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- India
SC agrees to examine Uddhav Thackeray plea against EC decision on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea by Uddhav Thackeray against the Election Commission of India (ECI) decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the…
- India
Thackeray thunders at ECI order, vows to finish off ‘thieves’ in elections
Mumbai: In a massive show of strength, Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray targeted the Election Commission of India, terming it as a ‘slave’ of the Centre and vowed to finish off…
- India
Ayodhya judgment paved way for claims on Gyanvapi, other mosques: Ex-SC judge
The former Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopal Gowda disapproved the apex court’s 2019 order on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir issue. According to a report by Bar and Bench, Gowda stressed that…
- India
Election Commission initiates delimitation of constituencies in Assam
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in Assam as per Section 8A of the RP Act, 1950. The Census figures of 2001…
- India
SC orders Centre to produce file on appointment of ECI Arun Goel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday to produce before it the file related to the appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was appointed on November 19. A five-judge Constitution…
- Telangana
Munugode by-poll: TRS unhappy with counting process
Hyderabad: As the counting of votes is underway for the Munugode by-polls, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has expressed dismay over the counting process. Telangana energy minister Jagdish Reddy demanded that the…
- Telangana
Telangana: TRS min barred from campaigning for 48 hrs in Munugode
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, imposed a 2-day ban on Telangana energy minister G Jagdish Reddy from campaigning in Munugode. The ban was imposed for violating the poll…
- India
Sena war: Will ‘bounce back’ from ‘cruel’ EC decision, says Uddhav faction
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday said it is a “bushfire” that can never be extinguished and promised to “bounce back” from the Election Commission’s decision to freeze the party’s name and symbol,…
- India
Election Commission freezes Shiv Sena’s ‘Bow and Arrow’ symbol
New Delhi: Amid the tussle between the two factions of Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, the Election Commission on Saturday froze the party’s Bow and Arrow symbol. In an…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC orders YSRCP to clarify reports that Jagan is its ‘permanent’ president
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make…
- India
SC to hear on plea of Uddhav group to restrain ECI from deciding on ‘real’ Shiv Sena claim
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on September 27, an application of the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction seeking to restrain the Election Commission…
- India
Plea against political parties using religion in their symbols: SC notice to ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the symbol and name allotted to political…
- Hyderabad
ECI takes U-turn; linking of Aadhar to voter ID now compulsory?
Hyderabad/National: In a move that will raise privacy concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has pretty much made linking Aadhar to voter ID mandatory. A notification from the ECI to election…
- Opinions
Kashmir parties hit by yet another political crisis, all-party meet on August 22
A major political crisis has hit Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission of India has announced the inclusion of non-locals, including the security personnel, in the electoral rolls, the revision of…
- Opinions
ECI defers revision of electoral rolls in J&K – Assembly elections pushed further
The Election Commission of India has revised the date of publication of the revised electoral rolls for Jammu and Kashmir from October 31 to November 25, a gap of almost one month,…
