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The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Claims of mass rigging of EVMs are laughable

It is utter nonsense to postulate that EVM machines are capable of mass hacking.

27 Jan 2019 2:30 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka's plunge, Scindia's gambit

Kishor's reaction to Ms Vadra's appointment has given rise to speculation that the Janata Dal(U) has not given up on the...

27 Jan 2019 2:22 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Flashpoint, Venezuela

The threat of US intervention has exacerbated the crisis in Venezuela.

27 Jan 2019 2:15 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: PTI)

President's address takes govt view on grim realities

There was considerable routine incantation of governmental view of things, rather than the harsh realities that ordinary...

27 Jan 2019 2:11 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Right to have rights

He admonishes the rulers and their ministers and asks them to work for the welfare of the people.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

What can gender equality mean in the world of Spice Girls?

The phrase gender equality in today's world means very many different things.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

West Bengal CM and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee speaks during the Opposition parties mega United India rally at the historic Brigade Ground in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Let our Sisters in Arms' lead the way in 2019

Locals used the rally as an excuse to skip work and stay parked in all those fancy Kolkata clubs they seem to prefer to...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

Budget 2019: Piyush has to think big, take risks

The primary task before Goyal is to present the interim Budget 2019 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, where the BJP has a...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

CEC says EVMs to continue

The Chief Election Commissioner is a constitutional authority charged with conducting credible elections.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

ICICI is a test case in private banking fraud

CBI should have exercised some restraint in bringing the charges up before a court.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

The new reservation policy may not work

Notwithstanding the Bua-Bhatija alliance for 2019, the harsh reality in UP is that a lot of the atrocities on dalits...

25 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The modern man's dilemma

The light of the scriptures, which was once a powerful beam that illuminated has slowly thinned out.

25 Jan 2019 12:08 AM IST