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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »