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TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

EC rejects Atishi’s claims of ED raid at Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s Delhi residence

The Election Commission said there was no such raid with Returning Officer OP Pandey saying they received a complaint about money distribution on the cVIGIL app.

Covaxin maker contributed Rs 50 cr to BJP in FY23-24. Congress leaders pooled money for donations

While BJP received over Rs 2,243.9 crore in the financial year 2023-2024, Congress got Rs 280 cr. This didn't include electoral bond contributions received before SC struck down scheme.

Misuse of power, money to control entire election mechanism seen in Maharashtra, says Sharad Pawar

The NCP (SP) chief made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against alleged misuse of EVMs in the just concluded state polls.

Election Commission announces bypolls to 6 Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal

All six vacancies arose due to the resignation of members. The polling will take place on 20 December and the results will be declared the same day.

Election Commission can’t be a kingdom within a kingdom; it needs central oversight: KM Munshi

On 16 June 1949, KM Munshi argued in the Constituent Assembly that the election commission must balance independence with central oversight to ensure impartiality and practicality.

Congress files complaint with ECI over BJP’s ‘false’ social media ad on JMM, INC & RJD leaders

Congress specifically referred to a Facebook advertisement from November 2024, claiming that the ad was in blatant violation of the Model Code of Conduct and other electoral laws.

What’s the controversy around Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla, transferred by EC just before polls

This comes after Congress requested her removal alleging 'bias'. Maharashtra's 1st woman DGP, the 1988 batch IPS officer was accused in a phone-tapping case involving MVA leaders.

Election Commission reschedules by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala & Punjab to 20 November

New Delhi: The Election Commission has postponed by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab to November 20 from November 13. The decision comes after requests...

Days after EC reprimand, Congress warns poll body of legal action, slams ‘condescending tone’

In a statement Friday, nine senior leaders say poll body had stripped itself of ‘last vestiges of neutrality’ in its response to the party’s concerns about Haryana vote counting process.

Election body rejects Congress’s EVM concerns as ‘frivolous, unfounded’

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's election panel has rejected a complaint by Congress, the largest opposition party, regarding vote counting in recent state elections that dashed its expectations, warning

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Hit by mortar shell, but still fighting—BSF heroes of Op Sindoor honoured with gallantry medals

President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.