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‘Mark VIP’: Election Commission adds fresh feature in app for officials amid SIR
The Election Commission of India introduced a feature called ‘Mark VIP’ in the app used by booth level officers in the middle of the ongoing special intensive revision exercise (SIR) in 16 states and three Union territories, HT has found. Officials at Delhi’s chief electoral officer’s (CEO’s) office said that the app – named BLO App – was updated on July 30 with the new feature. Click here for more .
A Delhi court on Thursday allowed US national Matthew Aaron Vandyke and six Ukrainian nationals to travel back to their home countries, two weeks after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged them only for immigration offences, leaving out the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, under which they were investigated, people familiar with the matter said.
The comments came as the Chinese President held high-stakes talks with US’ Donald Trump amid global divisions over the war in Iran, trade and the rapid development of artificial intelligence. .
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the United States and China to explore new ways for major powers to work together, urging to write “new chapter” of Sino-US friendship. He said the interests of the world’s two biggest powers are “deeply intertwined” and that competition between them should remain within limits.
