EC bars Maha govt from releasing early payment under 'Ladki Bahin'

The State Election Commission on Monday barred the Maharashtra government from releasing the January instalment of the 'Ladki Bahin' scheme in advance, citing the enforcement of the model code of......

TMC's Derek O'Brien moves SC alleging irregularities in Bengal SIR

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien has filed an application in the Supreme Court alleging arbitrariness and procedural irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in......

EC bars bulk SMSes, political ads in Bihar's 'silent hour'

As Bihar prepares for phase one of assembly polls on November 6, the Election Commission has warned that bulk SMSes and audio messages during the 48-hour 'silence period' which starts before the......

EC Restrictions: Advantage BJP

Without doubt, the BJP is miles ahead in marshalling digital tools for electioneering better than any other party, observes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra......

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

Every political party loves to use the bait of loan waiver to woo the electorate.If their hearts bleed for the poor, they can always use the party funds to pay off the lenders, suggests Tamal......

Train 18's Delhi-Varanasi AC chair car ticket to cost Rs 1,850

While the chair car fares are 1.5 times the base price of Shatabdi trains running the same distance, the executive class fares are 1.4 times that of the base fare of first class air conditioned......

Centre's agri market reform ordinance comes under fire

Kiran Vissa, co-convenor of National Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, said that amendments to the EC Act have nothing to do with farmers’ welfare but instead meant to please big players......

ISL clubs warn AIFF: 'Fix rules or hand us the League'

Amend commercially restrictive clauses in Constitution during Dec 20 AGM: ISL clubs to AIFF IMAGE: Mohun Bagan were crowned ISL 2025 champions in April. Photograph: Indian Football Team/X Twelve......

Tough call! New rule puts AIFF EC members in quandary

Out of the 16 officials, at least 12 are also holding posts in the state units and thus will be hit by Article 25.3 (c) of the AIFF draft constitution. IMAGE: The clause does not affect AIFF......

Sports Bill relaxes rules to allow fresh faces in federations

'In consultations, several stakeholders, including athlete representatives and smaller federations, highlighted that overly restrictive eligibility rules tended to entrench incumbents and limit......

New Sports Bill: Many Positives, Some Concerns!

'India is a big country, so restricting the Executive Committee to 15 members will be tough to follow.' IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only.......

Will New Sports Bill Be A Game Changer?

The most talked about feature of the Bill is the National Sports Board, that will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of all National Sports Federations and even "collaborate"......