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Topic: EVM

Trump’s support for paper ballots in Modi’s presence gives ammunition to Opposition

Trump expressed support for paper ballots in joint press conference with Modi. In India, Congress has been demanding return to paper ballots, saying EVMs are susceptible to manipulation.

Consensus key to run govt, Modi says at NDA meet. Naidu, Nitish bat for ‘regional aspirations’

Modi called NDA an 'organic' alliance which has not come together for power but works on principle of 'nation first'. He asked MPs to be cautious of those promising cabinet berths.

BlockDAG’s Keynote 2 Launch Nears $42M in Presale, Surpassing SEI & Solana Price Rise

The launch of BlockDAG's X1 Miner Beta app, a pioneering tool that enables cryptocurrency mining through smartphones, has substantially widened its community of users.

Whoever invented the EVM was a genius, mainly for what they did not do

EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines are a favourite topic in the Indian media. Here is my take, submitted with a great deal of humility...

‘Repeated doubts can create distrust’: What SC said as it rejected pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT verification

Top court however allowed LS candidates placed 2nd or 3rd in election results to get 5% of EVMs checked by engineers' team from manufacturers' side to check tampering or manipulation.

Fact Check: EVMs haven’t been stolen ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Social media posts are fake

Some social media accounts have wrongly claimed that 1.9 million EVMs were stolen to influence the Lok Sabha election results.

Estonia to India—e-voting resulted in efficient elections, faster counting. But how safe is it

Drawbacks of e-voting can include risks of cyber-attacks or software errors. Identifying and verifying online votes can also be difficult.

Fact Check: Video clip of EVM controversy from 7 yrs ago resurfaces, linked to 2024 Lok Sabha polls

A longer version of the viral news clip, originally titled 'EVM Controversy: SP, Collector of Bhind removed', was uploaded to official ABP News YouTube channel on 1 April, 2017.

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This isn’t an energy crisis— at least not yet

Current oil & gas prices, compared to previous crises, are within ranges that, in the past, had been considered normal.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.