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Topic: Election Commission

Congress, TMC oppose EC’s ‘special intensive revision’ of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar

Both parties object to the documentation process that people will have to go through to prove their eligibility to vote, and have termed it a 'devious, dangerous' idea.

Bangladesh poll panel restores party status for ‘anti-independence’ Jamaat-e-Islami

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reinstated registration of the anti-independence, Jamaat-e-Islami party. Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 through a bloody nine-month war...

EC rebuts Rahul Gandhi’s election rigging claims, invites him for talks on Maharashtra polls

The poll body also emphasised that the entire poll exercise involves thousands of personnel, including booth-level agents appointed by political parties.

Punjab police file FIR over opinion polls ahead of Ludhiana bypoll, cite ECI violation by news channels

According to the police, such publications are considered attempts to influence voter perception and manipulate the electoral environment.

Kerala CPIM in spot after ex-minister Sudhakaran’s ‘big reveal’—he tampered with LS postal votes in 1989

After G Sudhakaran's comments, Oppn says election manipulation is CPI(M)'s biggest strength. In 1989, Congress defeated CPIM in Alappuzha by a small margin of 25,123 votes.

Who is Vivek Joshi, new election commissioner who’ll likely head the poll body during 2029 LS polls

The 1989 batch IAS officer has held several administrative posts & is said to enjoy Modi’s trust. New EC appointments come even as SC yet to hear pleas against revised appointment process.

BJP spent Rs 1,737 crore on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Rs 680 crore more than 7 oppn parties combined

BJP’s expenditure rose by 37%, up from Rs 1,264.33 crore in 2019. While Rs 1,492.39 cr went on general propaganda, Rs 245.29 cr went on its 441 candidates.

At new Congress HQ, Rahul rallies cadres for ‘civilisational war’ with BJP, RSS, ‘Indian state itself’

Speaking at new Congress HQ, Rahul Gandhi says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should be tried for treason for suggesting India got ‘true Independence’ the day Ram temple was consecrated.

Oppn sees ‘conspiracy’ in Modi govt’s move to restrict public access to CCTV poll footage

After Punjab & Haryana HC directed ECI to provide CCTV footage & documents related to Haryana polls, law ministry amended rule to limit public inspection of electronic information.

‘EVMs not tempered when you win,’ SC rejects PIL for reverting to paper ballots in elections

The plea also sought a directive to the EC for disqualification of candidates if found guilty of distributing money, liquor or other material inducement to the voters during polls.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.