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EC to host global conference on 'Use of Technology and Elections Integrity'

Representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference

SC flags concerns about ECI autonomy and 'lightning speed' CEC appointment

The SC's observations on the appointment of Election Commissioners have focused attention on one of India's most respected institutions

LIVE update: After Azad, senior leader RS Chib quits Congress party

Live news updates: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party

Rational freebies

Only legislatures can decide the parameters of welfare spending

Can't ban promise of freebies by parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC

The EC told the SC that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies and decisions taken by the parties.

Amid Omicron surge, EC says UP Assembly elections to be held as planned

More polling booths, voting time to be extended by 1 hr, vaxxed staff at booths among measures

Save the Election Commission: Common electoral roll can wait

No political party has done anything about institutionalising the selection process of ECs, perhaps because each of them is seduced by the prospect of capturing the ECI when they come to power

ECI seeks Bengal govt's response over elections to two Rajya Sabha seats

Two Rajya Sabha seats which were earlier being held by Dinesh Trivedi and Manas Bhuiyan lie vacant.

LIVE: No offline exams in Delhi for students up to class 8 for 2020-21

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's largest cricket stadium, at Motera in Ahmedabad today. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Election Commission toys with idea of issuing digital voter ID card

Asked whether the digital voter ID would mean that a voter can carry it on his or her mobile phone using an application, the official said once the EC takes a decision, such details will be settled

Ask parties to avoid tickets to people with criminal background: EC to SC

The poll panel suggested that instead of asking candidates to declare criminal antecedents in the media, political parties should be asked not to give tickets to candidates with criminal background

Delhi election: Law & order under control, ready for polls, police tell EC

Earlier this month, the city saw protests opposing the amended Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens turn violent at various places

Lawyer issues contempt notice to ECI against TN parties offering freebies in manifesto

Alleging the offers in the manifesto violates the guidelines, he said the ECI failed to comply with order of Supreme Court