SC refuses to stay appointments of ECs under new law

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that excluded the chief justice of India from the selection panel. IMAGE:......

2 new election commissioners assume charge

Newly appointed election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu assumed charge on Friday. IMAGE: Newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar, right, and Dr Sukhbir Singh......

Ex-bureaucrat who oversaw Article 370 abrogation picked as new EC

Former Indian Administrative Service officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as election commissioners, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls.......

Adhir wants names of candidates short-listed for EC

Ahead of the meeting of the prime minister-chaired high powered panel for selection of Election Commissioners, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to the Law Ministry seeking details......

Ikea's Rs 5,000 crore mega plan for Uttar Pradesh

The company is likely to sign a MoU with the Yogi Adityanath government for opening retail stores in the important towns of the state. Swedish home furnishing brand, Ikea is looking to invest......