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EVMs Can't Be Hacked Like Pagers: Poll Body Chief On Congress's Charges

Asian News International | Wednesday October 16, 2024, New Delhi

Dismissing allegations of 'varying EVM battery levels', Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Electronic Voting Machines are totally "safe and robust," and have batteries like a calculator, not like a mobile which will be charged everyday.

How Far Can Justin Trudeau Go As Personal Electoral Gain Trumps Diplomatic Ties

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Wednesday October 16, 2024, Ottawa, Canada

Justin Trudeau's attempts for personal electoral gains have reached a level where actual diplomatic relations are seeing a fallout over "the politics of vote-bank". Is his government's attempts to retain power proving to be the downfall of Canada?

Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Sparks Row, Alleging Irregularities In Party's Membership Drive

Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday October 16, 2024, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA and former minister Ajay Vishnoi has sparked debate within his party by raising concerns over its ongoing membership drive in the state.

Meitei, Kuki, Naga MLAs Meet In Delhi To Solve Manipur Crisis

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Guwahati

The all-important meeting to find a way out to resolve the 17-plus-month-long ethnic strife in Manipur was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Union Home Ministry said in a statement.

Mumbai Cops Summon Father, Teen Son Over Hoax Bomb Threats To Flights

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Mumbai

Mumbai Police served a notice to a teenage boy, his father, and another person from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh asking them to join questioning in connection with bomb threats posted on social media targeting three flights, officials said on Tuesday.

Samsung Electronics Workers' Month-Long Strike Likely To End Today

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Chennai

The strike by Samsung Electronics workers in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur is likely to end today as significant progress has been made in negotiations between the striking workers and the company, according to sources from both sides.

India At UN Condemns Pak's "Unsubstantiated Allegations" Regarding J&K

Asian News International | Tuesday October 15, 2024, New York

India exercised its right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United Nations on Monday.

Poll Body Turned Down NCP-Sharad Pawar's Demand To Freeze Trumpet Symbol

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Tuesday said it had agreed to a request by NCP (Sharad Pawar) for a prominent display of its poll symbol -- man-blowing 'turha' -- on ballot units of EVMs, but turned down the demand to freeze the trumpet symbol.

Singapore Scrambled Jets To Escort Air India Express Plane After Bomb Threat

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces on Tuesday scrambled two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat before the aircraft landed safely at Singapore's Changi airport.

VIP Life Of Karnataka's Kalaburagi Jail Inmates Exposed, Police Case Filed

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Bengaluru

Inmates of Karnataka's Kalaburgi jail are getting VIP treatment, indicate videos which are being widely circulated on social media. Photos and videos, not independently verified by NDTV, show them having easy access to smart phones and marijuana.

Baba Siddique's Killers Relied On YouTube For Shooting Practice: Sources

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Mumbai

The shooters who killed Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique relied on YouTube videos to practise shooting.

Decade Of No Dialogue, Then A 20-Second Greeting, India, Pak De-Hyphenated

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Tuesday October 15, 2024, New Delhi

S Jaishankar, who is in Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO Summit being hosted by Islamabad, had a brief interaction with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today at an official dinner held for all the summit attendees.

Stage Set For Omar Abdullah To Take Oath As Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Srinagar

The stage is set for Omar Abdullah to take oath as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir following the victory of his National Conference in the maiden assembly election after the abrogation of Article 370.

Enough Evidence To Prosecute Coaching Centre Deaths Accused: CBI To Court

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, New Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday informed a Delhi court that there was enough evidence to prosecute the accused persons in the death case connected to the flooding in an Old Rajinder Nagar coaching institute.

Supreme Court Calls Security To Remove Petitioner From Courtroom

Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Tuesday October 15, 2024

Do not use the name of the judge, the Supreme Court had advised the petitioner. He insisted that he be heard. A heated exchange followed. Irked, the Supreme Court summoned the security to remove the petitioner from the courtroom.