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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicChief Electoral Officer

Topic: Chief Electoral Officer

No sudden inquiry, no pension bar — how EC plans to protect state officers from ‘vendetta’ 

Chief electoral officers serve under state govts even as they have the responsibility to conduct fair elections in the same state. 

Did Maharashtra poll panel use BJP IT cell to issue ads? EC seeks report on journalist claim

Journalist Saket Gokhale has alleged that, during the Fadnavis regime, Maharashtra CEO issued ads via an agency owned by BJP IT cell convener.

Forget turnout, just holding elections in Srinagar is a big deal: J&K chief poll officer

J&K CEO says that given the current scenario, even holding elections, that too peacefully, were a task. 

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.