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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

The forgotten silent majority & indelible ink on the ‘hand of god’

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

Repolling to be held at 11 polling stations in Manipur after violence, booth-capturing allegations

Manipur CEO's announcement follows a directive from the Election Commission to declare the polls held at these stations on April 19 null and void and schedule fresh polling.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase-1: Tamil Nadu sees voter turnout of 62.19% & Uttarakhand 53.64%

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase-1: Voting was held for 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states/UTs in the first phase of the general election.

‘Have you forgotten what happened earlier?’ — SC rejects suggestion to return to ballot paper

Electoral reforms non-profit ADR cast doubts over the sanctity of EVMs. But SC virtually dismissed the idea of scrapping them saying trust had to be reposed on ‘somebody’.

87 ex-civil servants write to EC: Take control of central govt machinery to ensure free & fair polls

‘Events over past month call for ECI to quell rising public suspicion that it is sitting silent while Oppn is being denied freedom to participate in poll process,’ the letter reads.

ECI launches ‘Turning 18’ campaign to boost voter turnout among young and first-time voters

The 'Turning 18' campaign is being run with a tailored messaging strategy that revolves around the theme of 'Chunav Ka Parv, Desh Ka Garv'.

Judicial divergence: Punjab & Haryana, Bombay HCs split over interpretation of Sec 151A of RP Act

Punjab & Haryana HC dismissed challenge to ECI notification to hold Karnal assembly bypoll, contrasting Bombay HC’s stance on Section 151A of Representation of People Act, 1951.

Chhattisgarh Congress leader Charan Das Mahant booked for remarks on PM Modi

A case was registered Friday against senior Congress leader Charan Das Mahant in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district for his 'objectionable remarks' about PM Modi during a public rally.

SubscriberWrites: Absurdity of defending Anonymous Electoral Bonds

This argument defending AEB is weak also because demand of illegal money is relatively inelastic & not readily interchangeable with legal money.

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission transfers 8 DMs and 12 SPs in five states

In a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, the decision was taken as part of the ‘regular review’ by the Commission.

On Camera

Aurangzeb’s redemption is built on a scholarly empire of shaky citations

The considerable weight of claims about Aurangzeb’s religious tolerance rest heavily on one obscure scholar's writings. We know him merely as 'Jnan Chandra, Bombay.'

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?