The Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea seeking a directive for 100% manual counting of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in addition to electronic counting. The court cited its previous rulings on the safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and stated that the issue was not open for reconsideration. The plea argued for a modified VVPAT system where voters could verify printed ballots before leaving the polling station, and for 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips. The court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision dismissing the plea, referring to previous Supreme Court judgments on the matter.
Ramnik Narsey, the new chief, had joined the retail giant in May 2013.
Bharti Retail on Friday announced appointments of former head of Walmart India Raj Jain as its CEO and Pankaj Madan, another senior executive of erstwhile joint venture Bharti Walmart, as Chief Financial Officer.
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Walmart's JV with Bharti hinges on policy clarity
The company is a 50:50 joint venture between Bharti Group and US-based Walmart for wholesale cash and carry.
Walmart is still waiting for the multi-brand retail sector to open for foreign direct investment.
The US-based retailer Walmart Stores Inc, which has a wholesale joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, said its immediate focus in India will be to scale up operations before aiming to be profitable in a medium to long term.
Wal-Mart at present runs wholesale operations in India in an equal partnership with Bharti Enterprises.
Bharti Enterprises and US-based Wal-Mart Stores entered into a joint venture in August 2007 and started cash-and-carry stores named 'BestPrice Modern Wholesale' last year.
The Bentonville-based retailing giant's statement comes in the wake of the Indian government considering easing norms for foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing in India. Jain said the company wants the government to liberalise the FDI regime in retail in the country and has conveyed this to the concerned authorities several times.
Bharti Wal-Mart, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and US-based retail giant Wal-Mart stores, on Friday said it will commence its wholesale cash and carry operations by early next year from the northern region.
World's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, whose India entry has been mired in controversy, on Wednesday said it does not see any "political opposition" as the company has been educating customers, bureaucracy and political parties.
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Former Walmart India head Raj Jain has been roped in as an advisor by the Bharti Group, which on Wednesday parted ways with the US retail giant to operate stores independently in India.
Delhi University had claimed that unless the roll number of a student is not provided, it would be difficult to search the records.
The court dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of registration of AAP for allegedly using forged documents.
While the world's largest retail chain is calling it a promotion, experts said the group may be looking at a new growth strategy for Asia.
Scott Price is learnt to have conveyed to Sharma that Walmart remained committed to the India market.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored 62.3 per cent in his masters in Political Science, Gujarat University's Vice Chancellor M N Patel has said.
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The Delhi high court on Friday asked the Election Commission to give complete details of registration of the Aam Aadmi Party with it.
Sources estimated the number of employees asked to leave because of downsizing stands at about 100.
The move is likely to hit Bharti-Walmart, the 50:50 joint venture between the US' Walmart and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group that operates cash-and-carry outlets in India, the most.
After ending its wholesale partnership with Walmart, Bharti Retail has decided to merge with the Future group
The chain readies to expand its footprint as Bharti focuses on its retail venture.
This could mean an end to the talks for a possible partnership between the two firms in the multi-brand retail space -- less than a year after 51 per cent foreign investment was allowed in the sector.
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