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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Modi or Mamata, Rahul or Stalin, no election rally is following Covid rules despite surge

Thanks to the election season, rallies by all major political parties are seeing huge crowds gather but with no social distancing norms being followed & a majority of people without masks.   

NOTA hasn’t made elections ‘pure’, nullify poll if it gets maximum votes, says new plea in SC

Acting on Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay’s plea, SC has issued notices to Centre & EC, seven years after it introduced the NOTA button as a ‘basic right’ of voters.

Mamata’s leg injury ‘accidental’, not due to attack, special observers tell EC

Preliminary police findings submitted to EC last week also said the Nandigram incident that left CM Mamata Banerjee injured was an accident, and not an attack. EC to decide today.

Central or state govt employees cannot work as election commissioners, says SC

An SC bench said election commissioners have to be independent persons and took strong note of the fact that Goa govt has given its law secretary the additional charge of SEC.

6-member TMC delegation to meet EC in Delhi today over alleged ‘attack’ on Mamata Banerjee

The delegation also met poll panel officials in Kolkata Thursday and later alleged that the 'EC did nothing despite there being reports of a possible attack on Banerjee'.

EC extends polling time by 30 minutes for first phase of West Bengal elections

The decision was taken in view of the Covid restrictions, an Election Commission official said. Polling for the first phase is due to take place on 27 March from 7 am- 6.30 pm.

Assembly poll dates out for Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry, results on 2 May

Polling will begin on 27 March. Assam will have a three-phase and West Bengal an 8-phase election. Other states to have single phase polls, Election Commission announced.

4 pleas, 15 dates and an interim order — electoral bond case hangs fire in SC for over 3 yrs

The scheme has been challenged on the ground that it legalises anonymous funding of political parties. But Centre says it’s meant to eradicate black money.

EC must nullify polls if NOTA gets most votes — BJP leader’s plea to Supreme Court

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay also seeks directions that candidates who participate in such an invalidated election be barred from contesting a second time.

Floating Manipur village gets polling booth after 30 yrs of ‘non-existence’, residents happy

Joint Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur Ramananda Nongmeikapam said the polling booth for Champu Khangpok village on Loktak Lake was approved after a detailed inquiry.

On Camera

As Gaza peace plan takes shape, does India have a role?

If there is any country trusted by both sides in Gaza, it is India. While some Arab and Muslim countries are mistrusted by Israel, any Western influence is doubted by Palestinians.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.