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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicEVM-VVPAT

Topic: EVM-VVPAT

BJP ally TDP writes to EC—Special Intensive Revision shouldn’t be confused with citizenship verification

Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) submitted a detailed representation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, proposing a series of reforms...

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...

Vested groups trying to undermine nation’s achievements — Justice Datta’s separate EVM-VVPAT order

In separate but concurring judgment, Justice Dipankar Datta stated that 'concerted effort to discredit, diminish and weaken process of this great nation' must be 'nipped in the bud'.

EVM VVPAT case: SC rejects pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes

Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta delivered a unanimous verdict with three directions.

SC seeks EC clarification on functioning of EVMs ahead of verdict on EVM-VVPAT

The SC wants clarification on storage of EVMs, microchip in the controlling unit of EVMs and other aspects. The bench asked the poll panel official to appear at 2 pm today.

Farm laws to hate speech, IAS-IPS-IFS retirees split, pro- & anti-govt sides fight war of letters

Over past few years, rival lobbies of ex-civil servants, with no official political affiliation, have organised groups and issued statements backing or criticising govt on many issues.

How do visually challenged Indians confirm they voted on right button? EVMs need upgrade

In EVMs, there is no way of knowing if the assisting person has cast a vote for the candidate picked by the visually challenged person.

Who will elect India’s leaders – we or Xi? The answer lies in EVMs

No longer can other countries be trusted to stay away from India’s elections. EVMs are the biggest vulnerability in the face of an external aggression.

Just 8 EVM-VVPAT machines recorded vote mismatch in Lok Sabha polls, EC says human error

The Election Commission has launched a campaign to spread a message about the infallibility of the EVMs.

Opposition’s issue with VVPAT shows desperation, says BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan

Opposition party leaders met the Election Commission, demanding a verification of VVPAT slips of randomly-selected polling booths a day before counting of Lok Sabha votes.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.