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Bill on EC appointments may not be taken up in this session: Sources

The government may not push for passage of the bill on appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners in the five-day session of Parliament that began Monday, sources......

Should A Collegium Pick Election Commissioners?

The system of 'selecting' an election commissioner, which is before the Supreme Court, must be institutionalised.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Election Commissioner Arun Goel, whose appointment......

Officials explain: Why elections in Bengal to be held in 8 phases

With the Election Commission (EC) facing flak from some quarters for announcing eight-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal, officials on Friday said the polling had to be spread out due to......

We need a new India, Modiji!

'The time has come to substitute the present Constitutional set-up with an alternative democratic framework,' argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,'......

Security costs for India poll soar 50%

Soaring security expenses mean this month's parliamentary election will cost India over 50 per cent more than the last such poll in 2004. Election officials are concerned that during the month-long......

Stop Satyam sale, IT union tells EC

UNITES, the union that represents workers in the IT and ITeS sector in India, has requested the Election Commission to shelve the sale process of scam-tainted Satyam until a new government takes......

IT-BPO union wants to halt Satyam sale

A union of IT and BPO workers has written to the Election Commission to halt the sale process of fraud-hit Satyam Computer until a new government takes over and current investigations being carried......

'We aren't concerned with IPL security'

N Gopalaswamy, chief election commissioner who lays down his office on March 20, said that EC would need more security forces to ensure that elections could be held in free and free manner. He......

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