Saina Nehwal congratulates Yogi Adityanath on BJP win in local polls; RLD chief calls her 'sarkari shuttler'
The BJP on Saturday claimed to have swept the elections to the posts of the district panchayat chief even as the SP alleged that the ruling party "kidnapped" voters and used "force" to stop them from voting.
Why J&K Assembly seats didn't go through delimitation exercise along with its Lok Sabha constituencies
Here's a look at what delimitation means and why it is seen as a contentious topic in Jammu and Kashmir
Anup Chandra Pandey appointed election commissioner: All you need to know about ex-UP cadre IAS officer
The next Lok Sabha polls could be announced sometime in March 2024, which could be held under Kumar’s watch
Praful Khoda Patel faces protests in Lakshadweep: Ex-Gujarat home minister is no stranger to controversies
For Patel, the agitations come shortly on the back of another row over the alleged suicide of Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar
SC rejects EC's plea to expunge Madras HC remarks, says citizens have a right to know what transpires in courts
The top court said it is a staunch proponent of freedom of media to report court proceedings and that the EC's contention that press should be reporting orders only and not observations struck at principles of open court
EC postpones bypolls to three Lok Sabha, eight Assembly seats over COVID-19 situation
The poll body said it will take further decisions in the matter at an appropriate time after taking inputs from the states concerned
EC says it is ‘unanimous’ there shouldn’t be plea in SC for curbs on media reporting over oral observations made by judges
The Election Commission had approached the top court with a Special Leave Petition against oral observations made by the Madras HC, where it said the EC was 'singularly responsible' for the second wave of COVID-19 and remarked that its officers should probably be 'booked for murder'
Mamata Banerjee to be sworn in as CM on 5 May; alleges Nandigram RO did not order recount as he 'feared for life'
Hitting out at the Election Commission, Banerjee claimed that the BJP would not have crossed the 50 seat mark if the poll panel had not helped it
Assam Assembly election 2021, Akhil Gogoi profile: Raijor Dal founder wins Sibsagar constituency from jail
Gogoi became the first Assamese to win an election without hitting the campaign trail.
Assam Assembly Election 2021, Sarbananda Sonowal profile: BJP leader records second straight win from Majuli
Credited with challenging the controversial Illegal Migrants' Determination by Tribunal Act in the Supreme Court which finally scrapped it, Sonowal began his foray into politics with the All Assam Students' Union
EC's plea seeking media curbs is 'far-fetched'; can't restrain reporting on court remarks, says SC
The media is an important and powerful watchdog in democracy and it can't be stopped from reporting discussions in higher courts, the bench observed
COVID-19 news: Centre raises oxygen allocation for Delhi as 12 die of shortage; over 4 lakh new cases today
The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination saw a rocky start in several states like Delhi, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, and Assam as they faced a paucity of vaccine doses
'Avoid off-the-cuff remarks,' says SC as HCs slam states, Centre over mishandling of COVID-19 crisis
The Supreme Court Bench also said that when judges say something in court, it is only to elicit information and response from lawyers so as to enable an open dialogue, adding, 'we must not be so fragile as to get offended by them'
West Bengal Election 2021: Voting for Phase 8 slated to be held today; steps to locate polling station
A polling station is a designated place where electors go to cast their vote. A polling booth, on the other hand, is set up by parties and candidates beyond a distance of 200 meters from the polling stations
West Bengal Election 2021 Voting: Steps to find your name in voters' list and locate polling booth
Each citizen of India who is over 18 years of age and is a domicile of the respective state/UT is ideally eligible to cast their vote in the Assembly polls
West Bengal Election 2021 Voting: 283 candidates in fray for phase 8; full list of constituencies going to polls today
The final phase of the West Bengal Assembly Election will be held in 11,860 polling stations spread over 11 seats each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Malda and seven in Kolkata North districts amid a raging second wave of COVID-19 cases
Madras HC's rebuke to EC was warranted; poll body must answer for inadequate COVID-19 safety measures
The ECI failed most notably in issuing detailed guidelines for campaigning activities and making sure they were followed
Assembly Election 2021: EC bans all victory processions during and after counting of votes
The Election Commission has also directed that only two persons can accompany winning candidates to receive certificates of election from Returning Officers
Mamata Banerjee welcomes Madras HC's EC criticism, demands withdrawal of Central forces from West Bengal
The Madras High Court earlier on Monday had held that the poll body allowing political parties to take out rallies and meetings had led to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic
Singularly responsible for COVID-19 second wave, officials should probably be booked for murder: Madras HC shreds EC
India has been struggling to contain the second wave of the coronavirus, with daily cases not only surpassing the 2020 highs, but more than tripling