NCP (Sharad Pawar) slams state EC over VVPAT decision, demands ballot paper voting in civic polls

Aug 07, 2025

The party has demanded that if VVPATs are unavailable, the elections must be conducted using traditional ballot papers to uphold transparency and public trust.

SC dismisses PIL asking to use paper ballots instead of EVMs in elections

Nov 26, 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Tuesday seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections...

WB: Miscreant ran away with ballot box from polling station in Malda's Mahadipur

Jul 08, 2023

Several other incidents of ballot box and ballot paper looting and destruction were reported from numerous polling booths in the State.

Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes

May 29, 2021

Connecticut [US], May 29 : When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public...

World Test Championship final's tickets to be allocated through ballot process

Apr 30, 2021

Dubai [UAE], April 30 : The ICC World Test Championship Final 2021 is being staged at the Hampshire Bowl, Southampton from June 18-23 (inclusive...

US: Federal Judge in Arizona declines restraining order request, allows activists to gather around ballot boxes

Oct 30, 2022

A federal judge on Friday refused to ban an activist group from gathering near ballot boxes in Arizona, saying the members' actions did not...