High hopes dashed: UK cost-of-living woes snare PM StarmerBritons are unhappy with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government. Cost of living worries are high. Economic problems persist since 2008. R...
22 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Trump postpones AI order signing, 'didn't like' some aspectsUS President Donald Trump said he had postponed the signing of an executive order on artificial intelligence with top CEOs at the White Hou...
21 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governorTech investor favorite Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat and former tech executive, is running for California governor. He's gained significa...
07 May, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Can Trump’s $1,000 IRA match executive order finally bring 56 million Americans without 401(k) access into retirement security? Here's who actually qualifies for this benefitUS President Donald Trump IRA Trump retirement plan executive order: Will $1000 IRA Match Transform Savings. For decades, retirement securi...
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West Bengal records historic 92.47% voter turnout in two-phase polls, highest since independenceWest Bengal Phase 2 Elections 2026 voter turnout: West Bengal concluded a fiercely contested Assembly election with a record 91.66% voter t...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growthFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing new reforms to ease business compliance. She believes strong domestic consumption will hel...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Can BJP blitz breach TMC citadel? The battle for Bengal beginsWest Bengal politics remains a high-stakes battle between the long-standing dominance of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) under Mamata Banerjee...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
New EC platform launched; CEC calls it tool to counter misinformationA new digital platform called ECINET has been launched by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This tool aims to combat misinformatio...
22 Jan, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Bihar SIR controversy: Supreme Court seeks details of 3.66 lakh excluded names as EC says no voter complaints yetThe Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters excluded from Bihar’s final electoral roll. T...
07 Oct, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
West Bengal prepares for special intensive revision of electoral rolls ahead of 2026 assembly electionsThe Election Commission of India directs states to match old and new electoral data. This is ahead of a nationwide Special Intensive Revisi...
13 Sep, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
Privacy advocates slam bill that allows linking of Aadhaar to voter IDThe government has said that linking Aadhaar to Voter IDs is key to weeding out fake and duplicate voter cards and making elections fair an...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
View: To read electoral outcomes accurately, pay attention to what happens between electionsOver the past decade, electoral politics has become more professionalised and so has the tiny universe of electoral analysts. Experts, poll...
05 Jul, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
Publishing voters' list may undergo change after data privacy lawEC website publishes a list of registered voters and their personal details including gender and voter ID, both of which are considered sen...
07 Aug, 2018, 09.29 AM IST
EC disables easy access to electoral data across statesWhile the poll result led to what many see as the beginning of a national front comprising regional parties, the steps Karnataka’s chief el...
06 Jun, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Social media giants approached Election Commission for its database: Ex-CEC Nasim ZaidiThe EC has no formal agreement or MoU with Facebook. In 2017, the EC let the Facebook to issue a reminder to those who were turning 18 or w...
25 Mar, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Civic groups cry over safe voter dataElectoral rolls were in an accessible format from March 2013 till the publication of the latest draft electoral roll. “Now that the electio...
13 Dec, 2017, 01.13 PM IST
- Rise of internet reduced voter turnout: Study
The internet has transformed the way in which voters access and receive political information, researchers said.
18 Sep, 2016, 02.49 PM IST