EC counters over 68 lakh cyberattacks on poll day, ensures secure counting | India News

New Delhi: There were over 68 lakh malicious hits, both from within India and overseas, on the Election Commission’s online platforms, including the results portal, on counting day for the just-concluded assembly polls. However, EC officials on Wednesday said all such hits were successfully countered with robust cybersecurity protocols.EC further informed that the ECINET platform…

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Hantavirus strain that killed 3 on cruise ship capable of human transmission: 10 things to know | India News

A deadly outbreak of Hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship has raised global concern after three passengers died and several others fell ill. The ship, carrying around 150 people, remains stranded off the coast of West Africa as health authorities monitor the situation closely.So what exactly is hantavirus Hantavirus outbreak: 10 things to know It…

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Vijay’s TVK holds key to form govt, AIADMK divided, Congress ditches ally DMK – what’s happening in Tamil Nadu? | India News

NEW DELHI: A fractured verdict in Tamil Nadu has triggered a fast-moving political churn, with Vijay’s TVK emerging as the pivot in the race to form the next government.The Congress has now extended support for the actor-turned-politician over its long-time ally DMK, even as the AIADMK appears divided on whether to back the newcomer.TVK is…

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‘Keep communal forces out’: Congress drops DMK, offers ‘conditional’ support to Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday extended its support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK after emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but failed to cross the majority mark.In a letter, the party which won 5 seats in the 243-membered assembly, said that its support will be conditional upon the TVK keeping…

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Indus Water Treaty: Obstruction, exploitation and the long-overdue reckoning | India News

1.1) Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution.Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers – even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms – has faced formal Pakistani objection, technical…

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‘Backstabbers’: INDIA bloc cracks out in open; DMK attacks ally Congress over support to TVK’s Vijay in Tamil Nadu | India News

Rahul Gandhi, Vijay, Stalin NEW DELHI: Cracks within the INDIA bloc came into sharp focus after the Tamil Nadu verdict, as the MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam lashed out at its ally, Congress, for backing actor-politician Vijay and his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. The DMK termed the Congress’ move “backstabbing,” signalling serious strain within the…

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‘Every 6th Lok Sabha BJP MP won through vote theft’: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘infiltrator’ jab after West Bengal, Assam election results | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a broadside against the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that every sixth parliamentarian out of the BJP’s 240 MPs has won through vote theft.In a social media post on X, Rahul accused the BJP of keeping institutions in its pocket.“Votes are stolen to nick seats sometimes,…

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‘Will be compelled to remove them’: BJP warns workers over post-poll violence | India News

NEW DELHI: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, state party president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday urged the administration to take strict action against those perpetrating post-poll violence.Talking to reporters, Bhattacharya warned that BJP workers found involved in such activities would be expelled from the party.“Post-poll violence…

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