With no re-poll proposal, Bengal, EC say Tamil Nadu breaks ‘past pattern’
NEW DELHI: EC sources told TOI on Friday that no re-poll has been recommended at 44,376 polling stations in West Bengal and 75,064 polling stations in Tamil Nadu. This breaks a pattern of multiple re-votes recommended in past elections, particularly in…
Rajnath visits German submarine factory, P-75I deal expected soon
New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh He visited Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) submarine construction facility in Kiel, where he received a presentation on advanced naval technologies and capabilities. He visited the shipbuilding…
Opposition files fresh notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Opposition members of the Union House on Friday submitted a fresh notice to the general secretary seeking a motion to remove the Chief Election Commissioner citing “proven misconduct”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by…
Experts say anti-defection law will not apply to AAP MPs
NEW DELHI: Prominent legal experts have stressed that the Tenth Schedule cannot prevent political defections while getting ‘merger’ scale and said the joining of seven BJP MPs led by Raghav Chadha to the BJP will not violate the…
Supreme Court says high turnout in Bengal and Tamil Nadu is true sign of democracy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday welcomed a record 92 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections as a sign of the strength of the country’s democratic process after disposing of a petition challenging a…