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Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Topic: Election Commission

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID — Election Commission to decide within weeks

EC is in favour of the idea, but studying how recent amendments to Aadhaar Act may affect this linkage, says official.

Military veterans, academics & ex-civil servants slam EC over ‘least fair’ Lok Sabha polls

A letter, signed by academics, former civil servants & military veterans, alleges EC turned blind eye to violations committed by BJP leaders & PM Modi.

No joint bypolls for Shah & Irani’s Rajya Sabha seats: Supreme Court tells Congress

The Congress had appealed against the Election Commission's decision to hold the Rajya Sabha bypolls together to limit BJP's ruling party advantage.

Linking Aadhaar & voter ID will end voting fraud, ex-SC judge tells Election Commission

The Election Commission is said to be pushing for a mandatory link between Aadhaar and voter ID to check attempts to manipulate polls.

Election Commission declines to share details on model code violations by PM

Responding to an RTI query, the poll body declined to provide a copy of the dissent notes of one of the two commissioners on the Prime Minister's code violations.

Election panel wants to revisit rule on punishment to voters for false mismatch claims

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced that steps might be taken to soften punishment against false claims as many feel the penal provision is unwarranted.

Shaken by poll result, Mamata Banerjee goes on bizarre IPS, IAS posting-transfer spree

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee transferred 5 IPS officers in & out as commissioner of Bidhannagar in 5 days, giving an insight into her post-election state of mind.

‘There is a time to speak up and be quiet’: CEC Sunil Arora on Ashok Lavasa’s public dissent

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora finally spoke about fellow election commissioner Ashok Lavasa dissenting on the clean chits given to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah during model code of conduct.

President Kovind dissolves 16th Lok Sabha, receives list of newly-elected MPs

President Ram Nath Kovind has asked the Narendra Modi govt to continue as caretakers until the formation of the new government.

Parth set to be the first Pawar to lose an election

Seat Parth Pawar is contesting from was believed to be one of the safest seats for NCP in Maharashtra, given it was a member of its first family in the fray.

On Camera

Capitalism is the bedrock of all economic progress. Socialism is a parasite: KD Valicha

Today is the anti-socialist era. Libertarianism is fighting; dedicated with all its power and love of liberty. It does not matter whether it wins in the political sphere, wrote KD Valicha in 1957.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

We expect a bit of nationalism & patriotism in your profit-driven endeavours: CDS to Indian industry

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan also hit out at the claims by some companies that their products were 70 percent indigenous even when they were not.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.