Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on display outside the Election Commission of India office | Image source: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
Supreme Court says electronic voting machines are accurate unless distorted by human bias
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disagreed with the idea of a return to paper ballots to restore “the little man’s” trust in the electoral process, saying machines give “entirely accurate results” unless abused by human bias. “Human vulnerabilities, including bias, may lead to a problem. Machines without human intervention will give completely accurate results,” observed Justice Sanjeev Khanna, heading the two-judge bench.
X removed four posts by leaders of BJP, AAP, YSR Congress and TDP in Election Commission of India order
Social media platform Bharatiya Janata Party. The company said it disagreed with the European Commission’s takedown order, and that “freedom of expression should extend to these posts and political discourse in general.” The company removed the tweets in India, but they are visible on non-Indian internet connections.
Heavy floods hit Dubai Airport and the death toll in Amman rose to 18
Heavy rains flooded roads, homes and shopping malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai Airport as storms battered the Gulf on Tuesday after leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. The airport began diverting all incoming flights.
In a letter to an Irish newspaper, Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra praised Prime Minister Modi and criticized the opposition
Indian Ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra received international attention after he wrote a letter to a prominent Irish newspaper defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he also criticized the Congress era as a rule “enforced by one party of the ruling family”. The issue gained prominence after the Indian Embassy in Dublin on April 15 used the mission’s official handle on the social media platform ‘X’ to publish a letter written by Mr Mishra to the editors of the magazine. The Irish Times In protest a recent editorial took note of the arrest of current Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that “a fanatical Hindu majority is the norm” in India.
The center says it does not keep a register of CAA applications
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the government has no provision to maintain a record of applications received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). In a Right to Information query, Ajay Bose, a resident of Amravati in Maharashtra, sought information about the total number of people who applied for citizenship after the CAA rules were notified on March 11.
The Supreme Court said that police in some states record lynchings as scuffles or incidents
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a petitioner’s claim that incidents of mob lynching are being recorded by police in some states as quarrels or incidents. While appearing before a three-judge bench headed by Justice B.R. Javai, Advocate Nizam Pasha, representing the petitioner, National Union of Women, claimed that this was a deliberate ploy by the authorities to shirk their responsibility under the Tehseen Poonawalla court ruling.
German Foreign Minister seeks Chinese role in ‘just peace’ for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that he hopes Berlin and Beijing will help achieve a “just peace” in Ukraine, during his meeting with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital. The Chancellor arrived in China on Sunday accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and business executives on his second visit to the country since taking office. In his meeting with Mr. Xi at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing on Tuesday, Mr. Schulz told the Chinese leader that he hoped to discuss “how we can contribute more to achieving a just peace in Ukraine.”
IPL-17: KKR vs RR | Buttler makes an improbable chase with a royal ton
Jos Buttler played one of the greatest knocks of the IPL on Tuesday night. A sensational 107 not out (60 b, 9 x 4, 6 x 6) gave Rajasthan Royals a memorable – and for most of the match – unexpected last-ball win against Kolkata Knight Riders. The double-wicket win strengthened the Royals’ position at the top of the standings.
Champions League | Mbappe scores two goals to lead Paris Saint-Germain to beat Barcelona with ten men to reach the semi-finals
Paris Saint-Germain player Kylian Mbappé scored two goals in the second half to lead his team to a 4-1 victory over Barcelona, which finished with ten men in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, to secure a 6-4 aggregate victory on Tuesday. Paris Saint-Germain will play Borussia Dortmund, who defeated Atletico Madrid in an exciting match
ZEE withdraws from NCLT application to merge its operations with Sony
ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd on Tuesday said it has withdrawn its application, seeking a merger with Sony, which it had filed before the National Company Law Tribunal in Mumbai. The company filed an application with the NCLT on January 24, 2024, seeking directions on implementing a composite scheme of arrangement between ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and the group companies Sony Culver Max Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Bangla Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
