Arun Goel's resignation raises suspicions about the fairness of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rau...
Bill takes away SC judge stature of ECs; former commissioners flag demotionFormer CEC N Gopalaswami termed the move as rather ‘unfortunate’ even as he maintained that even if attempted, no one can take away the hig...
Serious attempt to undermine every institution: Shashi TharoorReferring to the Election Commission, he said there was a time when governments seem to respect the autonomy of autonomous institutions by ...
Madhusudan Mistry: Congress' 'TN Seshan' who presided over party's 6th prez polls in its historyThe election contest between senior party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor came 22 years after Sonia Gandhi had handed Jitendr...
New Congress president will decide my role: Rahul Gandhi"Obviously", Rahul replied when asked if he would be reporting to the new president. "President is the supreme authority in the Congress an...
Eknath Shinde camp working at BJP's behest: Uddhav ThackerayFormer CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that the Eknath Shinde camp was working at the behest of BJP to finish off the Shiv Sena and chal...
Consensus needed among parties on 'one nation, one poll': CECChief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that 'one nation, one election', was "not happening very shortly" unless political parties sit...
TN Seshan's bold initiatives led India's game changing electoral reformsHe ruthlessly enforced the model code of conduct much to the chagrin of political parties. A no-nonsense attitude was his hallmark, and he ...
Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan passes awayTN Seshan was a retired 1955 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Seshan had earlier served as the 18th C...
EC decision to put out majority order guided by SC verdict in TN Seshan caseThe poll panel has been embroiled in a controversy over the issue of whether dissent should be reflected in the Commission’s final order or...
Move to appoint ex-CJI P Sathasivam as Kerala Governor sparks debateThe Centre's reported move to appoint former CJI P Sathasivam as Kerala Governor has sparked a debate in political and legal circles.
New year: Seven jobs in finance up for grabs in 2013TS Vijayan, DK Mehrotra, R Chandrasekhar and petroleum secretary GC Chaturvedi are candidates who may succeed Hari Narayan.
- Jan Lokpal Bill: Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan presents his version
Former chief election commissioner TN Seshan has come up with yet another version of the Lokpal bill that envisages statutory powers to the...
- My Lokpal draft is similar to what Rahul Gandhi proposed in Lok Sabha: TN Seshan
TN Seshan on Friday said that the supremacy of the Constitution and Parliament should be maintained. Speaking to Times Now.
- Lokpal Bill: Prashan Bhushan says Hazare will call off fast if resolution passed; differences grow in Anna camp
Joining the debate on Lokpal, former election commissioner TN Seshan said that the supremacy of the Constitution and Parliament should be m...
- EC mulls bringing colour back into elections
In a major course correction, the Election Commission is considering liberalisation of the campaign methods which will bring colour back in...