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'EVM Is Useless As The Black Glass Helps Manipulation'

'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not......

Delhi Cong chief Arvinder Singh Lovely steps down over alliance with AAP

In a setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior leader Arvinder Singh Lovely has resigned as the party's Delhi unit chief, citing the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party as one of......

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Voters line up outside a polling station at......

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting machines with a voter verifiable paper audit trail......

Govt directs CBSE to plan twice-a-year board exams from 2025

The ministry of education has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education to work out logistics for conducting board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, according to......

Big win for Go First lessors

The Delhi high court on Friday directed the civil aviation regulator to deregister planes leased to Go First within five working days, giving respite to the lessors. Photograph: ANI Photo This......

'Aim is to double individual first-year premiums in 3 yrs'

'Currently, our individual first premium would be in the Rs 3,000-Rs 3,200 crore range. We want to take that to about Rs 6,000 crore in three years.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Aditya......

India-made chips may soon power iPhones

Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage, is considering supplying Made-in-India chips from its Gujarat plant to one of its key global clients, Apple, whose vendors assemble iPhones......

IndiGo, Air India plan to buy 170 wide-body planes

In little over a year, Air India and IndiGo have announced plans to purchase up to 170 wide-body planes as they bet on ambitious expansion and efforts also continue to make India a global aviation......

FSSAI launches probe into MDH and Everest products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. Photograph: MDH/Facebook This follows complaints that several popular spice......

Heeramandi Leads May's OTT Releases

May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT. Joginder Tuteja lists your summer entertainment, coming up. Heeramandi: The Diamond BazaarWhere to watch?......

'Bhansali teaches you without a danda'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Rao Hydari/Instagram Aditi Rao Hydari looks even more......

How Aamir Got His Mr Perfectionist Tag

IMAGE: Aamir Khan in The Great Indian Kapil Show. Have you ever wondered how Aamir Khan got his Mr Perfectionist tag? The actor will feature in the upcoming episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show,......

Dil Dosti Dilemma Review: Sweet

Dil Dosti Dilemma is a coming-of-age series without profanity, and that by itself breaks the current mould, observes Deepa Gahlot. They are all Daddy's Darlings, spoiled, privileged brats, but......

The Busiest Firang Actor In India

'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one......

IPL PIX: Punjab Kings beat KKR in record chase

IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Punjab Kings' Jonny Bairstow celebrates the win over......

IPL PIX: Stoinis slams century as LSG clinch record win!

IMAGES from the IPL 2024 match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Marcus Stoinis celebrates after steering LSG to......

What's Kohli Telling Gambhir?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli with Gautam Gambhir at the Eden Gardens. Photograph and Video: KKR/Instagram Ever since they buried their hatchet last month during the IPL, Virat Kohli and Gautam......

Did Jadeja Take IPL 2024's Best Catch?

IMAGE: CSK team-mates congratulate Ravindra Jadeja on his brilliant catch. Photograph: BCCI Friday night's clash witnessed a display of sharp cricketing prowess from K L Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja.......

IPL PIX: Delhi Capitals bowlers humble GT

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Jake Fraser-McGurk hits a six. Photograph: BCCI Delhi......

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