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......

For some...: Ex-CEC reacts to BJP MP's 'Muslim commissioner' attack

Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey for his "Muslim commissioner" barb, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Monday said he believes in an idea of India where an......

New Chief Election Commissioner loves jamming

On July 20, S Y Quraishi became the 17th chief election commissioner of India. Sahim Salim takes a closer look at the man in charge of the biggest electoral exercise in the world He has a plush,......

Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi new Election Commissioner

Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi, who retired only a week ago as Civil Aviation Secretary, was on Tuesday appointed as an Election Commissioner.President Pranab Mukherjee made the appointment filling a......

Asian Youth Games snub: Riders drag EFI to Court

IMAGE: Show jumping athlete Vaasvi Khaitan, through her father Vedant Khaitan, filed a writ petition challenging her exclusion from the list of eight probables named by the EFI. Photograph: Kind......

SC to hear AIFF plea on draft constitution clauses

IMAGE: Under the draft constitution, the executive committee members of both the AIFF and the state units will be considered as "office bearers". Photograph: AIFF The All India Football......

AIFF sweats over two clauses in new constitution

Two clauses of the draft constitution -- one relating to requirement of SC nod for amendment and another prohibiting office-bearers from holding dual posts in the AIFF and state units -- had caused......

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......

IOA election in jeopardy after Quraishi resigns

The much-anticipated Indian Olympic Association (IOA)election took a dramatic twist on Saturday with the chairman of the election committeeS Y Quraishi resigning from the post, saying his......