Teetotalitarian nanny state strikes againThe Indian state patronisingly assumes that all voters cannot be trusted to exercise electoral judgement if they have access to alcohol. EC...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
“Syndicate raj grabbed tribal land”: Modi targets TMC in PuruliaIn Purulia, a major tribal-dominated district in the State, the PM said that the the agricultural infrastructure in West Bengal is under th...
19 Apr, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
DMK's family rule marked by corruption; NDA alliance will form govt in Tamil Nadu on May 4: Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal alleged corruption and "family rule" under the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, citing bribery for government jobs...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks responses of Centre, states and UTs on PIL for implementation of Right to EducationThe Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, all states, and Union Territories. This follows a Public Interest Litigation seeking th...
13 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
SC notice to Centre, EC on plea to implement finger, iris biometric system at polling stationsThe Supreme Court will examine a plea for biometric identification at polling stations. This system aims to prevent duplicate voting and en...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
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...
27 Aug, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
Government moves on EC proposal to cancel election over briberyThe move comes within weeks of the commission countermanding polls in RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu after raids indicated largescale b...
05 May, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
Final vetting of proposal to make bribing voters a cognisable offenceThe proposal of the Election Commission to make electoral bribery a cognizable offence under section 171B of the Indian Penal Code has been...
15 Mar, 2017, 06.53 PM IST
Bribery in polls could be cognizable offenceA letter written by Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi to Union home minister Rajnath Singh in December 2016, proposing amendments
05 Mar, 2017, 12.45 PM IST
Most states support making poll bribery cognisable offenceAt present, bribery of voters is a non-cognisable offence under CrPC and is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to one year, or wit...
21 Feb, 2017, 04.12 PM IST
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".
01 Feb, 2017, 10.37 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal booked for bribery comments in GoaMapusa Police has booked the Delhi Chief Minister under relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act and IPC.
30 Jan, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Election Commission orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for bribe remarksThe poll body also termed as "scurrilous" the AAP leader's claim that the Commission is encouraging bribery by restraining him from utterin...
29 Jan, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
Election Commission orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for bribe remarksThe poll body also termed as "scurrilous" the AAP leader's claim that the Commission is encouraging bribery by refraining him from uttering...
29 Jan, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal seeks permission from EC to repeat 'accept bribe' remarkHolding that the EC misinterpreted his comments, Delhi CM asked the poll panel to make him the brand ambassador to put an end to bribery in...
23 Jan, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Kerala High Court declines to stay vigilance case against ex-Kerala Ministerthe Kerala High Court today refused to stay the proceedings against K M Mani in the bar bribery case pending in the Vigilance Court in Thir...
08 Apr, 2016, 01.39 PM IST
NDA government planning to make bribery in polls a cognisable offenceCurrently, without a warrant, no house can be searched even if there is specific information that a large amount of cash is stored there.
01 Feb, 2015, 10.41 AM IST