Supreme Court of India

[ad_1] The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission of India regarding the plea demanding complete counting of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) paper slips in elections. In the existing practice, only five randomly selected EVMs in each assembly segment of a Lok Sabha seat are verified through counting of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) paper slips. INDIA bloc’s demand The Congress party hailed…

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of India put on hold the Centre notified Fact Check Unit that was constituted under the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The Supreme Court flagged the impact on “free speech and expression” from the fact check unit. The Fact Check Unit was constituted to identify fake news about the Union government. What is the Fact Check Unit? The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government had notified…