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BJP MP and religious leader Sakshi Maharaj (Photo: PTI)

EC censures BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj for remarks on population growth

Sakshi Maharaj had told the Commission that the statement was not made in a public or an election meeting.

12 Jan 2017 5:12 PM IST

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and SP Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: File)

Mulayam advises Akhilesh to keep away from party dispute

Akhilesh has been demanding removal of Shivpal from the post of the SP's UP chief and sacking of Amar Singh.

11 Jan 2017 3:49 PM IST

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav announces the expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam blames Ramgopal, says Akhilesh will be CM, won't let SP split'

Mulayam urged his party workers to work with unity and bear with the rough times the party was going through due to the...

11 Jan 2017 2:45 PM IST

Cabinet secretary P.K. Sinha

Government refuses to shift Budget from February 1

The Opposition had requested the Election Commission to postpone the presentation of budget after March 8.

11 Jan 2017 1:54 AM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: PTI)

BJP claim of dubious funds false, says Naveen Patnaik

The chief minister said some parties were trying to malign his party's image.

24 July 2017 12:15 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj addressing a press conference on EVM tampering in New Delh. (Photo: PTI)

AAP explores EVM answers in Botswana

The AAP legislator had held a demonstration last month in the Delhi Assembly to prove that the voting machines could be...

28 May 2017 4:12 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, along with Election Commissioners Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om Prakash Rawat, announcing poll schedule for five states. (Photo: PTI)

Never promised 'no-holds barred' EVM Hackathon challenge: EC to AAP

EC specified that EVM challenge will be conducted within framework of existing administrative safeguards and security...

27 May 2017 9:19 PM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Election Commission: Only two takers for EVM test

A spokesperson of the EC said only Sharad Pawar-led NCP and the CPI(M) have shown interest in taking part in the...

27 May 2017 6:49 AM IST

The Election Commission denied his claim that EVMs can be programmed to favour any particular party. (Photo: DC archives)

NRIs may soon vote from abroad

The bench was hearing a PIL filed by an NRI, Shamsheer, seeking such facility.

22 July 2017 6:28 AM IST

BJP president Dilip Ghosh talks with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha MLAs as they wait to cast votes in the Presidential Elections at the state Assambly. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Trinamul MLA clashes with GJM on poll queue

GJM MLAs claimed that as the ruling party had apologised, they didn't take up the matter with the Election Commission.

18 July 2017 1:55 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav (right). (Photo: PTI)

Samajwadi Party talks fail, EC to hear case January 13

Mulayam Singh Yadav had, on Monday night, announced that Akhilesh Yadav would be the chief minister if the party were...

11 Jan 2017 1:40 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, along with Election Commissioners Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om Prakash Rawat, announcing poll schedule for five states. (Photo: PTI)

EC: No posters of PM, CMs in 5 poll-bound states

The commission warned political parties that it will not be a silent spectator if provisions of law or model code are...

11 Jan 2017 1:44 AM IST