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Poll Body's Press Note On Mobile Used "Unauthorisedly" At Mumbai Counting Centre

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

The Election Commission today admitted a mobile phone of an "authorised person" was used by the aide of a candidate "unauthorisedly" while votes were being counted in Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.

Hands Blistered, Skin Peeled, 60 Children Rescued From Madhya Pradesh Distillery

Written by Anurag Dwary | Sunday June 16, 2024, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh

A harrowing case of child labor has emerged from Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh, where more than 60 children were found working at a liquor factory during a surprise inspection by the child rights commission.

3 Injured In Fight Over Filling Water From Common Tap In Delhi

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

Amid severe heat and water crisis in the national capital, a dispute over filling water from a common tap injured three persons in Dwarka, officials said on Sunday.

Calcutta High Court Directs West Bengal To Ensure 1% Reservation For Transgenders

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2024, Kolkata

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state.

Proud Cop Salutes Bureaucrat Daughter At Training Event, Pic Wins Internet

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

N Venkareshwarlu, a Superintendent of Police serving as a Deputy Director at the Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), glowed with pride as he saluted her daughter N Uma Harathi, a trainee Indian Administrative Services officer.

Railway Board Forms Committee To Review Speed Violation By Train Drivers

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

The Railway Board has set up a committee to find out the reasons for the violation of speed restrictions by train drivers at various points between originating and destination stations which is detrimental to safe train operations.

"Why Teach About Riots": NCERT Chief Amid Row Over Babri Omission In Books

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

Hatred and violence are not subjects of education and school textbooks should not focus on them, the chief of the country's top education body NCERT has said amid a row over the latest tweaks in its books.

INDIA Allies Latch On To Elon Musk's Remarks To Make 'EVM Tampering' Point

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

More than a week after the Lok Sabha election results, the debate over Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and whether they can be hacked is back under the spotlight, thanks to 'X' Boss Elon Musk.

In Actor Darshan Case, Car Used For Victim's Alleged Kidnapping Seized

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2024, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

The police team probing the Renuka Swamy murder case, in which leading Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda are the key accused, seized a car on Sunday that was allegedly used in kidnapping the victim.

Opinion: Stop Generalising, Elon Musk, Indian EVMs Are Safe And Tamper Proof

Pallava Bagla | Sunday June 16, 2024

Elon Musk has stated that "we should eliminate electronic voting machines". Maybe he is talking only about the American democratic process and US Electronic Voting Machines, which may be unsafe and could be hacked.

Elon Musk Says Don't Use Electronic Voting Machine. A Look At How It Works

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

First introduced in 2004, electronic voting machines include two units control and balloting which are connected by a cable.

Gunshot, Stab Wounds On IIT Kharagpur Student Faizan Ahmed's Body, 2nd Autopsy Finds: Sources

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday June 16, 2024, Kolkata

The worst fears of IIT-Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's parents seem to have been confirmed by a forensic expert appointed by the Calcutta High Court to assist in the investigation of the case.

BJP MP Suresh Gopi Clarifies "Mother Of India" Comment About Indira Gandhi

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as "mother of India" received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader the mother of the Congress party in the country.

6 Missing After Boat Carrying 17 Pilgrims Sinks In Ganga In Bihar

Asian News International | Sunday June 16, 2024, Patna

In a tragic incident, a boat carrying 17 devotees capsized in the Ganga River on Sunday in Bihar's Barh area, located near Patna.

Hack? Yes. Hack? No: Elon Musk vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar On EVMs

Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday June 16, 2024, New Delhi

Tesla chief Elon Musk and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar have started a debate on X (formerly Twitter) on whether the world should switch to paper voting and discard electronic voting machines (EVMs).