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Trump calls $5,000 payouts 'easy' to fit into federal budgetPresident Trump stated the United States can afford $5,000 payments to all adults. This proposal was unveiled during the Republican Party c...- Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts: Wisconsin boardWisconsin election officials found Elon Musk likely broke state law. He offered one million dollar checks to voters before a state Supreme ...
- 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...
- EC asks Karnataka poll machinery to remain vigilant against attempts to influence voters, candidatesAhead of the May 10 polls for which campaigning levels have gone up, the Commission has directed the CEO of Karnataka to ensure constant mo...
- Counting in Tamil Nadu begins before polling, it is cash before votesDistrict administrations and the flying and static squads of the ECI had a tough time as complaints of voter bribery poured in throughout t...
- 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...
- 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...
- EC's show cause notice to Akhilesh for bribery remarkPrime facie finding him guilty of violating the model code, the Commission asked him to respond by March 7 as to why action should not be t...
- 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
- 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...
- Words translated wrongly: Manohar Parrikar tells Election CommissionParrikar in his reply said that he had only asked voters why they should support candidates who offer money when the govt itself was giving...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Criminal complaint against Arvind Kejriwal dismissed by courtIt said that for abetment of this offence, a person must instigate a voter to accept the gratification for exercising his electoral right.
- Janata Parivar, Congress meets EC on distribution of sarees, dress material by BJPDelegation, comprising JD(U), RJD, NCP, Congress and RLD members, was led by Sharad Yadav, who described alleged distribution of the items ...
- Delhi Polls: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal's bribe remark tomorrowThe matter, which was scheduled to come up for hearing today, was posted for tomorrow as Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki was o...
- Bribe row: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal on February 2Court fixed date for hearing criminal complaint seeking action against Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribes from BJP and ...
- Delhi Elections 2015: Complaint in court against AAP chief Arvind KejriwalThe complaint sought Kejriwal's prosecution for abetment, offering or accepting bribe and punishment for bribery under Indian Penal Code.
- 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.
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