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OpenAI to step up cyber defenses, anti-misinformation efforts ahead of global elections in 2026

May 29, 2026 9:13 am

OpenAI is offering US election authorities access to its cybersecurity products while registered voting system manufacturers in the US have been included in its Trusted Access for Cyber programme.

Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Live Updates: State records 84.29% voter turnout as polling concludes

April 24, 2026 11:11 am

Tamil Nadu Election 2026 Polling Status Live Updates: Tamil Nadu has an electorate of 5.73 crore, voting across 75,064 polling stations to decide the fate of 4,023 candidates in the 234-member Assembly.

BMC Election Result, BMC State Election Commission Results 2026

Maharashtra BMC Election Results 2026 Update: Check Brihanmumbai Corporation election results live counting on mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in

January 17, 2026 10:37 pm

Mumbai BMC Election Result 2026, Maharashtra State Election Commission Municipal Corporation Results 2026 online at mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in: Know steps to check Mumbai Municipal Corporation election results on the State Election Commission website mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in.

First-time voters remained enthusiastic, some confused about casting votes four times

January 15, 2026 10:31 pm

Around 1 pm at a polling centre in Sewri, a group of four neighbours--all first-time voters in the local body polls--arrived to cast their votes amid excitement.

‘It is not possible to vote twice by wiping off the ink’: SEC

January 15, 2026 10:20 pm

The State Election Commission is using the same type of marker pens since the 2012 local body elections and no new substance has been introduced.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, with his family shows their inked finger after casting vote for Municipal Corporation Elections, in Nagpur on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

'Is it getting erased?': Fadnavis asks as he scratches his finger after voting, dismisses Raj Thackeray's marker pen claims

January 15, 2026 2:18 pm

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Opposition is crying foul play to justify the expected loss in the Maharashtra corporation polls.

Pune PMC Elections 2026 Highlights: Voter turnout in PMC polls remains low; PCMC records 40.5% voting

January 17, 2026 10:13 am

Pune PMC Election Exit Poll Results 2026 highlights: Voting for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and PCMC elections is currently underway, alongside polls in 27 other civic bodies across Maharashtra.

Pune civic body warns of legal action if firms deny employees holiday to cast vote in PMC polls

January 14, 2026 2:55 pm

Voters can report violations via a dedicated toll-free helpline, said Pune Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram.

The court noted that even if it is assumed that they have some mental ailments, that alone will not disqualify them for registration in an electoral roll.

Kerala High Court bats for voting rights of rehab centre inmates, junks plea for recording their votes in separate EVM for 2025 polls

November 19, 2025 2:09 pm

Kerala High Court voting rights, Kerala Municipality Act Section 74: The plea had sought directions from the court to keep the votes of persons in a mental health rehabilitation centre in a separate electronic voting machine while they cast votes in the general election of 2025.

In the first phase (6 November 2025) for 121 constituencies, the voter turnout was 64.66%, a record for the state.

Bihar Election 2025 Phase 2: Lost your Voter ID card? Carry any of these 12 documents to cast your vote on Nov 11

November 09, 2025 9:08 pm

Bihar voting documents: The second phase of the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 will be held on November 11 across 122 constituencies. Check the complete list of valid ID documents needed to vote, turnout figures from Phase 1 and the result date.

VOTING PHOTOS

How the ancients cast their votes

February 24, 2026 11:48 am

Ancient civilizations didn't have paper ballots. Instead, they used the natural materials at their disposal to ensure a fair (and often secret) count.

Akshay Kumar- Farhan Akhtar- Kartik Aaryan- Mumbai voting 2024

Bollywood stars cast their votes: Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan, Farhan Akhtar, Hema Malini exercise their democratic right in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

November 20, 2024 2:40 pm

Joining the democratic process, prominent Bollywood personalities Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Esha Deol, Rajkummar Rao and others voted in Mumbai during the ongoing Maharashtra polls.

Voting for 7th phase of Lok Sabha elections ends

April 30, 2014 6:51 pm

About 45 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise in the first six hours of polling in seven states and two Union Territories during the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections.