New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed 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. However, a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Election Commission of India to examine the suggestion if the VVPAT slips may, in addition to the party symbol, have unique barcodes on them, which in turn could be counted by an electronic ma ..read more

New Delhi: Polling is underway in 88 parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today. As many as 15.88 crore voters are eligible to vote in this phase. The voters include 8.08 crore men, 7.8 crore women and 5,929 third-gender electors. The voters also include 3.28 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years. This includes 34.8 lakh first-time voters registered to cast their votes in this phase. “Urging everyone in constituencies voting today, in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, to participate ..read more

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New Delhi: Sachin Sahoo, a 42-year-old Indian man, was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after striking two officers with his vehicle while they were attempting to apprehend him in connection with an aggravated assault case. Sahoo was pronounced dead at the scene after police officer Tyler Turner shot him. Sahoo, originally from Uttar Pradesh, India, may have been a naturalised US citizen. The incident occurred just before 6:30 pm on April 21, when officers were dispatched to a home in Cheviot Heights in San Antonio for a report about Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, according t ..read more

Chennai: In a disturbing turn of events, residents of a Dalit residential colony in Gandharvakottai, Pudukkottai district, were left reeling after discovering that cow dung had been maliciously mixed into the overhead tank (OHT) supplying drinking water to their community. The 10,000-litre capacity OHT, erected in 2014 at the Adi Dravidar residential colony of Sangam Viduthi Panchayat, was intended to provide potable water to the residents. However, the tranquility was shattered when several children fell ill with symptoms of nausea and vomiting, necessitating their admission to Tiruvonam GH f ..read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in record numbers during the polling underway in 88 parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today. Asserting that a high voter turnout strengthens  democracy, the Prime Minister especially urged young voters and women voters to turn out in great numbers. As many as 15.88 crore voters are eligible to vote in this phase. The voters include 8.08 crore men, 7.8 crore women and 5,929 third-gender electors. The voters also include 3.28 crore young voters i ..read more

The Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of both the accused arrested in connection with the firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai till April 29. Accused Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were produced before the metropolitan magistrate court here after their previous remand ended on Thursday and granted the custody to Mumbai Crime Branch. Earlier, the Mumbai Crime Branch recovered strong evidence against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi, and hence both are the main conspirators and have been made the most wanted accused. Mumbai Poli ..read more

:While addressing the workers in Sundla, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections must elect such a leader who can empower the country and achieve new heights of development. “Narendra Modi is the only leader who can unite the people of the country. The opposition doesn’t even have a leader like him. Along with the country, the people of the world also want Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister of India. He has created a distinct identity in politics in the country,” said Thaku ..read more

Ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to the voters to support the Congress and vote for the ‘hand’ symbol to form a ‘government of the Indians’. In a video message shared on his official ‘X’ handle, Gandhi said that this election is meant to protect the Constitution and democracy while urging the citizens to “fulfil their duty towards democracy”. “This election is an election to save democracy and principles. On one side, BJP and RSS are trying to destroy democracy and the constitution. And on the other side, Congress party and INDI alliance a ..read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured the people of Telangana that if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister for a third term, he will free the state of corruption. Addressing a public rally in Siddipet, Amit Shah accused Congress of making Telangana the “ATM”. “Congress has made Telangana its ‘ATM’. Congress and TRS share a great bond, and looting Telangana is their common goal. Make Modi Ji the Prime Minister again, and he will save you from the corrupt clutches of these parties,” he said. He further said that the BJP would end the Muslim reservation if his party came to power ..read more