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Friday, July 18, 2025
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Topic: EVM

As EVMs are debated, this is how the ballot box was made for India’s first 1952 election

It took over 50 specimens and prototypes to reach that one technically acceptable and economically viable version of a ballot box. 

Bankruptcy code ruling by Supreme Court is a good move

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The anarchy to follow Modi and his swift switch to Vivek Oberoi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

EVMs were introduced in India in 1982, and taken to court on debut

As the 'EVM hackathon' brings the machine into focus once again, ThePrint looks at its history in India.

Poll rigging: EC wants police to hunt for ‘EVM designer’, employer says he doesn’t exist

The EC looks to file FIR, ECIL denies that 'cyber-security expert' was an employee as BJP targets Congress over Kapil Sibal's presence at press conference.

Kapil Sibal’s defence — all allegations of EVM hacking can be verified, so let’s do that

Mired in controversy for attending the ‘EVM hacking’ event in London, Congress leader Kapil Sibal calls Law Minister R.S. Prasad’s allegations ‘mindless’.

Kapil Sibal on shaky moral high ground and the wounds of resort MLAs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Can Modi afford to skip Davos in election year?

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Kapil Sibal has made a habit of embarrassing the Congress

BJP has used Kapil Sibal’s presence at the ‘EVM hacking’ press conference in London Monday to attack the Congress for orchestrating the event.

Every Indian election since 2014 has been rigged, claims masked ‘US-based cyber expert’

Syed Shuja accuses BJP IT cell of using ‘military-grade’ tech to tamper with EVMs but fails to hack EVM himself.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.