हिंदी

EC Directs Govt To Immediately Halt Sending ‘Viksit Bharat’ Messages On WhatsApp

The Election Commission on Thursday has directed the Centre to “immediately halt” sending bulk WhatsApp messages under the “Viksit Bharat Sampark” to highlight the government’s initiatives. The Commission issued the direction to... Read more »
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SC Declines Stay on New Election Commissioners Appointments

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that excluded the chief justice of India from the selection panel. A bench... Read more »
naam tamilar katchi

SC Seeks EC Response on Naam Tamilar Katchi’s Challenge to Symbol Allocation

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Election Commission (EC) regarding a plea from the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), an unrecognised political party based in Tamil Nadu, challenging the... Read more »
Lok Sabha Polls

EC Plans Meeting with MHA Regarding Security for Upcoming Lok Sabha Polls

Days prior to announcing the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission’s top officials have called upon senior Home Ministry officials to assess security preparedness for the democratic exercise. Home... Read more »
NCP

NCP VS NCP: SC to Consider Urgent Listing of Sharad Pawar’s Plea Against EC Order

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider a plea by Sharad Pawar challenging an Election Commission order recognizing the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led faction as the authentic Nationalist... Read more »

Ajit Pawar Faction Files Caveat In SC Seeking Hearing If Sharad Pawar Group Challenges Order Of EC

The Ajit Pawar faction on Wednesday has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking a hearing if the Sharad Pawar group moves before it challenging an order of the Election Commission... Read more »
Jairam Ramesh

‘Full Faith in EVMs’: EC Refutes Congress GS Jairam Ramesh Allegations

Disputing the allegations made by Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh regarding Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) affirmed its “full faith” in... Read more »
Pakistan

Pakistan EC Moves Peshawar HC Challenging Verdict on PTI’s ‘Bat’ Symbol

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the Peshawar High Court to challenged its single-bench ruling regarding the electoral ‘bat’ symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It has been reported that the... Read more »
Parliament

Parliament Passes Bill to Reform Election Commission Appointments

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill aimed at regulating the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that the legislation... Read more »
Foreigners

Guwahati HC Directs Establishment of Nodal Authority for Declared Foreigners

The Guwahati High Court issued directions to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam to establish a Nodal Authority with inter-departmental jurisdiction, including collaboration with the Election Commission and other Departments... Read more »
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