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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

Is it justified for India to have Lok Sabha elections in 7 phases over 6 weeks in 2019?

The Election Commission announced Sunday that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May.

Seven reasons you can’t ignore Lok Sabha elections 2019

After five years in office, PM Modi's popularity is receding over concerns about his BJP's failure to create millions of jobs, as well as the lag in economic development.

Why Model Code of Conduct for elections cannot act against offending politicians

As the Model Code of Conduct kicks in, ThePrint explains its purpose, scope, features and limitations.

Seven-phase 2019 Lok Sabha polls from 11 April, results out on 23 May

EC announces seven phases for high-stakes 2019 polls, says model code of conduct in force immediately.

Selfless national interest doesn’t quite drive corporate-politician ties: Ratan Tata

Money's corrupting role in Indian politics has only grown since the country's independence, writes Ratan Tata

How to hack Indian EVMs? US cyber expert set to demonstrate to a live London audience

The Indian Journalists’ Association (Europe) is organising the event and says the unnamed expert is an EVM designer. Election Commission sticks to its stand.

Supreme Court asks Parliament to frame law to weed out crime from politics

Supreme Court reiterates that all candidates must declare their criminal antecedents to the Election Commission before contesting an election. 

Election Commission slaps notice on AAP for alleged discrepancies in electoral funding

The Election Commission alleged in its showcause notice that transactions through hawala operators were 'wrongly disclosed as voluntary donations' in AAP's statement.

42% rise in terror recruitment: Reason Anantnag bypoll was postponed indefinitely

Repeated postponements have made bypoll in Anantnag, a seat held by Mehbooba Mufti, the longest-delayed election in India in over two decades.

Judiciary, Election Commission and RBI being ‘torn apart’ by Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi in UK

Gandhi says Narendra Modi insults every Indian, not just the Congress, when he says no development happened before 2014.

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.