Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad opponent from NDA alleges EVM malfunction
WAYANAD: Thushar Vellappally, the Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) candidate nominated by alliance partner BJP to contest the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, has alleged EVM malfunction at a polling booth today.
Mr Vellappally, who is the BDJS president, highlighted the reportedly broken Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in a letter sent through Chief Election Agent Advocate Sinil Kumar G.
The letter read, "Let me draw your kind attention to an important matter. It is reported from booth number 79 - CMS Higher Secondary School, Arappatta in Mooppanad Panchayath that the voting machine is damaged. A vote is not being cast even after pressing twice".
He also wrote, "Please take necessary steps for re-polling as pressing the voting machine twice can make changes in the voting".
courtesy: ndtv.com
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2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for highlighting cyber fraud
New York (PTI): Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud.
Anand and Sharma won the award, announced on Monday, in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category. They share the award with Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg.
According to The Pulitzer Prizes website, the award-winning work titled “trAPPed”, produced for Bloomberg, narrates the "riveting account" of a neurologist in India who was held under a “digital arrest” through her phone, using a blend of "visuals and words" to underscore the "growing global challenges of surveillance and digital scams".
The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia University, are regarded as among the highest honours in journalism, literature and music composition, recognising excellence in reporting and storytelling.
