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‘We can’t control elections, poll body cleared doubts’: Supreme Court on 100% VVPAT-EVM verification pleas, re-iterates EVM Source Code can’t be disclosed

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2024

Supreme Court while highlighting the autonomy of the Election Commission of India observed that they don't control the elections and the poll body has cleared doubts regarding EVMs.

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Kerala police book Manorama for peddling fake news against EVMs: When will they book ‘liberal’ portals and commentators who peddled the same lie

Rukma Rathore - 24 April, 2024

Kerala police added that a 24-hour cyber patrol has also been launched in the state to detect all kinds of cyber crimes.

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Patanjali misleading ads case: ‘Your doctors endorse allopathic medicines, why should we not turn the beam at you?’ SC seeks explanation from IMA

OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2024

Supreme Court of India questioned Indian Medical Association over endorsements its doctors provide to medicines of allopathic field. IMA has filed complaint against Patanjali for misleading ads.

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Supreme Court upholds tribunal order asking Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Trust to pay service tax on Yoga camps

OpIndia Staff - 21 April, 2024

Supreme Court upheld an appellate tribunal’s ruling that Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust is liable to pay service tax for charging an entry fee for organising Yoga camps

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Watching child pornography may not be an offence, but children being used in pornography will be an offence: Supreme Court bench led by CJI

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2024

The Madras High Court recently in its ruling stated that solely downloading and watching child pornography isn't illegal.

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Kasaragod controversy: The News Minute and others lie about EVMs favouring BJP, Prashant Bhushan repeats it in SC, Election Commission debunks claims

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2024

"These news reports are false. We have verified the allegation from the district collector and it appears that they are false.," Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Vyas said.

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CNBC misattributes ‘go back to paper ballots or hand VVPAT slips’ remark to SC: Read what top court said about returning to paper ballots

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2024

Contrary to the CNBC report’s claim, it was not Justice Khanna but advocate Prashant Bhushan who spoke in favour of returning to paper ballots.

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From claiming hijab protects Muslim women from molestation to petitioning in Gyanvapi, CAA: Meet Nizam Pasha, pulled up by SC in mob lynching plea

Paurush Gupta - 16 April, 2024

In February 2022, Pasha tweeted that Hijab is a tool that protects Muslim women from molestation by helping molesters distinguish Muslim women from others.

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