West Bengal polls: Indian Secular Front’s Peerzada Naushad Siddiqui says 29 seats finalisedAhead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Indian Secular Front MLA Peerzada Naushad Siddiqui announced on Friday that the party will con...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
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
West Bengal polls: ECI cracks down on musclemen, 199 arrested ahead of Phase 1 votingAs West Bengal braces for electoral battles, state officials are implementing rigorous security strategies. With more than 199 arrests made...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
ECI rolls out ‘Democracy Express’ in Darjeeling to drive voter awarenessThe Election Commission of India organised a voter awareness campaign in North Bengal. The iconic Darjeeling toy train was used to encourag...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
BJP’s Kerala strategy: Local faces, development pitch & high-stakes bid to break the two-front political systemBJP Kerala Elections Strategies: The BJP is intensifying its election campaign in Kerala. The party focuses on specific constituencies and ...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
How wooden barrels shaped liquid history from oil to feniIran's planned oil toll through the Strait of Hormuz will generate significant revenue, a consequence of the 19th-century US decision to st...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Kerala Assembly Election 2026: Check voting time, how to cast your vote, check your name in voter list, do and don'tsVoting time in Kerala: Kerala is going to vote today, April 9, 2026, and the results will be announced on May 4, 2026. The polling will sta...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Siddaramaiah sees red on EC letter, accuses poll body of bias against CongressKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticized the Election Commission. He called the EC's demand for details on guarantee s...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Pre-poll bribes? No, they're welfare giftsElection authorities have seized significant amounts of cash, liquor, and freebies in West Bengal before polls. Tamil Nadu follows with a l...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
EC seizes over Rs 650 crore in voter inducementsElection Commission teams have seized over Rs 650 crore in potential voter inducements. West Bengal leads with nearly half the seizures. Fr...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Cyclothon and cultural events held in Howrah to promote voter awarenessAhead of assembly elections, the Election Commission of India organized a Cyclothon in Howrah to boost voter awareness, utilizing popular c...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Assam polls: Congress candidate Mahananda Sarkar's nomination cancelledCongress candidate Mahananda Sarkar's nomination from Barpeta was cancelled due to procedural lapses. The Election Commission of India comp...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Cameras, GPS, control rooms: How ECI plans to monitor West Bengal elections in real timeThe Election Commission will deploy approximately 200,000 cameras for 100% webcasting of voting in West Bengal, with sensitive booths recei...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Mumbai civic election: Cash-for-vote cases, FIRs raise grim questions over poll fairnessMaharashtra civic polls: Allegations of widespread voter inducement surfaced across Mumbai Metropolitan Region before the vote. Reports and...
15 Jan, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
BJP inducing voters by offering bonus for poll survey: DMK in plaint to Election CommissionOffering bonus/gifts to those who participated in the poll survey amounts to bribing the voters, DMK Organisation Secretary R S Bharathi ar...
25 Mar, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
- 'Reprimanded' Eshwarappa booked again for inducing voters
An FIR has now been filed against him for offering "large amounts" during "arti" performed by women during his electioneering in parts of S...
24 Apr, 2013, 07.53 PM IST