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.
NCP leader Jitendra Awhad wrongly claimed that women in Manipur vandalised the EVMs because they generated 'lotus slips' no matter which button was pressed.
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.
Election Commission ordered repoll at polling booth 179 of Ratabari seat after a video, which went viral Thursday, showed polled EVMs being transported in BJP MLA’s car.
A letter, signed by academics, former civil servants & military veterans, alleges EC turned blind eye to violations committed by BJP leaders & PM Modi.
‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
COMMENTS