The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reaffirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), declaring them tamper-proof after a comprehensive checking and verification (C&V) exercise conducted in Maharashtra.

A public disagreement erupted within the Congress party after Rahul Gandhi supported Donald Trump’s assertion that the Indian economy is “dead.” Rajeev Shukla, a fellow Congress MP, countered, affirming the economy’s robustness and citing contributions from past governments. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also dismissed Trump’s statement, highlighting India’s position as a top-five global economy.

A day after Himanta Biswa Sarma hinted at transferring an ongoing state inquiry – into ‘links’ between Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife and a Pakistan-based non-governmental organisation – to the National Investigation Agency, he explained why.