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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Election Commission

Hate speech, 3 shootings in 4 days: Is EC losing its authority in Delhi election?

In the high-pitched Delhi election campaign, two unidentified men opened fire in the Jamia Millia Islamia neighbourhood Sunday, the third such shooting incident in four days.

Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma punishment not enough. EC needs to act where it hurts

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Election Commission issues showcause notice to BJP’s Parvesh Verma over rape comment

The Election Commission also directed BJP to drop Parvesh Verma from its list of star campaigners for his remark that the lakhs of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh would rape and kill women.

EC likely to oppose electoral bonds in Supreme Court, once again

The SC is hearing a petition challenging the legality of electoral bonds, an anonymous instrument of political funding brought by Modi govt.

EC imposes 48-hour campaigning ban on Kapil Mishra following his communal tweets

An FIR was lodged against him under section 125 of the Representation of the People Act dealing with creating enmity among classes.

CAA protests have anti-social elements, BJP’s Kapil Mishra responds to EC notice

The Election Commission Friday asked Twitter to remove BJP candidate Kapil Mishra’s ‘objectionable’ tweets on anti-CAA protests in Delhi. 

India now has over 2,500 political parties, some suspected of ‘black money’ operations

Big jump in number of parties registered in 2018 and 2019, EC official says it is aware of the potential problem but doesn’t have the power to de-register them.

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son quits job over ED probe, wife to resign as well

Abir and Novel Lavasa are said to have taken the decisions in the ‘larger interest of the firms they serve’.

Ethics, transparency, Gandhi — the profound issues EC Ashok Lavasa has been tweeting about

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa hasn’t said a word about controversies involving him & his family. But he’s been tweeting regularly on a range of issues.

EC had flagged concerns over electoral bonds to Modi govt after Lok Sabha elections too

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had written to the law minister reiterating a range of bond-related reforms that were pending with the government.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.