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• Trinamool Congress (TMC) mengajukan permohonan ke Mahkamah Agung pada hari Jumat untuk sidang mendesak guna menggugat keputusan Election Commission of India yang hanya menunjuk pegawai pemerintah pusat sebagai pengawas penghitungan suara untuk pemilihan Majelis West Bengal. • Ketua Mahkamah Agung India Surya Kant memerintahkan sidang mendesak pada hari Sabtu, dengan permohonan yang akan diperiksa oleh panel hakim Justices PS Narasimha dan Joymalya Bagchi, hal ini menunjukkan pertimbangan prioritas tinggi terhadap sengketa pemilu tersebut. • Gugatan tersebut mencerminkan ketegangan politik yang terus berlangsung di West Bengal terkait keadilan dan tata kelola pemilu, di mana TMC menentang apa yang mereka anggap sebagai potensi bias dalam prosedur penghitungan suara.

• Artificial intelligence-native startup Modus Audit Inc. announced an $85 million funding round on April 7, 2026, to accelerate its product development and partnerships in audit technology. • The investment targets expansion of AI tools designed to streamline accounting processes for enterprises, positioning Modus as a leader in the sector. • This funding underscores growing investor confidence in AI applications for financial services amid rising demand for automation in compliance-heavy industries.

Riverside county sheriff had last month seized more than 650,000 ballots cast in the state’s November special electionCalifornia’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, is seeking a court order to stop the Riverside county sheriff’s department from continuing its recount of ballots from the November 2025 special election.The LA Times reports that Bonta filed a petition with the fourth appellate district on Monday, writing that “the Sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence” in upcoming elections. Continue reading...