FB, Twitter to help EC check fake news during polls

Internet major Google and social media giants Twitter and Facebook have assured the Election Commission that they will not allow their platforms to be used for anything which effects the purity of......

EC starts preparations for 5 state polls due in 2021

The Election Commission (EC) has started preparing for the five assembly polls due some time in April-May next year with two if its senior officials set to visit West Bengal and Tamil Nadu in the......

Special EC officers to oversee counting in Varanasi, Meerut

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday deputed special officers to supervise counting of votes in Meerut and Varanasi amid complaints from opposition parties about alleged irregularities in......

Modi govt reshuffles top secretaries; Ajay Bhalla to be new home secy

Power secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is all set to become the new home secretary with the government appointing him officer on special duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime......