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National Voter’s Day: PM Modi extends greetings, Congress says, ‘PM-HM duo compromised EC’s independence’ | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings on National Voter’s Day, Congress took the opportunity to criticise the “PM-HM duo” for compromising with “the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission”.“Sadly, over the past decade, the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission has been severely compromised by the PM-HM duo. Some…

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Delhi assembly polls: Election Commission tells parties to label AI-generated campaign content | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued an advisory to political parties, urging transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in political campaigning. The move comes amidst growing concerns over AI’s potential to influence voter opinion and erode trust in electoral processes. The advisory requires political parties to clearly…

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‘Highest priority’: Delhi CM Atishi writes to CEC over alleged voter list manipulations in New Delhi constituency – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday raised concerns over alleged large-scale voter deletions and additions in the New Delhi assembly constituency, putting forth the matter with a second letter to the chief election commissioner (CEC).She requested an urgent meeting to address the issue, citing its critical impact on the upcoming Delhi assembly polls,…

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‘Lying, doesn’t want to offend Arvind Kejriwal’: BJP shares PWD letter after Atishi’s claim over being thrown out of Delhi CM house | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: A fresh drama erupted on Tuesday over the Delhi chief minister’s residence as AAP leader Atishi alleged BJP-led Union government of “snatching her home” for the second time in three months by cancelling the allotment. The dangal over the CM’s house escalated after BJP’s Amit Malviya stepped in to counter the Delhi CM…

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‘Aaj jawaab toh banta hai’: EC denies charges over polling, counting process before giving Delhi election dates | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India on Tuesday addressed concerns regarding wrongful additions and deletions of voters in the electoral roll and said that the allegations regarding the rigging Electronic Voting Machines were “baseless.”Setting a poetic tone, the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar began with a shayari: “Sab sawaal ahamiyat rakhte hai, jawaab toh banta…

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Children in political ads: NHRC asks X to remove AAP posts, urges EC to take action | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The national human rights commission (NHRC) on Monday directed social media platform X to remove a post by Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, and Delhi CM Atishi that featured children participating in political campaign activities. In a letter, the NHRC said that it had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter, expressing…

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‘Why is ECI afraid of transparency?’: Jairam Ramesh questions Centre’s move to restrict public access to electronic poll documents | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Congress party on Saturday criticised the Election Commission of India for amending rules to restrict public access to certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage and webcasting recordings from polling stations.Describing the move as a blow to electoral transparency, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh announced the party’s intention to challenge the amendment in court.“This…

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No mismatch found in VVPAT slips and votes polled in Maharashtra polls: EC | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday claimed that, in a mandatory count, there was no mismatch found in the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) slips and the votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections.The commission said as per the guidelines it is required…

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SC asks EC to study if parties can be within POSH Act ambit | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: With incidents of sexual harassment of women workers/members of political parties often hushed up, SC on Monday asked the Election Commission to examine whether registered political parties could be brought under the ambit of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.Appearing for advocate-petitioner Yogamaya G, senior advocate Shobha…

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