Opposition vows to continue VVPAT campaign
While most Opposition parties did not express their view after the Supreme Court’s verdict on VVPAT, the Congress and a couple of parties like Samajwadi Party (SP) said it will continue with its campaign on greater use of VVPATs to increase the public trust in the electoral process. Congress chief spokesman...
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Supreme Court rejects 100 per cent VVPAT verification plea
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EC questions Modi, Rahul’s poll conduct
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CBI files first FIR in Sandeshkhali case
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Delhi LG in the dock
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Congress, BJP clash in Karnataka
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Electoral showdown in North Bengal
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Kerala ready for election battle
26 April 2024 | Kumar Chellappan
All eyes on North East
After observing less enthusiasm in the first phase of polls in some of the North East constituencies, the Election Commission, local administration and political parties in the fray have coordinated for an encouraging second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Several constituencies in the sensitive areas including Manipur and...
Stage set for Phase II LS polls
Amid heat waves in most parts of the country, voters will have to brave the searing heat when they step out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Second phase of Lok Sabha polls will be a litmus test of sorts for the...
RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding customers online
Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect after the regulator found “serious deficiencies” in the lender’s IT risk management. These actions, the RBI...
SC tells EVM critics it cannot pass directions on basis of suspicion
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it cannot “control the elections” or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The...
IED explosion damages bridge on NH 2 in Manipur
A bridge on the National Highway 2 in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kangpokpi district was partially damaged in an IED explosion early on Wednesday, disrupting traffic movement in the area, police said. The blast occurred on the bridge between Sapermeina and Koubru Leikha areas around 12.45 am, an officer said. No...
BJP eyes fourth straight win in Ghaziabad, gateway of UP
One of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency, considered as one of the most VIP constituencies and a gateway of the State is all set to witness a three-cornered fight between BJP, Congress and BSP for April 26 polls. The Ghaziabad Lok Sabha seat...
Gautam Buddha Nagar gears up for triangular battle
Despite being associated with the ‘jinx’, which many considered to have ended the careers of Chief Ministers in Uttar Pradesh, including Mayawati, Yogi Adityanath has held his fort despite having made visits to Noida, soon after he assumed the CM’s chair in 2017. He became the first CM of the State...
