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ECI asks both factions of TMC to submit responses on organisational elections

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ECI asks both factions of TMC to submit responses on organisational elections

Members of Rebel Trinamool Faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, address the media after meeting the Election Commission in New Delhi on July 02, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to both factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee, respectively, seeking…

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Telangana HC asks ECI to consider Urdu forms in SIR exercise

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Telangana HC asks ECI to consider Urdu forms in SIR exercise

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distribute enumeration forms during a house visit as part of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider a petitioner’s request to provide…

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​Lows of the land: On Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination

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​Lows of the land: On Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination

The rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh raises questions of institutional integrity and procedural fairness, going beyond the fate of a single candidate. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the matter on Friday. Meanwhile, all three BJP candidates have been declared elected unopposed, raising further…

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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal appointed Head of the Tamil Nadu Police

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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal appointed Head of the Tamil Nadu Police

The Tamil Nadu government has written to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to relieve Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal from the BSF, according to official sources. The Tamil Nadu government on Friday appointed senior IPS officer  Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal as the Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force. The 1994-Batch IPS officer is serving as…

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Karnataka: Biennial polls to 7 Council seats from Assembly on June 18

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Karnataka: Biennial polls to 7 Council seats from Assembly on June 18

According to an announcement by the Election Commission of India, the notification regarding the biennial polls will be issued on June 1. | Photo Credit: File photo The biennial elections to seven council seats in Karnataka from the MLAs’ quota will be held on June 18. According to an announcement in this regard by the…

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Around 83% of candidates lost their deposit in Tamil Nadu polls, says ECI

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Around 83% of candidates lost their deposit in Tamil Nadu polls, says ECI

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam supporters burst crackers and distribute sweets in Tiruchi, celebrating the swearing-in of party president C. Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Around 83% of candidates in Tamil Nadu lost their deposit in the recently concluded Assembly polls, followed by West Bengal, where 78% lost…

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Supreme Court asks if there was a ‘proper debate’ in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law

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Supreme Court asks if there was a ‘proper debate’ in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law

Supreme Court of India. File. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 7, 2026) asked if there had been a “proper debate” in the Parliament about the “ethos” of its 2023 judgment that took the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India out of the exclusive hands of…

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