THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI: Various church factions in Kerala on Friday urged the people to go and vote for those supporting secularism and democracy in the general elections in the southern state. Voting commenced in all 20 Lok Sabha seats of the state at 7 am today. Archbishop Raphael Thattil of the influential Syro-Malabar Church, after casting his … Read more
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked political parties to furnish details of aircraft and helicopters being used for campaigning, including their origin and destination and details of people ferried in them. A letter by Tejas Samel, deputy election officer of Mumbai Suburban district, dated April 12, said such information has to be furnished … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said it does not comment on consultants’ remarks, after poll strategist Prashant Kishor said the party suffers from structural flaws and Rahul Gandhi should consider stepping back if it does not get the desired results in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In an interaction with PTI editors, Kishor said … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that all major political parties have encashed electoral bonds and nobody has a moral authority to say anything as it was legal and according to law. She also said that in view of the Supreme Court’s judgement against electoral bonds, more debate is needed to come out with … Read more
The Election Commission of India, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, announced the launch of a new mobile application called Know Your Candidate (KYC). This app allows voters to check if any candidate standing for elections in their constituency has a criminal record. The app is available for download on both Android and iOS … Read more
CEC Rajiv Kumar requested the political parties to avoid personal attacks and maintain decorum during the campaign. For this he recited this couplet of famous Urdu poet Bashir Badr. “Dushmani jamkar karo lekin yeh gunjayish rahe, jab kabhi hum dost ho jaaye toh sharminda na ho,” the CEC recited. He additionally emphasized the trend of … Read more
New Delhi: State Bank of India on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of time till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties. In its verdict last month, the top court directed the SBI to furnish the details to the poll panel by March 6. In an … Read more
The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict on a series of petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme. This decision follows a five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, reserving its judgment on the matter last year on November 2. The bench also comprised Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR … Read more
WHAT IS THE MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT MCC?The Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines intended to regulate political parties and candidates during elections to ensure that the conduct of polls by the Election Commission of India (ECI) is free and fair. This is something political parties and candidates voluntarily agree to. Divided … Read more
Angel Elsa Jose, 20, realised she hadn’t even considered getting a voter ID card when an administrative coordinator of her college in Kochi appeared between lectures and inquired, “How many of you have your voter IDs with you?” “I hadn’t thought of my voter ID until he brought it up,” says Jose, an undergraduate student … Read more
