BJP secures bulk of 50,000+ margin seats in Bengal poll landslideThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a historic victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, winning 207 seats. This landslide mandate sig...
06 May, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Assam Assembly elections 2026: Key winnersAssam Election Winner List 2026: Counting is underway for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP is poised for a sign...
04 May, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
West Bengal Elections 2026: TMC MPs allege central forces baton-charged civilians outside polling boothWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Central security forces allegedly baton-charged civilians, including women and a child, in South 24 Pa...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
"Singham" under fire: Plea filed in SC to oust Ajay Pal Sharma from Bengal poll dutyThe petitioner alleged that Sharma, often nicknamed the "Singham of UP" for his record as an encounter specialist, has abandoned the neutra...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
CISF jawan injured in firing outside BJP candidate's residence; Election Commission seeks reportA Central Industrial Security Force jawan was injured in a firing incident outside the residence of BJP candidate Pawan Singh in West Benga...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
SBI charges Rs 4,400 for bounced EMIs; customer contests and wins Rs 1.7 lakh after 15 yearsA Delhi consumer has won a 15-year legal battle against SBI, securing Rs 1.7 lakh. The bank wrongly charged her Rs 4,400 in EMI bounce fees...
14 Nov, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
UP polls: BJP Miranpur nominee booked for inflammatory speech, violating EC guidelinesPershant Gujjar and his 40 supporters have also been booked for holding the meeting without permission on Sunday, Kakroli Station House Off...
24 Jan, 2022, 12.13 PM IST
Disband present EC, probe actions of its members: Congress leader Anand Sharma"The present Election Commission should be disbanded and actions of its members probed. The EC has disgraced itself and voters trust betray...
03 May, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Election Commission moves Supreme Court against Madras HC observations on surge in COVID-19 casesThe poll panel's appeal against the high court's refusal to entertain its petition opposing the critical remarks will be heard by a bench h...
01 May, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Election Commission shunts out security director, DM and SP of Purba Medinipur districtAt Sunday’s meeting, the EC considered the reports submitted by the chief secretary and the joint report submitted by EC’s special general ...
15 Mar, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
Supreme Court stays High Court order to have only virtual campaign for Madhya Pradesh bypollsThe EC had opposed the order on the grounds that how to conduct elections was an area in its exclusive jurisdiction and that the high court...
27 Oct, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
Congress raises doubts over 'suspicious black trunk' in PM's helicopterCongress spokesperson Anand Sharma asked the prime minister to come clean on the issue and said the EC should inquire into the contents of ...
14 Apr, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
Election Commission appoints 24 observers to scan West Bengal police machineryThe CPM too complained against the appointment. By the end of the day, EC replaced Sharma with Vivek Dubey, a 1981 batch IPS officer.
29 Mar, 2019, 08.15 AM IST
Congress seeks action against Modi, Shah for violation of model codeThe Congress side also reminded EC that when Modi gave TV interview a day before the 2014 Lok Sabha poll, no FIR was registered against him.
14 Dec, 2017, 01.10 AM IST
Congress accuses PM Modi of raking up religious issuesAsked whether the Congress will lodge a formal complaint with the EC, Anand Sharma said: “We expect the EC to exercise itself."
21 Feb, 2017, 09.35 AM IST
Nothing wrong in Rahul Gandhi's remark, PM Modi misused machinery: CongressParty spokesman Anand Sharma said there was "nothing wrong" in Gandhi's statement as it was a part of the political discourse.
02 Nov, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Congress demands FIR against Narendra Modi for "violation" of model code"We do not want just issuing of notice. We want action. FIR should be registered against all BJP leaders," Anand Sharma said.
24 Apr, 2014, 09.23 PM IST