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A futile debate

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Donald Trump's recent advocacy for paper ballots in US elections has reignited debates about the security and integrity of electronic voting systems worldwide. Trump, joined by t... Read More


Lifetime ban on convicted politicians too harsh, 6-year bar sufficient: Centre in SC

NEW DELHI, Feb. 26 -- The Central government on Wednesday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court, opposing a petition seeking a lifetime ban on politicians from contesting elections after being c... Read More


'No reduction in Parliamentary seats due to delimitation'

COIMBATORE, Feb. 26 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the southern states that they will not lose a "single Parliamentary seat" due to delimitation and accused Tamil Nadu Chief Min... Read More


Ahead of Assembly polls, Nitish inducts seven new ministers, all from BJP

Patna, Feb. 26 -- With less than a year left for the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his Cabinet on Wednesday, inducting seven new ministers, all from the Bharatiya Jana... Read More


Govt spent over Rs 400 cr in 10 years to contest court cases

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The central government has spent over Rs 400 crore on litigation expenses in the past decade, with costs rising significantly in recent years, official data presented in Parliame... Read More


Ghaziabad: Five killed in separate accidents

Ghaziabad, Feb. 26 -- Three Kanwariyas were killed, and two others were injured when an SUV hit their motorcycles on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. DCP (Rur... Read More


Man wanted for firing on 'angadia' in Mumbai held from Delhi

MUMBAI, Feb. 26 -- Police have arrested a man from New Delhi in connection with firing at an "angadia" (courier) and looting gold from him in South Mumbai, officials said on Wednesday. The incident o... Read More


TMC meet today: Mamata may outline 2026 poll plan, emphasise party discipline

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, in her party's organisational meeting at Netaji Indoor Stadium, on Thursday, is expected to outline a strategy for the 2026 Assemb... Read More


Minister alleges Punjabi dropped, CBSE says subject list indicative

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday alleged that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had dropped Punjabi from the list of subjects for the Class 10 Board exams in the ... Read More


Won't oppose Hindi if you don't impose it, says Stalin

Chennai, Feb. 26 -- The DMK will not oppose Hindi if it is not "imposed" on Tamil Nadu and forcing the language on Tamils amounts to playing with their self-respect, state Chief Minister and the rulin... Read More