From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

How parties use WhatsApp as go to campaign medium

As the country gears up for the world's biggest electoral exercise, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers have emerged as the go to mediums for political parties to......

Poll code first imposed in Kerala in1960, here is its history

The Model Code of Conduct which will come into force on Saturday after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls finds its origin during assembly elections in Kerala in 1960 when the administration tried......

Shah, Adhir, Azad on 8-member simultaneous poll panel led by ex-Prez Kovind

The government on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state......

FIH happy with new draft of HI constitution

IMAGE: The recent uncertainty over HI elections came to light following reports that FIH CEO Thierry Weil wrote a stern email to CoA, accusing the three-member committee of deviating from the......

Bindra to help Delhi HC-appointed committee run IOA

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra along with Anju Bobby George and Bombayla Devi Laishram will assist the three-member Committee of Administrators which will take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic......

FIFA suspends Indian football federation

In a massive setback for the country, world football governing body FIFA on Tuesday suspended India for "undue influence from third parties" and said the Under-17 Women's World Cup "cannot......

Timeline: How Indian football faced ultimate embarrassment

IMAGE: Praful Patel was in May removed as AIFF president by the Supreme Court for staying way beyond his tenure, following which he wrote to the FIFA and raised the matter of a possible suspension......

Centre seeks urgent hearing of AIFF case after FIFA suspends India, SC to hear on Aug 17

Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF Media The Centre on Tuesday sought urgent hearing in the Supreme Court on the All India Football Federation matter in the wake of FIFA suspending India for "undue......