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In a recent letter to Gandhi, the Home Ministry had said it has received a representation from Swamy in which it has been brought out that a company named Backops Limited was registered in the United Kingdom in 2003 with Rahul Gandhi as one of its directors. (Photo: File)

Plea in SC seeks direction to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls

The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

02 May 2019 2:17 PM

The bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, took the petition on board and asked the counsel appearing for the Election Commission to take a decision on the issue. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC asks EC to decide on plea to advance poll timing to 5 am

A petition in this regard was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

02 May 2019 1:34 PM

'China is constructing railways under the sea and India is producing Chowkidar that too thieves under the garb of Chowkidar,' Sidhu said. (Photo: ANI)

EC issues notice to Sidhu for personal attack on PM Modi

In a rally in Ahmedabad on April 17, the star campaigner of the Congress party had termed Modi as 'the biggest liar' in the country.

01 May 2019 8:19 PM

The state has already declared 151 talukas as the drought-affected.

CM Fadnavis seeks poll code relaxation

Govt provided assistance of Rs 4.5cr to drought-affected tehsils.

01 May 2019 3:19 AM

Milind Deora objects to BJP’s plan to take on Raj on poll eve

The letter asks the ECI to direct the BJP to obtain pre-certification of statements/content/videos etc. which it is likely to issue on April 27, 2019.

26 Apr 2019 2:38 AM

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

Poll duty not mandatory for workers: EC

The ECI told the court that it was impossible for the ECI to train new people in such a short time.

25 Apr 2019 2:17 AM

Bar Pawar’s stay in Baramati during polls: BJP to EC

In a complaint, BJP leader Chandrakant Patil has stated that as Mr Pawar's official address is in Mumbai.

24 Apr 2019 2:44 AM

Congress files 23 plaints about malfunctioning EVMs

Addressing a press conference at Mantralaya Tuesday night, Mr Shinde said that the poll was conducted smoothly in 14 seats.

24 Apr 2019 2:03 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

EC issues notice to Rahul Gandhi over Amethi posters

The Election Commission said action would be taken if the Congress president was unable to give a satisfactory reply.

20 Apr 2019 1:25 AM

Satti was accused of using derogatory language against Congress president Rahul Gandhi during a rally held in Himachal Pradesh recently. (Image: ANI)

EC bars Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti from campaigning for 48 hours

The polling in Himachal Pradesh will take place on May 19.

19 Apr 2019 8:41 PM

In the list, one sees various technological gadgets like a laptop, mouse, personal computer, toaster, robot, pen-drive and even a CCTV camera being listed as symbols that can be taken up by parties and individual candidates.

‘Symbol’ising change

In the list of free symbols released by the ECI, there lies a story of the country’s transition from tradition to modernity.

18 Apr 2019 12:24 AM

Indira Gandhi‘s “historic comeback” in 1980 with a “mandate” of 71.8 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats was based on just 42.7 per cent of the valid vote.

Some votes are more equal than others

Governments game the system to keep potentially unfriendly voters out. Citizens in remote locations might be overlooked and so on.

17 Apr 2019 1:13 AM

The model code aside, fresh questions being raised about EC’s credibility are certainly worrying.

EC needs urgent institutional safeguards to remain autonomous

The EC is the guardian of electoral democracy and needs urgent institutional safeguards to remain fiercely autonomous.

14 Apr 2019 12:04 AM

Company has also introduced an 'age-gate' feature for its new users that will only allow users aged 13 years and above only to login.

TikTok removes over 6 mn videos for violating community guidelines in India

This is part of TikTok's ongoing efforts to make its millions of users feel safe and comfortable.

13 Apr 2019 9:17 AM

Political observer and senior journalist Abhay Deshpande said, “One has to compare the current poll percentage with the 2009 general election figure as in 2014, the situation was very different due to the Narendra Modi wave.

EC efforts to increase voting percentage fall flat

According to the poll figure, the voter turnout this time was 54.74 per cent as compared to 57.12 per cent in 2014.

13 Apr 2019 3:22 AM

ECI officials said that the complaints were forwarded to the returning officers concerned and immediate corrective measures have been taken.

Naxal attack, IED blast rock phase 1 of polls

Naxals triggered an IED blast near a polling booth in the region’s Maoist-hit Gadchiroli district.

12 Apr 2019 3:33 AM

Election Commission finds 280 poll booths ‘critical’

Live web cast of these polling stations will be carried out, says senior official of ECI.

11 Apr 2019 3:10 AM

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, and election commissioners Ashok Lavasa (left) and Sunil Chandra (right) address a presser ahead of the 2019 general election. (Photo: AP)

Can EC leverage lessons from the social sciences for a more successful ballot?

Another useful insight that comes from behavioural sciences is that people do pay attention to social norms.

10 Apr 2019 2:20 AM

Brajesh Kumar, the organiser of the event, informed that around 15 rangolis were displayed at around 2,000 square feet area. (Photo:ANI)

Citizen groups step up attempts to encourage people to go to polls

Vadodara-based Bharat Mata Shri Maharudra Hanuman Sansthan organised a rangoli making event to encourage city voters to cast their votes.

09 Apr 2019 9:23 AM

What’s poll duty policy for tutors: Bombay HC

The court posted the petitions for further hearing on April 10.

09 Apr 2019 2:21 AM

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