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In the sting video, a number of TMC leaders, including MPs and ministers, were allegedly seen taking money on camera. (Photo: ANI)

Narada Sting case: 'I accept taking donations from Mathew Samuel,'...

The tapes came to the fore before the commencement of the state Assembly elections.

28 Sept 2019 9:04 PM IST

$Following the EC decision, Venugopal tweeted, \The Election Commission now acts like yet another government department. Postponing elections after starting the proceedings is quite unusual.(Photo: File)$ India

K C Venugopal says EC acting like 'yet another govt dept'

The apex court will hear the matter next on October 22 and has expressed its inclination to decide the issue.

28 Sept 2019 8:46 AM IST

Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.

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Those left out of Assam's NRC can still vote: EC

Those who failed to make it to the final NRC list have been given 120 days to appeal against their exclusion at the...

28 Sept 2019 1:45 AM IST

On Monday, Yediyurappa said: Within 2-3 hours, I am going to get the final list from Amit Bhai (BJP President Amit Shah). So, cabinet expansion will be done tomorrow. (Photo: ANI)

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Short reprieve in Karnataka

Any decision that legitimises the 17 will be a huge boost and a safety net for the Yediyurappa government.

28 Sept 2019 12:02 AM IST

The first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) which was published on July 30, 2018, updated for the first time since 1951, left out over 40 lakh people in Assam. (Photo: File)

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'People left out of Assam NRC can vote,' says EC

On August 30, the final NRC included 3.11 crore applicants as citizens and excluded 19 lakh.

27 Sept 2019 12:18 PM IST

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala also accused Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad of lying to divert the agenda after Prasad cited a whistleblowers deposition to claim that the controversial data firm had worked for the Congress party. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

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Cong says SC interfering with poll process in Karnataka...

Surjewala said the law laid down by the Supreme Court in last 70 years is that they will not interfere with the process...

27 Sept 2019 9:53 AM IST

Abhishek Manu Singhvi ji will represent us in Supreme Court tomorrow, Congress leader K C Venugopal. (Photo: ANI)

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K C Venugopal slams K'taka govt, says EC acting on BJP's directions

The apex court said that it would hear the arguments in the Karnataka MLAs disqualification matter on October 22.

27 Sept 2019 9:10 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

India

EC defers bypolls in 17 K'taka seats, SC hearing in Oct

In the course of arguments, Mr Sibal said the issue involved needed to be referred to the Constitution Bench of the...

27 Sept 2019 6:54 AM IST

India

RS bypolls on Oct 16 for Jaitley, Jethmalani seats

The ECI will issue notification for the by-election on September 27 and the nominations will begin from the same day.

27 Sept 2019 6:05 AM IST

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EC delays polls to 15 K'taka seats till SC decides on disqualified...

The bypolls were scheduled for October 21, with the results to be declared three days later.

26 Sept 2019 4:21 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

India

Election Commission: EVMs error-free, scrutinised rigorously

It further said that so far not a single case of mismatch in EVMs and VVPATs has been found.

26 Sept 2019 2:18 AM IST

Metros

ECI Maha branch registers 50 election code violations

Income tax, excise and police departments have seized a total Rs 3.79 crore in cash and kind.

25 Sept 2019 3:15 AM IST