EC to hold EVM demo today, announce dates for hackathon
May 20, 2017 12:12 ISTThe EC is all set to hold a demonstration on the working of the EVMs and VVPATs which aims to allay fears that these can be tampered with in favour of a candidate/party.
The EC is all set to hold a demonstration on the working of the EVMs and VVPATs which aims to allay fears that these can be tampered with in favour of a candidate/party.
Strongly defending the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chie Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that if this organisation was not there, Kashmir, West Bengal and Punjab would have gone to Pakistan.
After humiliating defeat in the recent MCD polls and in the Rajouri Garden bypoll, the reshuffle assumes significance as the Aam Aadmi Party seeks to regain the lost ground.
Attacking the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, the RJD supremo predicted its "fall before completing the five-year term".
Last week, after a meeting with 55 national and state political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi had said that in all future elections they will use EVMs with VVPAT.
The party claimed that it followed relevant rules and regulations that govern a political party in accepting funds and the Rs 2 crore donation, received on April 5, 2014, was "no exception".
GM crops would be cultivated in the country if it was also approved by the Environment Ministry and "it is a very serious issue", he said.
After a visit to the Line of Control (LoC), Jaitley said that the Indian Army is fully prepared to foil any form of infiltration bid.
According to information available with India TV, the poll body could announce a schedule as early as tomorrow regarding political parties to visit the EC office to demonstrate their claim.
Yogi Adityanath's visit to Bihar is bound to boost the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a right-wing group founded by him, which has decided to strengthen its presence in Bihar by enrolling thousands of youths.
Produced by Ravi Bhagchandka under the banner of 200NotOut, the movie is directed by British filmmaker James Erskine.
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The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold a live demo of Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) and EVMs and explain how they function. The demonstrations, to be held on Saturday, are an attempt to prove that the machines are infallible.
The turmoil in the Aam Aadmi Party escalated today with sacked Delhi minister levelling a fresh charge against the Chief Minister – this time over his alleged links to hawala operators and his purported attempts to cover it up
The mortal remains of Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave were consigned to flames on the banks of the river Narmada at Bandrabhan in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district today, with full state honours.
Welcoming the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stay the execution of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Congress on Thursday said that Pakistan must respect the verdict of the ICJ.
International Court of Justice (ICJ) today stayed the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who had been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court.
Former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh was today convicted in a 22-year-old murder case of then legislator Ashok Singh.
A Special Investigation Team was constituted today to probe the death of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari as the issue generated heat in the state Assembly.
Karti, himself a Congress leader, left for London along with a friend, airport sources told PTI.
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