Telangana municipal polls: Defeated candidates allegedly demand return of cash, gifts from votersDefeated candidates in Telangana are reportedly demanding the return of cash and gifts distributed during the municipal election campaign. ...
21 Feb, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Advance payment under 'Ladki Bahin' scheme barred during poll code: Maharashtra poll bodyThe State Election Commission has prohibited the Maharashtra government from releasing an advance instalment of the 'Ladki Bahin' scheme du...
12 Jan, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Akhilesh 'Bhaiyya ji' has the upper hand, but only justKannauj's Bada Bazaar is a popular spot for perfume shops selling small bottles of rose, jasmine, and the unique'mitti' attar. Samajwadi Pa...
10 May, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Woman refuses freebies from Meghalaya poll candidates, returns themAn elderly woman in Meghalaya, where Assembly poll will be held later this month, has allegedly refused to accept freebies from contestants...
03 Feb, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
Why the 'gift' of universal adult franchise must not be treated as ordinary and frittered awayWith elections, the ordinary citizen becomes the glamorous voter who is likely to be courted by parties and politicians, each one trying to...
24 Jan, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu faces legal trial and political tribulationsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legal and political troubles will play out simultaneously on Monday, at his corruption trial an...
05 Apr, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Congress demands roll back of rate cut on small savings, to raise issue in ParliamentThe government on Friday reduced interest rate on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, by 0.1 per cent for the July-September quar...
29 Jun, 2019, 05.50 PM IST
Telugu Desam Party accuses Telangana Rashtra Samithi of using strong-arm tactics to force partymen to join YSRCPWhile Andhra TDP lawmakers having large investment and asset interests in and around Hyderabad were being targeted and coerced to defect to...
04 Mar, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
Election Commission cancels R K Nagar by-elections in ChennaiAfter several rounds of meeting with Tamil Nadu election officials, the Election Commission decided to rescind the election notification.
10 Apr, 2017, 06.54 AM IST
EC to conduct fresh polls in two TN Assembly seats reported for distribution of moneyEC takes step when there are evidences that muscle has been used to influence voters but cancelling polls following use of money is so far ...
29 May, 2016, 03.54 AM IST
Political parties wooing electorates with liquor, cash, household benefits and drugsThe use of foreign money in Indian elections is not ruled out but until we catch someone, we can’t say money from foreign nations also flow...
17 Apr, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Lucky draws, incentives to woo more voters in Kerala districtGifts to voters may set alarm bells ringing in normal course but not in this district of poll-bound Kerala where the authorities are set to...
20 Mar, 2016, 01.21 PM IST
Why our politicians need to ditch the favour-swapping cultureHowever, it is unfair to only blame the political class. We Indians as a whole love to take favours from the powerful whenever we get the o...
28 Jun, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Japan's battered opposition picks Katsuya Okada as new leaderJapan's opposition party has picked Katsuya Okada as its new leader as it tries to recover from a disastrous showing in December's general ...
18 Jan, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Private banks, power, oil & gas, auto, tourism to outperform in 2015: EmkaySome of the sectors that would be positively impacted and deliver positive returns for investors are pvt sector banks, power and auto.
01 Jan, 2015, 01.41 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: 'Prohibitory orders paving way for AIADMK to give cash, gifts'M K Stalin filed a complaint with EC alleging that AIADMK candidates were involved in distributing cash and gifts through their agents.
23 Apr, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
LS polls 2014: Illegal cash distribution seemingly underway in ChennaiVoters in Central Chennai constituency have started receiving tiffin boxes containing Rs 2,000 from DMK and AIADMK cadres.
21 Apr, 2014, 12.07 PM IST