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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Election Commission

Election Commission bars Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours

The BJP leader was barred for her remarks on former ATS chief Hemant Karkare and Babri mosque demolition.

Congress slams Election Commission’s clean chit to PM Modi

The Congress party criticised the Election Commission, and sought action against PM Modi's 'divisive' speech in Wardha on 1 April.

EC says Modi didn’t violate poll code with ‘majority is minority’ speech in Maharashtra

Poll body bases its decision on Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer’s report, doesn’t take a call on Modi & Amit Shah invoking armed forces in their speeches.

Election Commission temporarily bans Azam Khan for the second time in a month

The Samajwadi Party leader has been barred from campaigning for 48 hours for his provocative speeches and inflammatory communal remarks.

BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir issued show-cause notice for alleged violation of election code

A national daily on 26 April published an advertisement featuring the former cricketer for promoting a cricket game app which the poll body said violated its model code of conduct.

EC delaying action on high-profile Modi-Shah justified or is it buying BJP campaign time?

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on Congress’ plea of model code violation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

Why EC rejected 70 requests & queries about model code from Modi govt, states

Governments at the centre and in states often approach the EC for permissions related to day-to-day decisions, to be sure they don't violate the model code.

This election season, Narendra Modi is going beyond Kautilya to make allies toe the line

All the allies have caved in, which is why we saw them sitting beside Narendra Modi as he filed his nomination in Varanasi.

Gautam Gambhir fixes ‘poll-pitch’, and Amit Shah unveils ‘Modi temple’

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On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

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?