Assembly polls: Vote counting in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim to happen on June 2 instead of June 4

[ad_1] The counting of votes in the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will happen on June 2 instead of June 4, the Election Commission announced on Sunday.The date of polling in the two states, April 19, will remain...

Donors’ privacy must also be protected: Chief Election Commissioner on electoral bonds

[ad_1] The Election Commission has always been in favour of transparency, but there is a need to ensure that the donors’ privacy is protected, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday.Kumar’s comments came after the poll panel on Thursday...

Election Commission uploads data on electoral bonds on its website

[ad_1] The Election Commission on Thursday uploaded on its website data about electoral bonds that the State Bank of India submitted to it two days earlier.The poll panel said it has uploaded the data on an “as is where is...

Electoral bonds: SBI affidavit skips mention of unique code to match donations with parties

[ad_1] The State Bank of India, in its affidavit to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, remained silent on whether a unique code on each electoral bond that could be used to match each donation to the party that received it...

Electoral bonds: Day after SC criticism, SBI submits data to Election Commission

[ad_1] The State Bank of India on Tuesday submitted data on electoral bonds to the Election Commission in compliance with a Supreme Court order passed on February 15, according to NDTV.The development came a day after the court told the...

Goel’s resignation is latest in a series of red flags for Election Commission under Modi

[ad_1] With the general elections just weeks away, the Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned from his position on Saturday. The Election Commission now has just one office bearer, the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, as another Election Commissioner, Anup Chandra...

Uncertainty looms over next GST Council meet as poll dates can be announced anytime

[ad_1] With the schedule for the General Election 2024 likely to be announced anytime soon, uncertainty prevails over the next meeting of the GST Council. As on date, there is no indication from the Government about the next meeting of...