Why India's election is an insulting affair

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Why India's election is an insulting affair India's mammoth election, the biggest in the world, was a frequently bad-tempered affair and awash with insults. Ahead of the vote counting and results due on Thursday, here is a look at the worst of the mudslinging during almost six weeks of campaigning. How Election Commission secures EVMs Ahead of counting of votes on May 23, the BJP and the opposition are at loggerheads over alleged movement and tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs). This is how EVMs are transferred and why EC claims the system is foolproof. Want to become a spy? Slovenia is looking for new talent in its first ever public advertisement Slovenia's spy agency on Tuesday published its first ever public advertisement to recruit new agents "to strengthen and refreshen" the former Communist country's intelligence services. This US billionaire pledges $40 mn to pay student loans of entire 'black' class A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at an US college in Atlanta when he announced at their commencement that he would pay off their student loans — estimated at $40 million. India launches a new earth watching satellite India on Wednesday successfully put into orbit an earth observation satellite that can see through thick clouds and enhance the country's surveillance capabilities in military and civilian sectors to keep an eye also on terror camps across the border in Pakistan. Counting the world's largest ballot India's enormous election took six weeks to hold, but organisers have alloted just one day to count all the ballots cast by some of the 900 million eligible voters. The use of electronic voting machines means the count itself, set for Thursday, should be simple enough. Designed by committee, Toyota's Japan Taxi becomes an expensive Olympic symbol Launched in 2017, the indigo car is the realisation of a government project to put a taxi on Japan's roads that could carry wheelchair users, luggage-laden travellers and foreign visitors of all sizes. Boy or girl? Hong Kong at centre of banned China gender test Shady middle-men are openly advertising on Chinese social media to smuggle blood samples of pregnant women to Hong Kong to skirt the mainland's ban on gender testing. From investors to governments why is everyone betting on AI? Artificial Intelligence has been a hot bet for startup investors. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCooper and CB Insights, Venture capital funding for AI startups rose 72% to hit a record $9.3 billion. Venice & the world: Art installations from pavillions of five countries The theme for the 58th Venice Biennale, which opened this month, is May You Live in Interesting Times. Here are art installations from pavillions of five countries that mirror the theme, with subjects ranging from news on social networks to beach boredom to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.

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