As AI use increases at work, many employees still choose not to use it: Gallup pollMost workers using AI report productivity boosts. Roughly 3 in 10 employees are frequent users of AI in their jobs, meaning they use it dai...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Bihar polls: Amid protests, EC defends move to verify identity of burqa-clad women during votingThe Election Commission defended its directive to verify the identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar polling stations, citing a 1994 order by...
16 Oct, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
Can't share machine-readable voters list: CEC Gyanesh Kumar cites SC orderChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that sharing voter lists in machine-readable format with political parties is prohibited, ...
18 Aug, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
Bihar SIR row: EC rejects allegations of bias and 'vote chori', says all parties equal before poll bodyThe Election Commission of India (ECI) refuted accusations of bias, asserting its impartiality towards all political parties amidst rising ...
18 Aug, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
ECI cites law and privacy to deny CCTV access as Rahul Gandhi alleges match-fixingThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has refuted allegations from Rahul Gandhi regarding changes in rules concerning CCTV footage from po...
21 Jun, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Sharing video footage of polling stations breaches voters' privacy: EC officialsElection Commission officials have resisted demands to release webcasting footage from polling stations, citing privacy and security concer...
21 Jun, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Write to EC formally: Poll panel sources on Rahul Gandhi seeking reply on election rigging claimFollowing Rahul Gandhi's allegations of rigging in Maharashtra polls, the Election Commission sources stated they would respond only to a d...
08 Jun, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
EC to talk Aadhaar seeding for voter IDs with top officials on TuesdayThe Election Commission will meet with key officials on March 18 to discuss linking voter IDs with Aadhaar cards. Amid political concerns o...
15 Mar, 2025, 10.33 PM IST
Election rules changed to protect voters' privacy, prevent misuse of CCTV footage: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has defended the recent amendment to restrict public access to CCTV footage of polling booths, emph...
07 Jan, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Crucial to electoral democracy that freedom to vote not subjected to undue influence: SC"Information about a person's political beliefs can be used by the State at a political level, to suppress dissent, and at a personal level...
15 Feb, 2024, 09.34 PM IST
Govt notifies rules allowing linking of Aadhar numbers with electoral roll dataLaw Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to announce that four notifications in this regard have been issued in consultation with the Elec...
18 Jun, 2022, 07.25 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
Donors’ privacy trumps voter right to know, says governmentThe bench observation came on the fact that shell companies were often used as a garb to fund political parties.
12 Apr, 2019, 07.44 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
Cambridge Analytica scandal: Parliamentary panel to decide on summon to Facebook on April 6Standing committee, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, is scheduled to meet on April 6 when it will be briefed on citizens’ data security and ...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.19 AM IST
86% of people want a law to protect private info: StudyThe survey divided choices of citizens into different categories. A core 10% voted for making only iris/retina, fingerprint scan and DNA in...
02 Jun, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
Centre, Election Commission at loggerheads in SC on vote counting issueEC tells SC that it was against booth-wise declaration of vote count in polls and asked the Centre to amend rules to introduce cluster coun...
08 Apr, 2017, 11.49 AM IST