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Ballot paper over EVM: Siddaramaiah govt defends ‘bold step towards restoring democracy’ amid BJP barbs

Bengaluru: The Congress-led government in Karnataka has decided to use ballot papers in all urban local body elections, including the long-pending Bengaluru city council polls. The...

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...

‘EVMs can be hacked’. Key panthic group in Haryana gurdwara committee poll fray calls for ballot voting

Jagdish Singh Jhinda's Panthic Dal raises concerns about ‘misuse of electronic voting machines’, says ‘ballot papers will restore confidence in democratic system’.

Election Commissioner should be elected, says Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

'One Nation, One Election' should come later, he said, emphasising the need to clear doubts regarding the current election processes. He also sought ballot papers for polls.

BJP has perfected the art of hacking hearts and minds—not EVMs

Instead of harping on the stale narrative of EVM tampering, the Congress should concentrate on finding a way to hack into the minds of the people—which the BJP has done.

Fact Check: Modi did not praise ballot papers over EVMs, video of 2016 speech is cropped

In the original video, available on the Modi's official YouTube channel, the PM praises India's use of EVMs while criticising countries like the US that still rely on ballot papers.

‘EVMs not tempered when you win,’ SC rejects PIL for reverting to paper ballots in elections

The plea also sought a directive to the EC for disqualification of candidates if found guilty of distributing money, liquor or other material inducement to the voters during polls.

TDP, which had opposed EVMs after 2019 defeat, hits out at Jagan for backing Oppn’s paper ballot push

YSRCP chief called for EVMs to be replaced with ballot papers, joining a number of Oppn leaders raising concerns about their efficacy after a post by Elon Musk on X sparked a debate.

Textbook use of ‘convenient truths’ & ‘biological’ woes of EVM

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

Elon Musk wades into EVM debate giving fresh ammo to Oppn, Rahul calls voting machines ‘black box’

Former MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to X to defend EVMs used in Indian polls saying they are isolated from any network or media. Tesla CEO responded saying, 'anything can be hacked'.

On Camera

Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.