Both bodies flagged concerns before scheme's introduction, fearing it may be seen as 'facilitating' money laundering or that it could violate provisions under Representation of People Act.
Election Commission allotted the new name a day after it recognised Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. New name is only for Rajya Sabha polls this month, the poll body says.
According to Election Commission of India note released Monday, term of office of 56 members of the Council of States elected from 15 states is due to expire on their retirement in April.
At Janata Nyayalaya following Speaker Rahul Narwekar's ruling on 'real' Shiv Sena, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says 'final verdict is delivered by the public'.
Electoral bonds scheme has been slammed by Opposition over the yrs, but audit reports released by ECI show parties like TMC, AAP & BRS are raking it in via these financial instruments.
All 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh went to polls in a single phase on 17 November. Repolling at a booth in Ater constituency will be held on Tuesday, 21 November.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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