Indian elections: Why is there no consensus on the next generation of EVMs that could enable remote voting?

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Indian elections: Why is there no consensus on the next generation of EVMs that could enable remote voting? The prototype of a remote voting machine (RVM), which can handle up to 72 constituencies, has been developed by IITMadras. Remote voting, if agreed upon, could be a tectonic shift in the use of technology in elections. Wheels are turning back: After two-wheelers lose a decade in India, will this year be different? It has been a lost decade for two-wheelers in India with a sales CAGR of a little over 1%. Can this year be a turning point? The recent signs of recovery cannot change the fact that the past decade has been a lost one for the two-wheeler segment. The sales inched up from 13.79 million units in FY13 to 15.86 million units in FY23 — a CAGR of 1.4%, the lowest among all vehicle segments. How smartwatch addiction is driving some wearers to make serious changes to their habits Smartwatch addiction hits differently compared with smartphone addiction because "while you can physically disconnect from a phone, the watch is tied to your body", says Avneet Kaur, a counselling psychologist with Kaha Mind in Bengaluru. Some can't let go of checking their smartwatches even during therapy sessions, she says. Sachin: How a teenager with a soft, uncertain voice would become a shrill player at the practice field With Sachin Tendulkar having turned 50 last Monday, the raspy voice is much more audible. But really, every time I see those twinkling eyes, I remember the sound they produced from the bat. IITs focus more on mental health as suicides rise Where intense competition to bag a seat is just the beginning of the battle, and students fight stress, academic performance pressure, depression, homesickness and even discrimination, IITs are stepping up measures to de-stress students and help them cope better. FM Sitharaman asks CBIC to introduce automated GST return scrutiny by next week Sitharaman, did a comprehensive review with CBIC and covered a variety of work areas, including trade facilitation, tax payer services, grievance redressal of the trade and finalisation of disciplinary cases and infrastructure projects, Twitter locks ANI's account for being "under 13 years of age"; NDTV's account locked as well ANI's editor Smita Prakash announced this in a tweet from her personal handle. Twitter, she said, has also sent an email to ANI stating that the handle was blocked for being "under 13 years of age". IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets, move to top spot An explosive half-century by Vijay Shankar and classy knocks from Shubman Gill and David Miller powered Gujarat Titans (GT) to a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Pep Guardiola keeps focus on Premier League as Real Madrid looms Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is ignoring the widely held narrative that his team has pretty much wrapped up another Premier League title and can now start focusing on winning the Champions League for the first time. For Guardiola, one of his biggest challenges now is to keep his players in the present following City's 4-1 win over Arsenal on Wednesday. View: Tipping, a service industry conundrum of Greek tragedy proportions By comparison, in France, for example, the waiter pretends he is doing you a favour by serving, when his real skills lie in art, where he will leave Van Gogh in the dust, as soon as he's done clearing up your espresso. In Britain, there's a 10-15% assumption. But it seems like the wait staff are paid well enough. So, they won't shoot you if you didn't tip and ran. View: India has failed its athletes When your Olympic champions are on the road protesting for weeks on end, the country is the loser in front of the world. This isn't the idea of India that we stand for. For a country that aspires to host the Olympic Games in a decade and a Youth Olympic Games even earlier, the least it can do is protect the dignity of its athletes. Meanwhile, making the unprintable printable A documentary provides a sharp retort to the journalistic circuses we get to see. Few people are trying to take our movement to a different direction: Bajrang Punia The protesting wrestlers on Saturday claimed that a few people have entered their movement with a motive to lead it to a different direction but did not clarify who they were. Bajrang Punia, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, said the wrestlers won't let anyone use their platform for political gains. Harry Kane reaches a fork in the road, and he'll have to take it Daniel Levy was going for a more flattering vibe. One day last month, Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, told the students of the Cambridge University Union that he hoped a statue of Harry Kane would stand outside the club's stadium one day, possibly its greatest-ever striker immortalized in bronze.

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