New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday called for the presence of an Election Commission of India (ECI) official to clarify certain technical aspects of the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the ECI, assured a bench presided over by Justice Sanjiv Khanna that the concerned official will remain available before...

Seoul: A South Korean nanosatellite was launched into orbit as part of the nation's project to create a satellite constellation by 2027, officials said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Earth observation satellite lifted off aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from a spaceport in Mahia, New Zealand, Yonhap news agency reported. The satellite,...

New Delhi: Indian golfers Aditi Ashok (46) and Diksha Dagar (138) are set to participate in the Paris Olympics whereas Shubhankar Sharma (197) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (232) also have a strong chance of making it to the Games. While it will be a third appearance for Aditi at the Olympics which is also the most for an...

Srinagar: An encounter started Wednesday between the security forces and terrorists in J&K’s Bandipora district. Police said that the gunfight erupted in the Ranji forest area of the district. Reports said that the hiding terrorists fired at the security forces triggering firing exchanges which are now going on. "A contact was established between terrorists and security forces...

Mumbai: Hindi film actress Kriti Sanon flaunted her perfect skin, which she revealed has "no filter.” Kriti took to Instagram stories, where she shared a video of her travelling in the car. In the clip, she is seen pouting and flaunting a “golden glow” as sun rays fall on her face. She captioned the clip: “Morning my...

United Nations: To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach that includes “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation of weapons. “Demilitarisation, intertwined with disarmament, calls for gender-responsive arms control” (and) “this approach recognises the role of weapon proliferation in conflict-related sexual violence", India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said Tuesday during a...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to pass certain directions Wednesday on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, the issue is listed before a bench of...

Washington: US President Joe Biden is set to sign a historic bill regarding a huge foreign aid package Wednesday, that will also ban TikTok in the country if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stake within a year. The US Senate passed the bill 79-18 Tuesday after the House passed it with an overwhelming majority last...

New Delhi: Taking on Google-owned YouTube, X social media platform will soon launch a dedicated TV app for users to upload high-quality videos, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced. The X TV app’s user interface looks quite similar to YouTube. In a post on the social media platform, Yaccarino said that from the small screen to the...

Itanagar: Repolling at eight polling stations in four assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh is underway Wednesday, amid elaborate security arrangements, an official said. The repolling was necessitated following reports of violence, including damage to electronic voting machines (EVMs), during the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the northeastern state April 19, he said. The Election Commission...