New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Days after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed views in favour of coalition governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24 claimed that the opposition alliance is mulling over a “one year, one PM” formula to resolve their leadership issue, saying “they are planning to auction the prime ministerial post”.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The election festival is gathering pace in the world's largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories, spanning the hills of West Bengal to the lush green landscapes of Kerala to the sandy deserts of Rajasthan.
United Nations, April 26 (IANS) India exemplifies how the digital revolution can be made accessible to millions and become "a fundamental driver of social transformation and progress", according to UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis.
Prominent Lingayat seer Fakir Dingaleshwara Swamiji, who had vowed to defeat BJP candidate and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in Karnataka's high-profile Dharwad Lok Sabha seat, withdrew his candidature on Monday. His representatives arrived in the District Commissioner's office and withdrew the nomination.
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested notorious criminal Amandeep Singh a.k.a. Gobind Singh from Lucknow on Monday, the police said. He is accused of various heinous crimes, including the murder of a police officer, in Punjab.
