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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Delhi BJP wants EC to act against Chinese app Helo for ‘disinformation campaign’ against it

Chinese app Helo tells ThePrint advertisements did not just involve BJP, but other parties too, and were posted before the code of conduct kicked in.

AAP writes to Election Commission against launch of Namo TV

The complaint asked the poll panel if political parties having TV channels was in adherence to the Model Code of Conduct.

Present method of counting VVPAT slips most suitable, Election Commission tells Supreme Court

The existing system of random counting of the VVPAT slips from one polling booth per assembly segment is the most suitable, said the election panel.

Mission Shakti takes out model code even as an economist feels the election heat

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Twitter removes misleading tweet on indelible ink after Election Commission’s alert

The commission had written to Twitter saying its team has identified a mischievous and misleading fake news which should immediately be brought down.

Micro-financiers get dos and don’ts list for polls — how to behave with EC & cash limit

M-FIN, a body for micro-finance firms, issues guidelines directing members to carry proper documentation of cash and not to carry over Rs 50,000.

Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok to have separate link detailing expenditure on poll ads

The social media giants are part of 6 firms, along with WhatsApp, Google & Sharechat, that agreed to make political ad spending public.

Drones for Rs 950/hour, chai for Rs 8: What Punjab candidates can spend this poll season

Punjab State Election Commission has issued a list of 171 items nominees are likely to incur expenses on during campaigning, with a price ceiling for each.

Why 2019 Lok Sabha election schedule could mean advantage BJP

Choice of states going in for multi-phase polling, the number of phases allotted for them and the dates picked have raised questions over ‘suiting’ the BJP.

Polls are finally announced as an Ostrich jacket creates a stir

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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.