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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicElection commision

Topic: Election commision

Nobody told me which law I violated: IAS officer suspended for searching Modi’s chopper

Mohammad Mohsin, the IAS officer suspended for checking Modi’s helicopter, says the EC never sought his version of events before suspending him.

Advertisement of candidates’ criminal records to come under poll expenses, says EC

Some parties had approached the poll body asking if advertisement expenditure can be borne by parties and not candidates, who have a Rs 70 lakh cap on poll expenses.

EC directs Dadra and Nagar Haveli administrator to withdraw notice to collector

Administrator Praful Khodabhai Patel, ex-Gujarat home minister, had accused the collector, who is also returning officer for the polls, of ‘unbecoming conduct’.

Election Commission set to cancel Lok Sabha election in Vellore after large cash seizures

The Election Commission is said to have received a report from the Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer on the matter Monday.

SC directs poll body to watch Modi biopic to decide on nationwide ban of film

Producers of 'PM Narendra Modi' moved the top court after the poll body banned it a day before voting in the Lok Sabha elections began.

Don’t air any content on NaMo TV without certification: Election Commission tells BJP

The Delhi poll body said that two officials have been deployed to watch NaMo TV and monitor its content.

Former chiefs of Army, Navy, Airforce claim armed forces being used for political gains

The veterans expressed their outrage in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, saying it is "unusual and unacceptable" that political leaders take credit for military operations.

EC stops release of Narendra Modi film during elections, day after Censor Board clears it

'PM Narendra Modi', directed by Omung Kumar, was scheduled to release on 11 April, the first day of the Lok Sabha elections.

EC issues notice to Telangana CM Chandrashekhar Rao for alleged communal remarks

A show cause notice was issued to the Telangana CM for making derogatory remarks against Hindus and violating the Model Code of Conduct.

66 ex-civil servants allege 9 model code violations, call Election Commission ‘weak-kneed’

The former officials have cited instances which they say are a ‘misuse, abuse & blatant disregard of the Model Code of Conduct’ by the ruling party.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.