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This week, we are speaking about Jammu Kashmir, where voters have now participated in 3 phases of polling for the first state elections in a decade and the message New Delhi is sending out over it. The issue over Kashmir also came up in the UN General Assembly last week, although compared to previous years…
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Earlier this month, the US administration sounded the alarm on Russia’s alleged attempts to sway the upcoming presidential election through fake accounts spreading propaganda and disinformation. In the US, the move is understood to be Russia’s broader strategy to undermine American democracy, with US intelligence officials labelling Moscow as the “primary threat to elections”. The…
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“Why harp on the facts, it’s the exaggerations that makes a tale interesting!” A favourite aunt once exclaimed when I tried to fact-check a funny family story she was narrating to a huge, giggling audience two decades ago. Each member of my clan cheered her on and it was the start of a delightful evening….
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India uses the third generation of EVMs, known as M3 EVMs. New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has advised against the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), citing concerns about their potential vulnerabilities to hacking. His remarks come amidst growing debates over the security of EVMs worldwide, especially following allegations of irregularities in…
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader was re-elected on May 19 for another four-year term, an endorsement of his handling of the economy and tough policies toward migration from Haiti. The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but the much more prosperous Dominican Republic stands in stark contrast to its poverty and gang…
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Paresh Rawal suggested implementing penalties for those who abstain from voting. Mumbai: As the voting for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections got underway, veteran Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal exercised his democratic duty by casting his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai on Monday morning. After casting his vote, Mr Rawal interacted with…
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Two attacks against mayoral candidates in Mexico’s June elections have left nine persons dead in the southern state of Chiapas, the Prosecutor’s Office in the organised crime-plagued region said on Sunday. The two candidates survived, though one was wounded, in the onslaughts on Saturday night and early Sunday in the municipalities of Villa Corzo and…
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Representational Image Bengaluru: An FIR was registered on Sunday against BJP Office Secretary Lokesh Ambekallu and two others for illegally carrying Rs 2 crore cash in a car, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said. The matter came to light on Saturday when the Static Surveillance Team (SST) of Chamrajpet intercepted a car here…
For decades, India has used the ink to mark voters after they have cast their ballot Mysuru: In India, the world’s most populous democracy, elections mean millions of voters boasting a forefinger daubed in purple, and a factory in the southern city of Mysuru is the source of all of the nation’s indelible ink. For…
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Parliamentarians began arriving at the 336-seat National Assembly in Islamabad. Islamabad: Lawmakers were sworn in during the first sitting of Pakistan’s new parliament Thursday, three weeks after an election marred by widespread allegations of rigging. Pakistan’s February 8 poll took place with ex-prime minister Imran Khan jailed and barred from running, and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
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