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All eyes on Exit polls as voting for Maharashtra, Haryana concludeAll eyes are set on the exit polls as the single-phase Assembly elections in two states — Maharashtra, Haryana concluded at 6 PM on Monday. A ban by Election Commission on telecasting of exit polls will end at 6:30 PM on the same day.
- Honest man of BJPRahul Gandhi finds this leader 'the most honest man of BJP'
As two states – Haryana and Maharashtra – voted on Monday for a single-phase Assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party after one of the BJP's MLAs claimed that no matter which button is pressed on the EVM, the vote will go to the BJP.
She died again!Election goofup: Maharashtra woman finds she 'died again' as she went to voteIt is not new when the voting list has been found not updated with the latest data. Particularly, in the case of Manjula Modi as she found that she has 'died again' as the Bandra resident went to cast her votes along with her husband on Monday morning.
Election 2019Assembly Poll: Public holiday for government, semi-government offices todayIn the view of assembly elections to be held in Haryana on October 21, a public holiday has been announced for those working in the government and semi-government offices, state-run corporations and boards, educational institutions, public enterprises and banks in Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, stated a report.
Gandhi to AbhijitMillions of Indians are proud of your work: Rahul Gandhi to Abhijit BanerjeeCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday tweeted in support of Abhijit Banerjee, a day after the Nobel Prize-winning economist spoke to NDTV and raised his objection to Union Minister Piyush Goyal questioning his professionalism.
Nadal ties knotRafael Nadal ties knot with longtime girlfriend Xisca Perello in MallorcaAccording to a news report, the 19-grand slam champion tied the 31-year-old lady in the presence of 350 guests invited to a private ceremony. Juan Carlos I, the king of Spain from 1975 to 2014, was believed to be among those in attendance while the Michelin-star chef, Quique Dacosta, was reportedly in charge of catering.
PM Modi eventGandhi 2.0 needed, says Shah Rukh Khan at PM Modi's eventBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday said that we need to bring Gandhi 2.0 at a time of changing global scenario.
Sachin trollsSachin Tendulkar trolls Yuvraj Singh in Harbhajan Singh's throwback pictureSachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have remained good friends off the field as well. And their bonding is quite visible on the social media platforms too.
Trick that workedShe wore 2.5 kg of clothes to avoid excess baggage fees on planeGel Rodriguez of Philippines explained her Facebook post on October 2 that the staffer informed her of the extra charges she needed to pay for extra luggage weight she was carrying in the suitcase. She was having 9.5 kgs in her bag against the allowed 7kgs.
Entertainment
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Sports
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Tech
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Lifestyle
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Science
A fish able to survive on land discovered in GeorgiaThe authorities have issued a warning against the newly discovered species and have asked people to kill it immediately if they come in contact of it.
Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics goes to researchers of solar systemJames Peebles has been awarded for "theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology", and Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz shared the award for "the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."
K Sivan boards Indigo flight, passengers cheer, click selfies with himIn the video, he can be seen posing for group selfies with several flight attendants, one of whom asks the flight's passengers through a PA system, to welcome the space agency chief.
ISRO releases high resolution images of Moon clicked from Chandrayaan 2The images have been clicked from an altitude of 100 km, the space agency said. It covered a part of Boguslawsky E crater (named after a German astronomer), which lies in the southern polar region of Moon.
India
NCP urges EC to bar internet services near polling boothsSaying that there is a possibility that the VVPATs and EVMs can be hacked by professionals using mobile internet, the NCP urged the EC to issue the order with the objective to avoid such criminal activities in the state during polls.
Election 2019: Fate of 4,000 candidates to be decided in polls todayThe poll-bound states Maharashtra and Haryana are all set to go to assembly elections on October 21 (today). Heavy security has been beefed up in the two states.
Gautam Gambhir helps 6-year-old Pakistani girl get medical visaIn a letter to Gautam Gambhir, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar communicated that the Centre has decided to grant a medical visa to Omaima Ali and her parents.
INX Media Case: CBI files chargesheet against P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram and othersThe CBI has filed a chargesheet against former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti and 12 others for their alleged involvement in the INX media case. Besides, Chidamabram and his son, the chargesheet also has the names of former media barons Peter Mukherjea and his wife Indrani.
World
No G7 Summit at Donald Trump's Miami Golf Resort"Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Site for the G-7 in 2020," the president tweeted.
Donald Trump hog-tied by a woman at a Times Square billboard As per local media reports, the billboard was placed at the Times Square on October 15. The President's son - Donald Trump Jr. - slammed the media on Friday for not "giving time" to the issue.
Pakistan evades FATF blacklisting; deadline gets extended till February 2020Pakistan managed to make an escape from featuring on the blacklist by global terror watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to stop terror financing.
Prince William and Kate Middleton go on a rickshaw ride in Pakistan. Watch videoThe royal couple, who is on a five day tour to Pakistan, hoped on to a specially painted and decorated motor rickshaw that was glittering with lights, to reach the venue of dinner.
Education
DRDO Apprentice Exam 2019: Online Registration endsDRDO Apprentice Recruitment 2019: The online registration process for the recruitment for the Admin and Allied cadre of the Defence and Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has closed at 5 PM on October 15.
CTET 2019: Application correction window to close soon at ctet.nic.inCTET 2019 Application Correction: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon be closing down the correction window for the applications. All the applicants who had applied for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test December 2019 must check their forms and make necessary corrections to them if needed.
LIC Assistant Recruitment 2019: Last date to register today, check how to applyThe last date to register for the LIC Assistant Recruitment 2019 is October 1, 2019. Interested candidates who wish to apply for 8000 LIC Assistant posts can quickly register for it on the official website of Life Insurance Corporation of India at licindia.in.
IBPS PO Exam 2019: Prelims admit card released, check how to downloadThe official notification for IBPS PO 2019 Examination was released in August this year. The examination will be conducted on October 12, 13, 19 and 20.
