High time NRIs empowered to vote from their locations: Outgoing CEC KumarOutgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar emphasizes the need for a totaliser system to protect voting confidentiality and advocates...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
TMC is not a political party, but a party of goons, says BJP leader Suvendu AdhikariIn a scathing attack, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari labeled Mamata Banerjee's TMC party as a group of go...
21 Apr, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
BJP's Agnimitra Paul attacks Mamata Banerjee, says she uses 'police as weapon'Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Medinipore Agnimitra Paul on Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misus...
21 Apr, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
SC flags lack of distinction between 'campaign and electoral funding'The Supreme Court has highlighted the lack of distinction between campaign funding and electoral funding in the legal regime. It emphasized...
16 Feb, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
View: Violence needs to stop in Bengal nowThe recent violence on panchayat poll day in West Bengal, with 18 dead, and the state's normalisation of political violence are unacceptabl...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Any attempt of booth capturing, bogus voting should be dealt with iron hands: SC"The essence of the electoral system should be to ensure freedom of voters to exercise their free choice. Therefore, any attempt of booth c...
23 Jul, 2021, 12.04 PM IST
How 1976 seat freeze has altered Lok Sabha representationThe rationale was that family planning was a national imperative and states would have little incentive to pursue it if success meant their...
16 Mar, 2019, 11.31 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
Does poll panel take orders from PMO: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal is in Goa for three days in the final leg of his election tour. AAP is jostling for power in two of the five states going to polls...
23 Jan, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Booth-wise results to remain a secret in order to shield votersThe proposal has been cleared by the law ministry and amendments will be made to the provisions of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
29 Aug, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Centre sets up team to decide on voter secrecy machineThe move comes against the backdrop of the Supreme Court asking the Centre to decide on the issue by next month.
22 Aug, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Election Commission for new machine to enhance voter secrecyThe EC has approached the Law Ministry with a proposal to introduce 'Totaliser' machine for counting of votes.
03 Apr, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Amit Shah takes dig at Mulayam Singh YadavBJP general secretary Amit Shah today took a dig at Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying the SP supremo harboured prime ministerial ambitions.
09 Oct, 2013, 11.10 PM IST
After Muzaffarnagar riots, Jats gravitating towards BJP in Western UP; SP real loserThe SP’s aim of winning 40 LS seats in UP and thereby playing a larger role at the Centre after general election looks distant after Muzaff...
18 Sep, 2013, 03.36 AM IST
- Advani woos govt, PSU staff with better pay package
BJP turned its gaze on employees of the central and state govts.
07 May, 2009, 02.28 AM IST
- Only a stitch in time can save 2009
At the crossroads, right path awaits UPA govt, but will it take the plunge?
01 Jan, 2009, 04.34 AM IST
- Growing violence in elections is worrisome, says CEC
Readers wrote in to congratulate the CEC on the good show in Uttar Pradesh. We also received thousands of letters from people spread all ov...
16 May, 2007, 09.33 PM IST