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CREDIBILITY OF EVM: WHAT ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS?

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"Voting is not only our right—it is our power." - Loung Ung The controversy over electronic voting machines is not on the verge of ending. No party in the country has not pointed fingers at EVMs. Surprisingly, even those leaders who  have achieved tremendous success in the elections are  opposing EVMs now or have done so in the past. Be it the President of Rashtriya Janata Dal or the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Apart from these two, the Aam Aadmi Party, the party which won strongly in Delhi, is also demanding a ban on the use of electronic voting machines. For some, if they win the election, the EVM machine is correct and if they lose, they feel that the machine has been tampered with. After BJP's victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Chief Minister of Assam had also raised questions on EVMs. Why EVM Matters in India EVMs prevent the undemocratic influence of muscle power in the electoral process. India's electoral history shows that before the use of EVM ma

THERE IS UTMOST NEED FOR ROAD SAFETY RULES COMPLIANCE AND PATIENCE WHILE DRIVING

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  People living in Delhi NCR use lakhs of cars, public vehicles, and two-wheelers for commuting to their destinations for hours every day. It is a part of their life. It is necessary evil. The number of people moving by car in Delhi is the highest in the whole country. About 13 percent of the people in Delhi and NCR use a vehicle to go to their workplace. Among those traveling by car, Bangalore, and Jaipur come next. The number of cars in Delhi and NCR is increasing day by day and now it has crossed the one crore mark. The number of two-wheelers has also increased tremendously. Two-wheelers were only 8.8 percent in 1951. Now their number has increased to 73.5. Just like in life, we have to bear the consequences of hasty decisions, the same goes for the hurried actions on the road. A little mistake can cause big damage. Being disciplined, patient and tolerant are the key factors of being a good driver. You have to understand that life is invaluable. Before driving a vehicle, it is ver

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING NUMBER OF STRAY DOG ATTACKS?

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  Stray dog attack cases have long been a subject of debate in India. Due to repeated attacks, it has been termed a menace and has become an issue of concern in many cities. The relationship between humans and dogs is thousands of years old. Their nature is usually friendly, but sometimes the friendship needs to be questioned.  India has the largest street dog population on earth, with about 62 million stray dogs, and the largest number of rabies deaths in the world. Every year about two crore people are bitten by animals in India. About 92 percent of these cases are dog bites. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Maharastra states have the highest number of stray dogs. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal reported the highest number of dog bites.   TRAGIC INCIDENTS OF DOG BITES Of late, Parag Desai, the Executive Director of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group, hurt himself outside his residence and suffered a brain hemorrhage on October 15 as he was trying to escape from a street dog attack.

Beware of Online Scam and Learn About Cybersecurity Alert

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  Cybercriminals are finding new ways to exploit and defraud consumers. And mind it, this is happening everyday. While internet and online platforms have eased our life, this is the most negative result of it. There are masterminds trying to misguide you and get away with your hard earned money. Thus, one must be alert at all times. The fraudsters make spoof websites that use the same logo as the website and dupe you in a very smart way. As a result, the incidence of platform fraud is on the rise in India. Fraudsters have made online fraud their means of income. They have teams who are trained to do this. They gang up and talk to you into sweetly. And you click on their baits. Not everyone is a tech savvy, and thus, they fall prey to such misdoings. The report says that 57 percent of all fraud in India happens via online platforms. T he report describes ‘platform fraud’ as those that happen via an online platform such as fraud associated with social media, enterprise, and e-commerce.