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Ban political ads in digital, print media 48 hours before elections: EC The move comes ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in which EC is bringing in new strategies to conduct fair polls So as to guarantee reasonable and fair decisions, The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday solicited Law Ministry from India to boycott a wide range of discretionary crusade and promotions 48 hours before casting a ballot begins, as indicated by media reports. To acquire the change, Section 126 of the Representation of People Act would need to be altered. The Act presently  bans  just electronic media from airing political commercials in the previously mentioned ‘quiet period’ amid races. “Incorporation of print media inside the ambit of segment 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 and issue of web based campaigning to advance or preference the appointive prospects of a gathering/competitor via web-based networking media amid the most recent 48 hours ...

Cyber expert says 2014 polls rigged, EVMs hacked; EC stands by its machines BJP described this explosive allegation as a ‘hacking horror show organised’ by the Congress A self-proclaimed Cyber expert said in London on Monday Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio helped the BJP to fix the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) utilized in the 2014 Lok Sabha decisions yet gave no evidence to his claims. Syed Shuja, who wore a cover as he addressed Indian journalists through Skype, said he fled India in 2014 in light of the fact that he felt compromised after the executing of his colleagues. How were the EVMs hacked? Shuja, who said he is looking for political haven in the US, asserted the telecom monster Reliance Jio helped the  BJP  to get low-recurrence signs to hack the EVMs. He gave no evidence to back up his case. Be that as it may, Jio was not in activity in 2014 and had propelled its administrations in September 2016. Shuja, who made a shudder, likewise claimed th...