'Congress will take away your homes, jewels': PM Modi ups his attack amid row
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive row over his remarks at Rajasthan's Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday continued his property redistribution allegations against the Congress, saying the Opposition party is eyeing the property of citizens and wants to loot it.
EC directs repolling at 11 stations in Manipur after incidents of violence, EVM destruction
Imphal/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has directed repolling 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 22.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today that ‘there has to be sanctity in the electoral process,’ asking it to explain in detail the steps of cross-verifying VVPAT slips with EVMs, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission Wednesday advised Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to cancel his proposed visit to North Bengal's Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 pointing out that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct as the 48 hour-silence period has been imposed this evening.
EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.
'Everyone will regret when there is honest reflection': PM Modi on scrapping electoral bonds
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the scrapping of the electoral bonds - in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in February - is a decision "everyone will regret when there is honest reflection".
Atishi questions EC’s neutrality over show-cause notice to her
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission of India on Friday, urging it to ensure a 'non-partisan' election process.
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition seeking to use Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with every EVM in elections instead of the verification of only five randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines in each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency.
Congress drops Supriya Shrinate as candidate for LS polls over her remarks on Kangana Ranaut
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress Wednesday dropped Supriya Shrinate as a candidate from the constituency she contested in 2019, amid outrage over her remarks on actor Kangana Ranaut, the Bharatiya Janata Party's pick from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.
EC issues notices to Congress leader Supriya Srinate, BJP's Dilip Ghosh over derogatory remarks
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has issued show cause notices to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate and the Bharatiya Janata Party's Dilip Ghosh over "derogatory" remarks against actor-turned-politician-Kangana Ranaut - the BJP's candidate for Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha - and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
NCW urges Election Commission to take action on Supriya Shrinate's remarks against Kangana Ranaut
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women Tuesday asked the Election Commission to take strict action against Congress leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir for their "derogatory comments" against actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut in a social media post.
Election Commission asks Centre to stop sending 'Viksit Bharat' messages
New Delhi: In a strong measure to implement adherence to the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has ordered the Union government to stop the dissemination of 'Viksit Bharat' messages via WhatsApp immediately, media reports said.
Election Commission issues notification for first phase of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections for 102 seats.
2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Vote against dictatorship and hooliganism, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: After the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha election schedule on Saturday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the public to vote against dictatorship and hooliganism.
New Delhi: The Congress and other Opposition parties have criticised the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, from April 19 to June 1, announced by the Election Commission of India on Saturday, saying that it is likely to help the BJP.