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First introduced in 2004, electronic voting machines include two units — control and balloting — which are connected by a cable. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has triggered a debate on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs). While citing concern over potential vulnerabilities of hacking, the tech billionaire, on Saturday, said that the use of electronic voting machines should be eliminated. Mr Musk on X (formerly Twitter) said, “We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high.” We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and top officers of the Indian security establishment met for a high-level meeting this morning to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where four terror attacks within in a week has set off alarm bells. The meeting, also attended by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, comes less than a fortnight before the Amarnath Yatra, known to draw lakhs of pilgrims. The top security officers who attended the meeting include Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, Chief of Army Staff General…
Tesla chief Elon Musk and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar have started a debate on X (formerly Twitter) on whether the world should switch to paper voting and discard electronic voting machines (EVMs) over possible risks of being hacked and manipulated. Later, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also joined in, backing Mr Musk’s apprehension of EVMs. Mr Musk set the ball rolling with his post questioning EVMs’ reliability, referring to media reports that Puerto Rico’s elections saw voting irregularities in hundreds of EVMs. “Luckily, there was a paper trail so the problem was identified and…
In a tragic incident, a boat carrying 17 devotees capsized in the Ganga River on Sunday in Bihar’s Barh area, located near Patna. As per the officials, the boat was travelling from Umanath Ghat to Diara when the incident happened and six people were missing while 11 were safe. Shubham Kumar, Barh SDM, said, “A small boat capsized here. There were 17 people on the boat, out of which 11 are safe, and 6 are missing. The SDRF team has left, they are about to reach here. The search operation is on.” More details are awaited. (Except for the headline,…
Bride-to-be Amy Jackson celebrated her bachelorette party with her friends on a private jet in France.Amy Jackson took to her Instagram account on Saturday to drop a series of pictures.In the first photo, Amy looks confident as she boards a private jet. The next photos show her in a chic white suit, sun hat, netted white gloves, and large pearl earrings. She is also wearing a ‘bride-to-be’ sash and holding a drink.Amy also took pictures with her friends on the private jet, all of them smiling and having fun. In the last photo, her friends are seen wearing masks with…
Fardeen Khan’s comeback in Heeramandi after fourteen years is nothing less than a treat for his fans. The actor won many hearts with his performance as Wali Mohammad in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali show. Before his comeback and massive physical transformation, Fardeen Khan was body-shamed for his looks. Now, in an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Fardeen Khan broke his silence on being body-shamed. Calling it “traumatic”, the actor said it was a “rude shock”. He said, “To be honest, I was completely disconnected. I don’t remember exactly when this happened. But I know it was post 2014-2015 I think, I am not…
A 34-year-old US woman has been sued for failing to pay $81,950 fine for assaulting co-passengers on an American Airlines flight in 2021, a report said. Heather Wells was accused of kicking and spatting at the passengers on a Charlotte-bound flight that she had boarded from Texas on July 7, 2021. Heather Wells was gagged and bound with duct tape to her seat after she tried to open the aircraft door mid-air. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had imposed $81,950 fine on her, the highest-ever imposed by the authority for violent behavior by a passenger, the New York Times said. FAA…
Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt dedicated a heartfelt post to her grandfather Narendranath Razdan on his birthday on Sunday morning. The Gangubai Kathiawadi star, who lost her maternal granddad last year in June, treated her fans today morning to throwback pictures featuring herself and her “favorite storyteller.” In the opening frame, a baby Alia Bhatt can be seen posing adorably with her granddad while the second picture featured Narendra Nath Razdan from his younger days. Sharing the post, the Raazi actor wrote, “My favorite storyteller. Happy birthday Grandpa, you and your stories live on in our hearts forever.”Take a look at Alia Bhatt’s…
Five people suffered minor injuries after a bike crashed into an auto-rickshaw in Kolhapur. The auto-rickshaw driver was thrown off, but the driverless three-wheeler remained on the move, sending pedestrians running around before it came to a stop. Dramatic visuals captured by a CCTV camera show the area near Patki Hospital in Shahupuri. An auto-rickshaw is seen taking a U-turn when a bike crashes into it. The auto-rickshaw driver is thrown out due to the impact, but the three-wheeler continues to move in a circle. A man and a woman are seen trying to move out of the way, but…
A 52-year-old ultramarathoner named Natalie Dau recently achieved a remarkable feat by running 1,000 kilometres across Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore in just 12 days. Despite facing extreme heat and a serious hip injury, Ms Dau persevered, running the equivalent of two marathons each day. Her journey concluded in Singapore on June 5. This extraordinary accomplishment earned Ms Dau the Singapore record for the “Fastest 1,000km Thailand-Singapore Ultramarathon.” Additionally, she awaits certification from Guinness World Records for the “Fastest Crossing of Peninsular Malaysia on Foot.” “Today is the first time in four days I have questioned if I would actually finish…