Tag: Commission
Pulwama Attack: India Summons Pakistan High Commissioner
India on Friday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood and lodged a strong protest over the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF troopers in Jammu and Kashmir.....
Karnataka Reschedules CET Exam For LS Elections
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on Monday announced that the Common Entrance Test (CET) would be held on April 29, 30 and May 1 instead of the earlier dates of April 23-25.....
Matching EVMs With VVPATs: SC Hits Out At EC
The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission for insisting that there was no need for increasing the sample matching of the EVMs with the corresponding Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs), saying that no institution could insulate itself from suggestion for improvement.....
EC Gives Clean Chit To Modi On 'Mission Shakti' Address
The Election Commission on Friday ruled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation announcing the successful test of anti-satellite missile (A-SAT) did not violate the model code of conduct (MCC).....
Row After 'EVM Thief' Goes With Naidu To EC Meet
After Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu raised questions over the Election Commission's independence and impartiality, the poll panel on Saturday issued a notice to the TDP questioning how Naidu allowed a person accused of stealing an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to be part of the delegation that knocked on its doors.....
Uttar Pradesh: During Ban, CM Yogi Recites Hanuman Chalisa
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday visited the Hanuman Setu temple here to offer prayers after he was barred from campaigning for 72 hours by the Election Commission on Monday for making objectionable statements in his speeches.....
EC Ban On Mayawati: Supreme Court Refuses Relief
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea by BSP supremo Mayawati against the Election Commission's ban on her for breaking the Model Code of Conduct restricting her for the next 48 hours from canvassing starting on the day.....
Fair Polls Impossible With Yogi's Actions: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday said it was impossible to hold free and fair Lok Sabha elections if Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kept visiting temples and houses of Dalits despite curbs on him by the Election Commission.....
EC Looking Into Trinamool Complaint To Bar Khali From Campaign
The Election Commission (EC) is enquiring into a complaint lodged by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress that wrestler Khali -- also known by his real name Dalip Singh Rana -- should not be allowed to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he is a US citizen.....
EC To Decide Complaints Against Modi, Rahul On Tuesday
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday is set to decide on complaints of alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congres President Rahul Gandhi and BJP President Amit Shah.....
