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 The Congress on Friday submitted more complaints to the Election Commission alleging discrepancies in the electronic voting machines during counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections.

The Congress candidates from 20 assembly constituencies, in their written complaints to the Election Commission (EC), have alleged that the batteries in some of the EVMs were charged at 99 per cent during counting on October 8.

The complaints follow the Congress’ shock defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections after the party failed to win a simple majority even after 10 years of the BJP rule in the state.

 

The Congress has said that the assembly polls results were “unexpected” and have alleged discrepancies in the EVMs in some seats.

The MMMOCL on Friday launched a Whatsapp-based “eco-friendly” ticketing service for passengers of metro rail lines 2A and 7 in Mumbai, an official said.

Metro line 2A is from Andheri West to Dahisar and runs on the new link road, while line 7 is from Andheri East to Dahisar on Western Express Highway. The two lines were launched in April 2022 and serve passengers in the north-west part of the metropolis.

In a release, Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporation Limited said, “This innovative service, now available to passengers on Metro Lines 2A and 7, allows commuters to purchase tickets directly through Whatsapp, eliminating the need for paper tickets and providing a seamless, user-friendly experience.” The Whatsapp-based ticketing service was launched at the hands of a woman passenger as part of the ongoing Navratri celebrations, symbolizing empowerment and innovation, the release added.

Polestar said on Friday it expects a positive gross profit margin in the fourth quarter, despite a 14% drop in third-quarter electric vehicle deliveries, sending the Swedish company’s share down over 6% in premarket trading.

Polestar, which is majority owned by China’s Geely , has been grappling like rival EV makers with weakening demand for its vehicles owing to factors such as high interest rates, prompting consumers to pivot to cheaper hybrid cars.

Polestar recently went through a major reshuffle where it replaced its CEO, head of design, chair of the board and appointed a new CFO.

New CEO Michael Lohscheller, in his first public statement since taking over on October 1, said on Friday it was conducting a review of its strategy and operations, with an update to be provided on Jan. 16 along with its third-quarter financials.

 

“A key to our future success will be the development of our commercial capabilities: going from showing to actively selling cars. Adopting a more active sales model is already supporting our ambitions, as the first markets to implement it are showing solid order intake,” Lohscheller said.

Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday termed the results of the Haryana assembly elections “unexpected” and said that the real reasons will be known only after a review by the party.

 

He also said that it would not affect the by-elections to be held on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan.

 

“The results of the assembly elections in Haryana were very unexpected and opposite to the expectations of people,” he said.

 

He said the party president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called a meeting. It was decided that the party should get to the bottom of what actually happened so they could form a team.

 

He said that the impact of the Haryana assembly election results will not show on assembly bypolls in Rajasthan.

 

Talking to the reporters regarding the BJP’s review of decisions made by the former Congress government in Rajasthan, Gehlot said that the schemes should not be stopped.

The central Delhi District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed a travel and tour company to refund Rs 3.25 lakh to a senior citizen, and pay a fine of Rs 25,000 for causing her mental agony and harassment.

 

The Central Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum’s bench comprising president Inder Jeet Singh and member Rashmi Bansal was hearing a complaint alleging deficiency in service by the tour operator for its failure to refund the amount for a cancelled tour and travel package in 2021.

 

The complainant, Anjani V Raghavan, said she had booked a 15-day senior citizen’s package — ‘Scandinavian Midnight Sun’ — from Bunk Tribe Private Limited for Rs 3.25 lakh but the tour was cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel company did not refund her the amount.

 

Raghavan had sent a legal notice to the company on May 18, 2021, following which the company sought two more months to process the refund, citing financial difficulties. The woman, however, did not receive the refund prompting her to move the consumer forum.

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has flagged off the Mohalla bus. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from R K Puram, Parmila Tokas, was also present during the event.

The legislature party meeting of the newly elected Congress MLAs began here on Friday to elect their leader in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. The meeting of the six newly elected leaders of the Congress party began in the party headquarters at M A Road here, a Congress leader said. He said the meeting will elect the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).