Political Parties
- India
Court not place where everybody walks in to get publicity, says SC, dismisses plea over EVM
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by a political party which claimed electronic voting machine (EVM) were “controlled” by some companies and not the Election Commission, saying the…
- Telangana
EC removes two political parties from Telangana, six from AP
Hyderabad: Election Commission removed 86 non-existent registered unrecognised political parties, out of these six parties were from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and two were from Telangana. Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the delisting…
- India
EC declares 253 registered unrecognised political parties as ‘inactive’
New Delhi: As part of its action for ensuring due compliance by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has delisted…
- India
Pan India IT raids underway to unearth bogus donations to ‘political parties’
New Delhi: The Income Tax (IT) department is conducting raids on political parties across the country on Wednesday in connection with the alleged bogus donation and tax fraud, said sources. The raids…
- World
SL: President Wickremesinghe invites parties to form national govt
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to members of Parliament, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis. “The…
- India
Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
- Opinions
Political parties skeptical about assembly polls in J&K
Arun Joshi Despite the repeated reiteration of the Centre that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir once the revision of the electoral rolls is complete, political groups do not…
- India
EC delists 111 registered unrecognised political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday delisted 111 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to fulfil mandatory requirements. It said it has evidence of serious financial impropriety, wilful attempts for…
- Telangana
Telangana: EC asks registered unrecognised political parties to submit reports
Hyderabad: The Election Commission on Saturday has requested that registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) in Telangana submit their financial reports, audited annual accounts, and election expenditure statements for the fiscal years 2017-18,…
- Delhi
Delhi HC junks PIL against parties offering cash in manifestos
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea seeking to declare cash transfers or such promises by political parties in election manifestos as a corrupt practice under the…
- India
Can’t ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies…
- Middle East
Iraqi parties to boycott parliament session
Baghdad: A Kurdish political party and a Sunni political alliance have decided to boycott the Parliament session slated for Monday to elect a new President for the country, threatening to postpone the…
- India
EC reduces notice period for registration of political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday reduced the notice period from 30 days to seven days for registration of political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the…