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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

EC readies for Bihar elections, could double up polling booths and expand remote voting

EC official says the election will happen according to schedule as of now and it will take place with all social distancing measures in place.

Election Commission issues notice to AAP leader Sanjay Singh over remark on BJP

The EC said Sanjay Singh was trying create panic among voters after he reportedly said the situation created by BJP can cause major trouble in Shaheen Bagh-Jamia Area.

EC bans Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma from campaigning for Delhi assembly election

The Election Commission barred Anurag Thakur from campaigning for three days, while Parvesh Verma can't campaign for four days after they failed to satisfactorily respond to show cause notices.

Jagan move to dissolve Andhra Upper House autocratic. Parliament mustn’t entertain this

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EC asks Twitter to take down BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s ‘India versus Pakistan’ tweet

In the tweet posted Thursday, Kapil Mishra said the February 8 Delhi election will be a contest between India and Pakistan.

Candidates with criminal background should not be given tickets: EC tells Supreme Court

The poll panel told the apex court that its 2018 direction asking candidates to declare their criminal antecedents has not helped curb criminalisation of politics.

Modi needs to surrender more power, not seize it

Decision-making is swiftest and least arbitrary when independent institutions are empowered and given transparent rules to follow.

Election Commission must put speculation to rest, says Pranab Mukherjee on EVM ‘tampering’

Former President Pranab Mukherjee said he was concerned over reports of EVM tampering and said the safety of EVMs is responsibility of Election Commission.

Election Commission can learn from Supreme Court on what to do when there’s dissent within

The content of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s dissent note against PM Modi is less important than making it part of public records.

Balakot, low blows & an EC under fire — 7 issues that defined the 7-phase Lok Sabha polls

A nasty campaign, 'biased' Election Commission, a sharp national security pitch and fierce social media wars were all hallmarks of these polls.

On Camera

‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ didn’t come from Islamic scholarship. It came from modern politics

The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Airbus & Embraer in the mix, IAF plans revamp of military transport fleet with MTA as new workhorse

Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.