Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said that the machines used in India are stand-alone machines and cannot be manipulated.
Two pilgrims,including a woman,died of a cardiac arrest after offering prayers at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath,raising the death toll during the ongoing yatra to five,official sources said on Tuesday.
In the uproar following the Shopian rape and murders,two separate brutal killings of women by militants in Jammu and Kashmir have almost gone unnoticed.
Maoists exploded bombs and opened fire at a court premises in Bihar and launched attacks in Jharkhand and West Bengal on the second day of their bandh in five states.
A special court in Kochi issued summons to Kerala CPI-M State Secretary and former minister Pinarayi Vijayan and eight others in a graft case.
A group of private detectives from New Delhi are now going to Australia to suggest security measures for Indians there.
Unidentified men shot at the cashier and guard of the State Bank of India and looted the chest (cash box) containing Rs 10 lakh,near the Gangoli-Kamalpur village in Ghazipur district.
A woman claimed that she was raped by a Station House Officer and four others in a police station in south-west Delhi.
Several restaurants,run by expatriates,have recently opened in the Bangalore to sate the appetite of the homesick.
The North-East is staring at a probable drought this year as temperature remains high with a severe deficit of rainfall.
Facing offensive from security forces at Lalgarh,Maoists on Tuesday said they were ready for talks with the Centre and the state government,but demanded ceasefire as a pre-condition for the negotiations.
Centre will provide liberal financial assistance to Jammu and Kashmir for its all round development,especially in the health sector,Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
The government's initiative for providing economical accommodations to foreign tourists under the Home-Stay scheme is gaining popularity.
Normal life was affected for second day in Maoist-infested districts of West Midnapore,Purulia and Bankura during the 48-hour bandh.
The Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to provide details of steps initiated to ensure safety of Indian students.
In the backdrop of SC supporting a witness protection mechanism,Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said it should be made part of criminal justice system.
Delhi police recorded statement of a woman who alleged that she was raped by an SHO and four others policemen in New Delhi.
BJP leader,who had resigned from all party posts after the LS debacle,said he was not hankering after any post.
Security forces today killed three Lashker-e-Taiba militants in an encounter in Gulabgarh area in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Dispelling concerns about the surge in swine flu cases in the country,Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said his ministry has adopted a "multi-pronged strategy" to control the spread of the virus.
The CPI(M) on Monday perhaps for the first time admitted to differences in the party over withdrawal of support to the UPA government.
Delhi Police filed a 620- page chargesheet into the murder of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan.
Self-styled godman Lal Bulchandani surrendered before the police in connection with a rape case in Bhopal.
Hearing on an NGO's application seeking cross-examination of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in connection with 2002 riots was adjourned till July 10.
The crisis in Uttarakhand BJP on Monday appeared to be far from over as top leaders of the party's Core Group


