Searched for
ELECTORAL OFFENCES
Election black money cases must be probed faster, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court mandated swift conclusion of criminal cases involving election-related black money. Authorities must report cash seizures...- Over 5,000 join DMK under former AIADMK minister Benjamin's leadership; Stalin asks cadres to stay poll-readyMore than 5,000 members from various political parties joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the leadership of former AIADMK min...
- "They are not Japanese, predominantly Pakistani Muslim rape gangs": Rupert Lowe reignites UK Grooming Gang inquiry debateBritish MP Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over grooming gangs, challenging the term "Asian grooming gangs" and calling them "Pakistani Mu...
- SC points Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan to EC remedy in nomination disputeThe Supreme Court has indicated it generally does not intervene in rejected nomination cases before elections. Candidates usually seek reme...
- Delhi court issues notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for remarks on 'Miya Muslims'A Delhi court has issued a notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. This follows a plea by activist Harsh Mander seeking an FIR....
- ‘They won’t get more than 5-7 thousand votes’: BJP’s Panda targets TMC in FaltaRepolling is underway in Falta Assembly constituency. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda stated voting is peaceful and voters are participating....
- Why did TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdraw from Falta just 2 days before repoll?Why did TMC's Jahangir Khan withdraw: Just days before the Falta repoll in West Bengal, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan abruptly withdrew from ...
- Agencies can't launch probe solely on poll funding allegations: CBI courtA special CBI court ruled that issues related to election funding fall within the Election Commission's domain. State police, the CBI, or t...
- Up to 80% poll-related FIRs filed in 2017 pending trialAs per state-wise data compiled until November 2021, of the 1,279 FIRs filed for electoral offences in the 2017 election in Uttar Pradesh, ...
- Supreme Court dismisses plea to make electoral offences cognisableA bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought to make electoral offe...
- EC notice to Manohar Parrikar over take money, vote for BJP remarksReminding the Model Code for elections, EC said Parrikar's remarks amounted to "abetting and promoting electoral offence of bribery".
- Election commission cash seizure jumps to Rs 1.73 crore in Tamil NaduCash seizures ranging from Rs three lakh to Rs 10 lakh were made in several districts, including Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Krishnagiri, and V...
- Delhi polls: Election Commission issues notice to AAP's Arvind Kejriwal for bribe speech; second in rowA statement made by Kejriwal during a public rally on January 18, amounts to "abetting and promoting electoral offence of bribery," EC said.
- Home ministry prepares cabinet note proposing to make electoral bribery cognizable offenceThe police are also allowed to start an investigation with or without the permission of a court for cognizable offences.
- Election Commission proposes making paid news an electoral offenceIt also wants a ceiling on the campaign expenditure of political parties that is used as a ruse to pump in unlimited resources.
- Opinion: Majority favour making paid news electoral offenceThere were a range of recommendations regarding the enforcement mechanisms that should be put in place to monitor and restrict the prolifer...
- Paid news should attract disqualification: V S SampathPaid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, V S Sampath today suggested.
- Don't withdraw cases related to poll offences after elections: Election CommissionThe EC has asked the Home and Law Ministry to circulate the instructions to state govts so that cases related to electoral offences are pur...
- EC wants paid news to be made electoral offence"Since there is no law (to deal with paid news), we have made a proposal to the Law Ministry to make it an electoral offence," V S Sampath ...
- Want paid news to be made electoral offence: Chief Election Commissioner V S SampathThe Election Commission has recommended to the Law Ministry to treat all paid news as an electoral offence.
Load More
