39 file nominations for four Odisha LS seats, 266 for 28 Assembly segments
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Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and said "blindly distrusting" any aspect of the system can breed unwarranted scepticism. Maintaining that "democracy is all about striving to build harmony and trust between...
Read moreSupreme Court verdict on EVM tight slap to Congress-led opposition: PM Modi in Bihar rallies
Araria/Munger: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asserted that the Supreme Court judgment on Electronic Voting Machines was a "tight slap" to the Congress-led opposition which must "apologise" for committing the "sin" of creating distrust against EVMs. The prime minister, who addressed back-to-back election rallies at Araria and Munger Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, also charged the opposition with trying to "steal" reservations meant for OBCs, SCs and STs "for the sake...
Read moreShould re-election be held with fresh candidates if NOTA gets majority? SC issues notice to EC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to frame guidelines or rules if in any election, all the contesting candidates individually do not surpass NOTA. Issuing notice, a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud sought the response of the ECI in the matter. The plea filed by motivational speaker Shiv Khera stressed on framing of rules to the effect that...
Read moreNearly 40 times, courts rejected pleas on EVMs: EC officials
New Delhi: On a day the Supreme Court rejected pleas seeking a return to the ballot paper system, Election Commission officials pointed out that constitutional courts on at least 40 occasions have rejected petitions challenging the reliability of the electronic voting machines. The functionaries also referred to the recent remarks of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar that EVMs are "100 per cent safe" and political parties know in the "heart of...
Read moreIndian-origin student in US arrested, barred from varsity for taking part in anti-Israel protests on campus
New York: An Indian-origin female student studying at the prestigious Princeton University is among two students who have been arrested and barred from the campus for staging pro-Palestine protests on the campus. Achinthya Sivalingan, born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, has been barred from the campus and faces disciplinary action, said a university spokesperson. Protesters set up tents for a student-led pro-Palestine encampment in McCosh Courtyard at about 7 a.m....
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Supreme Court verdict on EVM tight slap to Congress-led opposition: PM Modi in Bihar rallies
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39 file nominations for four Odisha LS seats, 266 for 28 Assembly segments
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CBI recovers huge cache of arms, explosives from house of Shahjahan’s relative at Sandeshkhali
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PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage: Rahul Gandhi’s fresh salvo at Narendra Modi
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India can speak about its own visa policy: US on Australian journalist’s claim on visa denial
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Should re-election be held with fresh candidates if NOTA gets majority? SC issues notice to EC
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