EC’s proposal on allowing e-postal ballot for overseas Indian voters under discussion: Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha 

EC’s proposal on allowing e-postal ballot for overseas Indian voters under discussion: Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha 

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi on March 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (EC) has proposed to change the rules pertaining to the conduct of elections to facilitate the electronically-transmitted postal ballot system for overseas Indian voters and the matter is […]

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Congress to appeal to EC to announce Karnataka Assembly polls immediately

Congress to appeal to EC to announce Karnataka Assembly polls immediately

Congress will appeal to the Election commission of India to announce the Karnataka Assembly polls and implement the Model Code of Conduct immediately. “We want the ECI to enforce the MCC without further delay to stop the rampant corruption and violation of several rules by the ruling BJP,” Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition said in Belagavi […]

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Gauhati High Court fines electoral officer for questioning citizenship of retired Gurkha soldier 

Gauhati High Court fines electoral officer for questioning citizenship of retired Gurkha soldier 

A view of the Gauhati High Court. File | Photo Credit: PTI   The Gauhati High Court has imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on an electoral registration officer (ERO) of Assam’s Dispur Assembly constituency for referring a retired Gurkha soldier to the Foreigners’ Tribunal.  Jagat Bahadur Chetri, who retired from the Indian Army in 2005 after […]

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Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha Secretariat has allotted the Shiv Sena office in Parliament House to the Eknath Shinde-led faction after the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the group as the real Shiv Sena. Also read: Supreme Court urgently lists Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to stay EC order […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said people of Maharashtra have not liked the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena. On February 17, the EC had allotted the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and […]

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Record cash, liquor seized as Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat go for polls: Election Commission

Record cash, liquor seized as Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat go for polls: Election Commission

Seizures in Himachal amounted to ₹50.28 crore while in Gujarat the amount stood at ₹71.88 crore. Seizures in Himachal amounted to ₹50.28 crore while in Gujarat the amount stood at ₹71.88 crore. The Election Commission on Friday said “record seizures” of cash, liquor, and freebies have been made as Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh go for […]

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EC to announce Gujarat Assembly poll schedule at noon | live updates

EC to announce Gujarat Assembly poll schedule at noon | live updates

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Gujarat Assembly polls at 12 noon on November 3. The poll panel has convened a press conference to announce the schedule. The term of the 182-member Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18 next year. 11.40 a.m. Why was the schedule not announced earlier? Citing the convention […]

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