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‘Has Single Use Calculator-Like Battery’: Poll Panel’s Rebuttal On EVM Charge

How much more transparent can one be, asked Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday as he again underlined that the EVMs or voting machines are safe and robust, questioning if there is any example anywhere in the country where there is so much thrust on disclosure and participation. “Matlab Kitni baar (How many times)? Anyway,” said the Chief Election Commissioner as the EVM question was put to him yet again. In the just concluded polls, the Congress had alleged tampering of EVMs in some Haryana seats where machines with varying battery strength gave out different results. “It (EVM) has a single use battery which can be used for 5-7 days. It’s like a calculator… Read More »‘Has Single Use Calculator-Like Battery’: Poll Panel’s Rebuttal On EVM Charge

Bengaluru Man Attends Meeting At Durga Puja Pandal, Sparks Debate On Work-Life Balance

A recent viral video has reignited the conversation about work-life balance. The footage shows a man intensely focused on his laptop and phone during a client meeting while attending a Durga Puja pandal in Bengaluru. Shared on the X account Karnataka Portfolio, the clip captures the man immersed in work, seemingly unaware of the festivities happening around him. Throughout the Durga Puja celebration, he is seen switching between his phone and laptop, fully engaged in his tasks. The caption of the viral post reads, “A Peak Bengaluru moment unfolded when a man was caught attending a client meeting on both his laptop and phone while at a Navratri pandal in Bengaluru. The incident perfectly encapsulates… Read More »Bengaluru Man Attends Meeting At Durga Puja Pandal, Sparks Debate On Work-Life Balance

The Big Test For BJP, Opposition In Maharashtra On November 20

Elections for 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place three days later, the Election Commission announced this afternoon, setting off the countdown to the year’s last key election. The BJP and its allies – Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party — hope to win despite the setback they suffered in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year.  The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi — the alliance of Congress, Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP — which bested the ruling alliance, is counting on a repeat performance. The Lok Sabha results, the MVA has… Read More »The Big Test For BJP, Opposition In Maharashtra On November 20

When Aditya Chopra Refused To Cast Varun Dhawan In An Action Film: “Can’t Give You That Budget”

Varun Dhawan on Tuesday revealed that he once asked Aditya Chopra to cast him in an action film but the producer turned him down saying the actor was not “at that place” yet to justify the budget required to make a good movie in the genre. Dhawan, who is leading the India chapter of a global spy series Citadel with Citadel: Honey Bunny opposite Samantha Ruth Prabhu, revealed the story during the trailer launch of the Prime Video show. “During lockdown, I met Aditya Chopra, he was playing badminton, and Maneesh Sharma was there. They were making ‘Tiger’ (3) at that time. I asked him, ‘Why don’t you make an action film with a younger… Read More »When Aditya Chopra Refused To Cast Varun Dhawan In An Action Film: “Can’t Give You That Budget”