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The Supreme Court today rejected petitions seeking 100% verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT method. The two-judge bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta delivered concurrent but separate judgments. “While balanced perspective is important, blindly doubting a system can breed scepticism and thus, meaningful…
The requirement in new IT rules, WhatsApp said, was against users’ privacy. Representational New Delhi: WhatsApp won’t stay if it is made to break encryption of messages, the messaging service platform has told Delhi High Court in a case challenging the amended IT rules. WhatsApp and Facebook (now Meta) have challenged Rule 4(2) of the…
The voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm New Delhi: As India continues its monumental democratic exercise, Google on Friday joined in to mark the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 with a symbolic gesture. Google launched a Doodle on its homepage, replacing its iconic logo with an image…
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The impersonator was identified as Sangeet Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar New Delhi: A 24-year-old man, posing as a pilot, was caught by paramilitary forces at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday. The impersonator, identified as Sangeet Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar, was spotted by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)…
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2: Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty casts her votes. New Delhi: The Voting in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories has begun for the Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Elections. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that adequate arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the second…
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Pro-Palestine protests have spread to more campuses across the US. New Delhi: There should be a right balance of freedom of expression and a sense of responsibility, the government has said about the pro-Palestine protests raging at top US universities. The protests, which demand divestment from Israel-linked entities, have forced several universities to switch to virtual…
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PM Narendra Modi said a high voter turnout strengthens democracy (File photo) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people on Friday to cast their votes in record numbers in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls and said a high voter turnout strengthens democracy. Asserting that their vote is their voice, PM Modi…
Uday Kotak built his Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. over decades to become Asia’s richest banker. After India’s regulator slapped his bank with a surprise ban, he’s facing one of his biggest tests yet – and a dip in wealth. The lender’s shares tumbled as much as 13% on Thursday after it was barred from adding…
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Elections 2024 Phase 2 Voting: A total of 1,210 candidates will contest the polls. Voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held across 13 states and union territories today. Over 1,200 candidates, including 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, will contest the polls. All 20 seats in Kerala, 14…
No suicide note was recovered from the body, police said. (Representational) New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was found hanging from the ceiling of a hotel room in central Delhi’s Paharganj Thursday morning, police said. The body was found in PK Hotel, said police, which suspect it be a case of suicide as the room was…
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