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Topic: EVM

Polling booths in Andhra report EVM glitches as first phase of Lok Sabha elections begin

Andhra's chief electoral officer said 50 places reported EVM glitches. Technical teams are on standby to deal with such instances.

EC’s stubborn stand on VVPAT audit of just one booth per constituency must change

VVPAT slips should be matched with the EVM count in 14 booths per assembly constituency.

Over 20 opposition parties move SC seeking vote verification for Lok Sabha polls

The matter has been listed for Friday before a CJI Ranjan Gogoi-led bench. In its plea, opposition raises same issues it listed before EC in February.

Pulwama changed election game for Modi so much it needn’t worry about EVM tampering charges

Post-Pulwama, the BJP has managed to push battlefield ethics on to the electoral field, except that the special restraint applies only to the opposition.

73 former IAS, IPS & IFS officers give EC a solution to EVM row, and it’s not paper ballot

The letter, which comes months before the Lok Sabha elections, includes as signatories former NSA Shivshankar Menon & former foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao.

He targeted Congress over corruption, but now Prashant Bhushan has turned its poll advisor

SC lawyer Prashant Bhushan, of late, has been meeting Congress leaders to share his inputs on the party's 2019 Lok Sabha manifesto.

EC unlikely to yield to opposition demand to verify 50% of EVM results with paper trails

EC official calls the opposition's demand arbitrary, says the commission will come up with a solution based on some logical rationale.

India should put the EVM hacking debate to rest and here’s how

Instead of hackathons, the Election Commission can look at these five ways to solve the EVM problem.

20 opposition parties to meet EC next week to flag EVMs, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi made the announcement after a meeting of opposition parties, and said they had a distinct proposal for the EC.

What Election Commission can do to dispel the misconception about EVMs

Consistent tallying alone would go a long way in putting to rest the oft-repeated allegation against EVMs.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.