The Congress government in Karnataka has recommended to the State Election Commission (SEC) the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for all future local body elections, stating that the EVMs are “losing trustworthiness”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the GST reforms mark a significant step in making India self-reliant, calling them the “next-generation” of changes required to strengthen the economy and ease compliance for citizens and a “double dhamaka” of happiness before Diwali and Chhath Puja