EC upgrades VVPAT security after SC nudge
The Election Commission on Wednesday issued revised protocol for handling and storage of symbol loading unit (SLU) of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips against the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). This comes in the backdrop of the latest order by the Supreme Court which said, "After the completion of...
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Gowda grandson’s scandal sparks outcry
The alleged sex scandal involving the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has led to a massive political uproar across the country with Opposition parties seeking explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was in Karnataka on Monday and the BJP which has an alliance...
India slams Canada over Khalistan slogans at Trudeau event
Taking exception to reported Khalistan slogans raised in a rally attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau there on Monday, India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner here to register its strong protest. “The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today (Monday) summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to...
Congress jolted with Surat replay in Indore
In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday, a fortnight before polling in the constituency. After withdrawing his nomination, Bam reached BJP office to join the party and later in a photo released on...
Rajnath, Smriti file nominations for LS polls
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani on Monday filed their nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath filed his nomination papers from the Lucknow seat, seeking a third consecutive term from the prestigious Lok Sabha constituency. Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh...
Congress planning religion based quota, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of planning religion-based reservation in the country for the sake of vote bank politics, but asserted that he will not let it happen. He said this Congress proposal is to appease minorities as the SC/ST and OBC community is now with...
Telangana CM summoned in Shah fake video case
A day after registering a case on doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Police on Monday asked Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to join the probe on May 1 and record his statement. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X, informing the arrest of...
Trouble mounts for Gowda’s grandson
The Karnataka Government on Sunday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe an alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. The move came following a letter by chairperson of Women’s Commission Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary to...
