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- 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,…
- India
SC dismisses contempt of court plea against heads of political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not complying with its directions to prevent the criminalisation of…
- India
ECI launches drive to collect voters’ Aadhar number in AP
Amaravati: The Election Commission of India launched a time-bound drive on Monday for collection of Aadhar numbers of the existing electors in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena…
- Telangana
Telangana: From August 1, new voting changes to come into force
Hyderabad: Amendments have been made to the Representation of People Act of 1950 in connection with the linkage of Aadhar card with voter ID during electoral registration. From August 1, qualifying dates…
- India
Supreme Court asks Centre to take Finance Commission’s views on freebies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to engage with the Finance Commission on the issue of political parties inducing voters through freebies, and examine if there is a…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Jagan elected lifetime president of YSR Congress
Amaravati: Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was on Saturday elected president for lifetime of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress (YSRC). The process was completed on the concluding day of the YSRC’s two-day plenary,…
- India
Take measures to remove criminals from politics: Allahabad HC to Parliament, ECI
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Parliament and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take effective measures to ‘remove criminals from politics’ and break the…
