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1EC seeks power to disqualify candidates bribing voters
The Election Commission (EC) plans to push for disqualification of candidates who offer bribes to voters.
The EC wants candidates promoting corruption to be treated on a par with those charged with heinous crimes, and to be barred from contesting polls for a certain period.
Politics
2Indian girls’ golden hunt
Indian girls took four out of the six golds at stake in the Asian youth blitz chess at Tashkent. Akanksha Hagawane (under-18), D. Jishitha (u-14), Divya Deshmukh (u-12) and M. Sahithi Varshini (u-10) were the gold medallists.
Sports
3National Lok Adalat settles over 6 lakh cases in one day
The Second National Lok Adalat for 2017, conducted on April 8, through out the country from taluk level courts to High Courts, has settled nearly 6.6 lakh cases.
National
4Toyota shows robotic leg brace to help paralyzed people walk
Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralysed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made of a motorised frame that fits on a person’s leg from the knee down. The patients can practice walking on a special treadmill that can support their weight.
Technology
5Global interest in PSLV soars
The PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) space vehicle has received more than double the volume of inquiries from prospective customers ever since it launched a record 104 satellites on a single flight in February.
Science
6If EVMs were fixed then I wouldn’t be in power’
Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday that if the EVMs were tampered with he would not have been in power, contradicting the stand of his Congress party that the machines were not infallible.
National
7Russia vetoes UN resolution to condemn Syria chemical attack
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation, triggering clashes between Moscow and the measure’s Western backers.
The vote on the Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the United States was 10 in favour, Russia and Bolivia against, and China, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia abstaining.
International
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