Outgoing chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, who completed his term on 18 February, is unlikely to be missed. A colleague described him as a bureaucrat who preferred to keep his head down ...

A week after the Delhi election results, even before the new government was formed, the Chief Secretary of Delhi, Dharmendra, ...

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Anand Vardhan ...

We’ve seen some dramatic midnight moves in Indian politics before—remember this surprise swearing-in?   Devendra Fadnavis ...

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The US agency has not funded projects of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening in India since 2008 ...

US President Donald Trump had claimed the previous US administration allocated $ 21 million USAID to boost voter turnout in ...

India’s 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has taken charge. There was expected political noise before and during the ...

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission should clarify its stand on ...

Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. How is the CEC appointed? Why has the ...

Rekha Gupta, a BJP MLA, takes oath as Delhi's new chief minister, marking a significant moment at Ramlila Maidan on February ...