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Jharkhand in turmoil: What does the law say on holding an office of profit?

Under Articles 102(1) and 191(1) of the Indian Constitution, an MP or MLA is barred from holding any office of profit under the central or state government

India at 75: Much of India's institutional arrangement is for show only

Even after 75 years, India remains politically feudal and colonial bureaucratically

Legislation barring parties from offering freebies not advisable: SC

Court protests media leak of Election Commission's affidavit in the matter

Your oral remarks in the 'freebie' case damaged our reputation: EC tells SC

Responding to a PIL filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in the Supreme Court, EC said that they support setting up an expert panel to discuss freebies, but it can not be a part of it

Yechury writes to EC flagging concerns over voter ID-Aadhaar linking

Lack of all due procedures from Election Commission of India and a hasty process to link Aadhaar of every voter will lead to incidents that have previously occurred like deletion of genuine voters

Shinde camp's plea for recognition as 'real Shiv Sena' put on hold by SC

Supreme Court asked the Election Commission not to take any decision for now on the Eknath Shinde faction's plea that it be considered the real Shiv Sena and granted the party poll symbol

SC wants political parties to suggest how to regulate 'freebie culture'

Govt says freebies inevitably lead to economic disaster

EC lays down law: Not having Aadhar no ground for electoral roll exclusion

The EC has said that no application for inclusion of name in electoral roll shall be denied and no entries in electoral roll shall be deleted for inability of an individual to furnish or intimate Aadh

Rational freebies

Only legislatures can decide the parameters of welfare spending

EC to start campaign on linking Voter ID with Aadhaar from Aug 1: Deshpande

Maharashtra Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shrikant Deshpande on Monday said that the Voter ID cards will be linked to Aadhaar cards to enable authenticity, making the voting process better

Uddhav camp moves SC seeking stay on ECI proceedings on Shinde camp's plea

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of ECI proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp's plea for recognition as 'real' Shiv Sena

Explained: What is e-EPIC, who is eligible and how can you download it?

e-EPIC is an electronic version of the voter ID card which can be easily downloaded online. Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can download it and other details about it

News LIVE: Heavy rains lash Mumbai leading to water logging, traffic snarls

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Voting for 1st phase of Madhya Pradesh civic body elections on July 6

A total of 10.4 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase of MP urban body elections

Take measures to remove criminals from politics: Allahabad HC to ECI

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Parliament and the Election Commission of India to take effective measures to 'remove criminals from politics' and break the unholy nexus

Election for Vice President to be held on Aug 6, counting on same day: EC

The notification for the election to decide the successor of M Venkaiah Naidu will be issued on July 5 and the last date for filing of nomination papers will be July 19.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to appear before ECI today in mining lease case

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will appear before the Election Commission of India in person or through counsel in the office of profit matter which pertains to owning of stone mining lease

CIC to EC: Give on stamp paper you disclosed all info under RTI

The case originates from an RTI query filed by activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd)

Election Commission to delete 111 'non-existent' parties from register

The Election Commission decided on Monday to delete from its register 111 political parties that were found to be "non-existent" during a verification exercise aimed at cleaning the system.

Presidential election: 15 nominations filed, three rejected so far

While 11 filed their nominations on the first day of filing the papers on June 15, three filed their nominations on Thursday and only one on Friday