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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicElection Commission

Topic: Election Commission

NaMo TV not a television channel, doesn’t need licence, ex-civil servants tell President

The letter comes in response to an 8 April letter written by another group of former civil servants, expressing concern over the credibility of the Election Commission.

Jet Airways’ lenders must be supported, now that Naresh Goyal is out

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Mayawati challenges EC ban on campaigning, Supreme Court shoots it down

The Supreme Court said it was satisfied with the Election Commission's action against politicians' alleged hate speeches.

EC orders 2 Hindi TV serials to get clearance for content amid allegations of promoting BJP

Congress raised objections to dialogues in the TV serials for praising BJP schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Swacch Bharat Abhiyan and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.

Election Commission does have special powers but they aren’t absolute

Day before Supreme Court examines authority of EC, poll panel used its extraordinary powers to ban Yogi Adityanath, Mayawati, Azam Khan & Maneka Gandhi from campaigning. 

Election Commission bars Azam Khan & Maneka Gandhi from campaigning after Yogi and Mayawati

The poll body has banned SP leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours and union minister Maneka Gandhi for 48 hours. 

SC unhappy with poll body’s action on hate speech violations amid Mayawati-Adityanath issue

The top court has decided to examine the contention that the poll panel has limited legal powers to deal with hate speech in election campaigns.

Historically, 75% candidates lose badly in every Lok Sabha election but contest anyway

Despite losing their deposits, many candidates contest in order to split their rival's votes or protest the political environment.

Least political parties can do is treat Election Commission with same respect as judiciary

Between two elections, both winners and losers in the election arena do precious little to strengthen the constitutional body that places them in high pedestals.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

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.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?