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New Delhi, May 28: The Election Commission today termed as "exaggerated projection of reality" reports of 'large-scale' failure of EVMs during Lok Sabha and assembly by-polls in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Amid reports of faulty EVMs from various polling stations, the Commission came out with a statement to deny that the failure of the voting machines was unusual. "... the Commission allocates

Chennai/Thoothukudi, May 28: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered permanent closure of Vedanta Group’s Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, in light of the anti-Sterlite protests in which 13 people were killed due to police firing. The Tamil Nadu government has asked the state Pollution Control Board to seal Vedanta’s copper plant. Earlier on Monday, Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O

New Delhi, May 28: There cannot be any comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan till it shuns terrorism, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, asserting talks were not appropriate while people are dying on the border. "We are always ready for talks with Pakistan but with a caveat that terror and talks cannot go together... There cannot be A comprehensive dialogue till Pakistan shuns

New Delhi, MAY 28: A Delhi court today reserved for June 5 its order on whether to summon Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal said he would pass the order after the counsel for the prosecution said there was enough evidence to summon Tharoor. The Delhi Police had on May 14 accused the Lok Sabha MP

New Delhi, MAY 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said 10 crore LPG connections including 4 crore free to poor women, were given in last four years, compared to 13 crore in six decades since independence, as his government stepped up efforts to shield women and children from kitchen smoke. Interacting through video-conference with some of the women beneficiaries who received free cooking

New Delhi, MAY 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said 10 crore LPG connections including 4 crore free to poor women, were given in last four years, compared to 13 crore in six decades since independence, as his government stepped up efforts to shield women and children from kitchen smoke. Interacting through video-conference with some of the women beneficiaries who received free cooking

Lucknow, May 28: Even as the polling for the high-stakes by-elections to Kairana and Noorpur assembly constituencies is underway, the opposition has raised concerns about the reported malfunctioning of voting machines in some areas. "Upchunav mein jagah jagah se EVM kharab hone ki khabrein aa rahi hain, lekin phir bhi apne matadhikar ke liye zaroor jayen aur apna kartavya nibhayan," Samajwadi

Lucknow, May 28: Even as the polling for the high-stakes by-elections to Kairana and Noorpur assembly constituencies is underway, the opposition has raised concerns about the reported malfunctioning of voting machines in some areas. "Upchunav mein jagah jagah se EVM kharab hone ki khabrein aa rahi hain, lekin phir bhi apne matadhikar ke liye zaroor jayen aur apna kartavya nibhayan," Samajwadi

New Delhi, May 28: Order runs counter to CIC’s directive Political parties are out of the purview of the Right to Information Act, the Election Commission has said in an order, which is contrary to the directive of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to bring six national parties under the law. Donations collected The order came on the appeal of an RTI applicant seeking to know the donations

Beijing, May 28: India on Saturday launched its second IT corridor in China to cash in on the burgeoning Chinese software market which remained elusive despite the presence of top Indian technology firms. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has established one more Digital Collaborative Opportunities Plaza (SIDCOP) platform in China in an effort to provide market