Election

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'This is not over': Hong Kong protesters return to the streets

Hong Kong's protests began in opposition to a bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China.

01 Dec 2019 2:17 PM

Nagpur Police on Thursday delivered a summons, issued by a local court to former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a case where he is accused of concealing information about two criminal matters against him in election affidavit. (Photo: File)

Nagpur court delivers summon to Fadnavis over non-disclosure of 2 criminal cases in election affidavit

The development came on the day a new Shiv Sena-led government was sworn in in Maharashtra. Fadnavis is MLA from Nagpur.

29 Nov 2019 9:04 AM

Eighteen women serving in British Parliament said that they are not seeking election due to abuse threats and a culture of intimidation, New York Times reported on Monday. (Photo: Representational/ ANI)

18 woman MPs to not seek re-election in British Parliament due to abuse

The women are among 50 members of Parliament who will not stand in the election scheduled for December 12.

05 Nov 2019 3:04 PM

The BJP on Monday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of diverting public attention from real issues, saying the former Congress president was a failed leader and needed to be ignored. (Photo: File)

Rahul a failed leader, no one takes him seriously: BJP secretary Sunil Deodhar

Deodhar also slammed Gandhi for taking up the Rafale fighter jet issue during his poll campaign in Maharashtra.

14 Oct 2019 3:53 PM

British MPs on Wednesday rejected a motion tabled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to dissolve the Parliament and call a snap election on October 15, handing the 55-year-old Conservative leader his third defeat in less than 24 hours. (Photo: File)

UK lawmakers reject Boris Johnson's motion for snap election

The latest blow to the ruling Conservative government came hours after parliamentarians passed a bill aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit.

05 Sep 2019 9:45 AM

The only black Republican Congressman in the US House of Representatives, who has criticised US President Donald Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection. (Photo: File)

‘Will not seek reelection,’ says only black Republican, Trump critic in US house

The representative has criticised Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers as 'unbecoming of the leader of the free world'.

02 Aug 2019 5:02 PM

Deadly violence marred the start of Afghanistan's election season on the weekend, after President Ashraf Ghani insisted 'peace is coming' to the war-torn nation. (Representational Image)

20 dead as violence mars Afghan election season

A 27-year-old said he won't be voting as he has lost faith since 2014 election that was mired in allegations of fraud and ballot stuffing.

29 Jul 2019 3:31 PM

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India. (Photo: File)

SC adjourns PIL on direction to allow NRIs to vote through postal, e-ballots

The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by chairman of London-based Pravasi Bharat organisation, and other NRIs.

26 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

The move came a day after it issued a show cause notice to 3 media outlets for publishing a survey 'predicting results' of LS elections. (Photo: File)

No spoilers please; EC asks Twitter to take down exit poll related post: Report

EC's move came after it received certain complaint and the user had to remove the tweet later.

16 May 2019 9:14 AM

“The Indian rupee is at a crossroads. Recent developments, including higher global oil prices, a strong US dollar and historical seasonality patterns point to downward pressure on the rupee in the near-term,” noted Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ. (Photo: File/Representational)

Politics to decide rupee's near-term fate: Poll

The election result, due on May 23, will decide who governs the world’s biggest democracy for the next five years.

04 May 2019 11:49 AM

This is the 21th consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point mark. (Representational image)

India's manufacturing sector growth slows in April amid election uncertainty: PMI

The general election, that began on April 11, is currently underway. Votes will be counted on May 23.

02 May 2019 12:16 PM

"There are concerns that the dip in the growth momentum in Q3 FY19 is likely to continue given the headwinds in the global economy and the various domestic issues," said Arun Singh, Lead Economist Dun & Bradstreet India. (Representational Image)

Election related uncertainty to weigh on economic activity: Report

D&B expects Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to be moderated by 1.0-1.5 per cent during March 2019.

29 Apr 2019 2:49 PM

Google said it would ban political advertising on its platform before the election.

Canada mulls crackdown on social media firms unless they combat election meddling

The safeguards should include more efforts to counter malicious cyber activity, such as the spread of disinformation.

09 Apr 2019 1:58 PM

The social network said it needed to do further analysis to decide if the accounts are linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency or another group.

Tipped, Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

Some accounts “were focused on celebrities” and others on “political debate.”

07 Nov 2018 9:22 AM

The number is modest, considering that Twitter has previously deleted millions of accounts it determined were responsible for spreading misinformation in the 2016 US presidential election.

Here's why Twitter deleted over 10,000 accounts

The collaboration with RoBhat has already led to the discovery of malicious accounts and posts.

03 Nov 2018 9:17 AM

Facebook said it removed 82 pages, groups and accounts on Facebook and Instagram that represented themselves as being American or British citizens, then posted on “politically charged” topics such as race relations, opposition to US President Donald Trump and immigration, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said in a blog post.

Facebook removes fake accounts tied to Iran that lured over 1 million followers

Social media companies are struggling to stop attempts by people inside and outside the United States.

27 Oct 2018 9:23 AM

Higher interest rates are likely to make it tougher for the government to borrow from the market. (Photo: AFP)

RBI’s rate hike upsets Modi's election year budget maths

Rate hike will push up govt’s interest financing cost and add to the fiscal deficit pressure on one hand.

08 Jun 2018 9:15 AM

Palghar Congress leader Rajendra Gavit joins BJP at Nariman point BJP head office.(Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

BJP embarrassed about fielding ex-Cong leader

Fadnavis also said that the BJP was of the view that the ticket be given to Srinivas Vanaga, son of late Chintaman Vanaga.

09 May 2018 4:36 AM

Google says applications under the new system will open by the end of May, with approval taking up to five days.

Google to verify identity of US political ad buyers

Google will need a copy of government-issued ID and the disclosure of who is paying for the ad.

05 May 2018 9:39 AM

Facebook wants to provide regular updates on what they are doing and the progress they’re making.

What is Facebook doing to protect election security? They answer

Leaders from Facebook spoke with members of the press to review their ongoing election efforts.

31 Mar 2018 9:30 AM

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