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The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Assembly bypolls loom large in TN

It's a question of survival for the Edappadi Palanisamy government, that has 114 MLAs in a House cut to 212 seats.

18 April 2019 12:12 AM IST

According to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency, southern parts of Vidharbha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will also receive light rains. (Representational image)

Clashing monsoon predictions

The view of a few private weather forecasters is somewhat different on the coming monsoon.

17 April 2019 1:13 AM IST

EC has to act tough, enforce conduct

After the pillorying by the Supreme Court, the EC acted post haste.

17 April 2019 1:13 AM IST

Virat Kohli jogs flanked by team mates Rishabh Pant (right) and Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo:AP)

Balanced team for World Cup

Even a very proficient Team India, ranked second in ODIs, would still need oodles of luck in the semi-finals and final...

16 April 2019 12:46 AM IST

Out of the many massacres in history, the painful memories of some linger a little longer and such is the case with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place on April 13, 1919.

Poll politics colours Jallianwala Bagh too

Politicising any occasion is a pastime Indians are somewhat adept at.

16 April 2019 12:39 AM IST

The retail inflation which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.33 per cent in November and 5.21 per cent in December 2017.

A challenge for next govt

Whoever forms the next government whether it is Mr Modi or someone else will have a lot to unravel and set right.

15 April 2019 12:05 AM IST

The EC, mandated to providing a level playing field, must know justice must not only be done but be seen to be done.

Nation completely fails to stick to model code

The bigger issue the EC must tackle is the use of religion in campaigns.

15 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Smriti Irani accused Rahul Gandhi of setting up a not-for-profit company, Young Indians, which then bought a commercial company, Associated Journals Ltd, and its debts worth Rs 90 crore for Rs 50 lakh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Irani's degrees of subterfuge

The nomination papers for Amethi in 2014, and again in 2019, now state she's no graduate and did not complete her...

14 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Electoral bonds will not withstand scrutiny

The political systems of more evolved democracies are closer to this ideal of accountability of political parties.

14 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Price of hyper-nationalism

Many on the Leave side are apparently having a change of heart after understanding the full consequences of a no-deal...

13 April 2019 1:28 AM IST

Gujarat is a small state. Delhi is a big place. It has to deal with 29 states. If all the people (officers) are brought from a small place, you will have all inefficient people, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu said. (Photo: PTI)

Managing electoral rolls key to holding fair polls

Violence at the polling booths was one of the first of the hurdles the system faced in its infancy.

13 April 2019 1:28 AM IST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Death of two-state dream?

The Palestinians have lost what little support there was for a Palestinian state; be it, two state or one.

12 April 2019 12:02 AM IST