Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Bypolls held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha witnessed a moderate to high voter turnout on Wednesday, while Meghalaya registered an impressive polling percentage of over 90. IMAGE: An elderly......

Post-poll violence breaks out in Meghalaya, 1 dead, many injured

Post-poll violence that erupted in at least three assembly constituencies in Meghalaya left several people injured, while one person was found dead in a mysterious circumstance, officials said on......

All 3 Election Commissioners are North Indians!

Unlike the past when G V G Krishnamurthy, J M Lyngdoh, R Peri Sastry, H S Brahma, and V S Sampath held positions in the ECI representing all corners of India, this ECI will be North......

JNUSU polls: HC stays announcement of results

IMAGE: Jawaharlal Nehru University students participate in colleges student union election on voting day, in New Delhi, on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo The keenly-contested Jawaharlal Nehru......

Jaswant has more sops lined up

The government is all set to roll out another package of concessions to take the feel-good factor to a political peak, while seeking the vote-on-account in a special session of Parliament in the......

Tougher poll expense norms likely

The Election Commission has warned that it will formulate tougher guidelines to prevent candidates from "overspending" in the forthcoming Assembly elections in five states."We are working on it and......

Lyngdoh, Srinivasan among BW's 25 Asian leaders

Chief Election Commissioner James Michael Lyngdoh, i-flex solutions Ltd chief Rajesh Hukku, and TVS Motor chief executive Venu Srinivasan have figured among the top 25 'Stars of Asia' chosen by the......