Digital ID data would be 'highly valued prize' for hackers and extortion gangs DIGITAL ID data would be a "highly valued prize" for extortion gangs and hackers, an expert has said. The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2025
Demand for homes priced above £500k dampens amid Budget speculation Some buyers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the Autumn Budget in November Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025
SNP call on Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into Morgan McSweeney donations row The SNP have called for Keir Starmer to "order a full and immediate inquiry” into the allegations that his top aide broke the law by hiding… The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2025
The end of EU-imposed cookie consent pop-ups could be nigh — consent fatigue and clickspamageddon to be addressed by European Commission amendments to its 2009 e-Privacy Directive The plague of cookie consent alerts, banners, and pop-ups that have added a sliver of sandpaper to web surfing since 2009 might be eradicated in December. Tom’s Hardware · Sep 23, 2025
'New evidence' must see probe into Morgan McSweeney donations law breach, Tories say DOWNING Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney hid more than £700,000 in donations to a Labour think tank for three years despite being explicitly… The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2025
David Lammy dismisses calls for police probe into Morgan McSweeney donations row DEPUTY Prime Minister David Lammy has dismissed calls for a police investigation into Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2025
How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won victories vanish as new rules upended immigration courts The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025
Fresh spotlight on Karnataka CID case as Rahul Gandhi flags missing ‘voter fraud’ details Mounting fresh allegations against the Election Commission of India, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that centralised softwares were used for targeted deletion of voters in two assemblies – Aland in Karnataka and Rajura in Maharashtra. Newslaundry · Sep 18, 2025
More men die in Bihar, but more women vanish from its voter rolls Paradoxical as it may sound, women appear to be dying at a faster rate than men in Bihar – at least if the Election Commission of India is to be believed. This defies state records, which peg deaths among women being lower than men. Newslaundry · Sep 12, 2025
'Predator' Putin can only be kept in check through strong deterrence, says von der Leyen The European Commission President made the comment during a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday. Euronews · Aug 31, 2025
In Bihar, over 1,000 voters in a single house that doesn’t exist There are 1,069 voters in a polling booth in Rahijagatpur village, Bihar’s Madhepura district. Each of them is listed under a single house. The voters may be real; the house is not. Newslaundry · Aug 29, 2025
South Central 40: Election Commission’s credibility crisis and the nun who took Bishop Franco to court In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the ‘vote chori’ press conference by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, issuing a seven-day ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi and anyone else casting doubts on the election process. Senior investigative journalist and Executive Editor… Newslaundry · Aug 24, 2025
A giant telescope was supposed to answer the universe’s big questions. Now the project has been rocked by misconduct claims The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagement The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025
Newslaundry · Aug 20, 2025 A pollster apologises, BJP calls it proof of Rahul ‘lies’, news TV cheers Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about voter rolls predate, and never relied on, any data from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
Newslaundry · Aug 18, 2025 Telegraph front page calls out EC ‘obfuscation’, ToI has NDA’s V-P pick as lead story In a rare press conference on Sunday, the Election Commission of India sought to counter Rahul Gandhi’s charge of “vote fraud,” calling such language an insult to the Constitution. Flanked by his colleagues, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar insisted that the poll body stood with voters and was above partisan…
Newslaundry · Aug 14, 2025 ‘Ghost voters’ in high-rises: Behind electoral fraud allegations in Thrissur Opposition parties in Kerala have alleged electoral roll manipulation in Thrissur a year after the Bharatiya Janata Party's historic first Lok Sabha victory in the state, though evidence for the claims of large-scale manipulation remains limited. The accusations emerged amid broader national allegations by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about electoral…
Newslaundry · Aug 13, 2025 Experts question EC demand that Rahul Gandhi file statement under oath The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) response to allegations of voter manipulation has been consistent – denial and seeking statements under oath from those raising the allegations. Days after asking Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to prove the charges through a declaration under oath, the ECI has…
Newslaundry · Aug 13, 2025 Independence Day is a reminder to ask the questions EC isn’t answering As the week leading up to India’s 79th Independence Day dawned, the condition of stray dogs in the country’s national capital made the top headlines following a ruling by the Supreme Court. While the fact of the highest court in the land addressing this issue is certainly unusual, one can…
Motor1 · Aug 12, 2025 Mercedes CEO Warns Europe's Car Industry Could Collapse: 'We Need a Reality Check' Only a few years ago, Mercedes-Benz was confident about going all-in on electric vehicles in Europe. In 2021, it projected that by the end of the decade, it would stop selling cars with combustion engines "where market conditions allow." Not only has the luxury brand dropped this ambitious goal, but…
Newslaundry · Aug 11, 2025 After Bihar’s SIR clean-up, some voters have dots as names. Will they press the EVM button too? In Bihar’s Kaupa village in Rohtas district lives a family of dots.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025 India’s election body faces scrutiny as voter list anomalies prompt allegations of ‘vote theft’ Opposition leader accuses election commission of aiding Narendra Modi’s ruling party through mass voter deletion
Newslaundry · Aug 9, 2025 ‘Phussi bomb’: Rahul Gandhi’s presser buried under TV studio spectacle Spin over scrutiny. Ridicule over reportage.
Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025 1 lakh ‘fake’ votes? No editorial, barely any front-page lead, top Hindi daily buries it inside When the Leader of the Opposition accuses the Election Commission of “criminal fraud” with reams of purported evidence, and the poll panel responds not by investigating, but by demanding an affidavit – and yet, the story barely makes the front page – what does that say about the state of…
Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025 Rahul Gandhi alleges over 1 lakh fake voters helped BJP win Bangalore Central At a press conference held in New Delhi on Thursday, August 7, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of facilitating widespread electoral malpractice. And to make his point, the Congress leader chose the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat as…