Tag: election
EVMs Can Be Pre-tampered: Digvijaya
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with even before they are deployed.....
British PM Calls Snap Election On June 8
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday announced a snap General Election on June 8, seeking a stronger mandate in talks over leaving the European Union (EU).....
Sensex , Nifty Continue Its Southward Journey For The Fourth Consecutive Session
Falling for the fourth straight session on Tuesday the market continued its southward journey with the Sensex losing 94 points to close at 29,319. weighed by weakness in global peers after unexpected UK election announcement. Investors were also worried after prediction of monsoon at lower band of normal monsoon and on higher probability of El Nino. ....
Cabinet Approves EC Proposal To Buy VVPAT Machines
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Election Commission's proposal to buy paper trail machines for the EVMs, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.....
'Use Of Human Shield Wrong, But Don't Overlook Kashmir Valley Circumstances'
With the Indian Army facing flak for using a man as a shield against stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir, a former chief has said the action was a violation of its code on human rights -- but added that the "exceptional circumstances" in Kashmir valley should also be kept in mind.....
Kejriwal Says Many EVMs 'malfunctioning'
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said reports of EVM malfunctioning were coming from all over the capital during municipal elections.....
France Votes To Elect A New President
Voting was underway in France on Sunday for the first round of presidential election amid tight security following a terror attack in Paris earlier this week.....
Millions of men and women on Sunday voted amid EVM glitches to pick three new municipal bodies in an election crucial for all three main contenders -- the BJP, Congress and the AAP.....
Poll Panel To Buy 16,15,000 VVPATs From Two PSUs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a letter of intent to purchase 16,15,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) at an estimated cost of Rs 3,173.47 crore during 2017-18 and 2018-19 from central PSUs BEL and ECIL, an official statement said on Sunday.....
Why No Action Against Dinakaran, Court Asks Delhi Police
A court here on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police what action has been taken against sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran, accused of attempting to bribe Election Commission officials to reclaim the party's disputed and now frozen "two leaves" symbol.....
