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Bypolls to 3 LS and 30 assembly seats on Oct 30, counting on Nov 2
For Assembly Constituency of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Telangana and Parliamentary Constituency of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, the notification for the by-election will be made on October 1, last day of nomination will be October 8, scrutiny of the paper will be done on October 11, withdrawal of the nomination on October 13, polling will be held on October 30 and the counting of votes will be on November 2.
India reports below 20K new Covid cases for 2nd straight day
The country registered 19,859 cases on Monday, which was the first time after over 200 days when Covid cases were reported below the 20,000-mark. India has been reporting daily cases between 30,000 to 35,000 daily for the last few weeks, however, with improvement in Covid situation in Kerala which has been reporting around 15,000 cases daily, the number of Covid cases have come down.
Pak terrorist killed, another captured in J&K's Uri sector
The sources said the captured terrorist was part of a recent infiltration bid that was going on since September 18 and 19 in Uri.
Cases of poor would go backstage, SC on mentioning of corporate cases
A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, orally observed: "We are streamlining the system (the mentioning process) and here corporations want their matters to be listed first."
Why farmers' protest receives most response in northwest India?
Not the landholdings but it is the procurement under Minimum Support Price (MSP) that is the driving issue of the whole agitation and because farmers from Punjab, Haryana, parts of Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh benefit more from MSP, they are the most vocal, according to experts.
Centre will listen to farmers: Tikait on Bharat Bandh
Denying that farmers only from western Uttar Pradesh are participating in this protest, he said, "Farmers from all over India are with us," adding that this movement is not just restricted to any one region.
Cache of arms, ammunition, fake currency recovered by BSF in Akhnoor
BSF said acting on a specific input, a search operation was conducted near International Border in Akhnoor Area. During search, a bag was found hidden in thick sarkanda grass. It was found containing four pistols, eight magazines, 190 rounds of 7.63 x 25 MM, narcotics (likely heroin) weighing one kg and fake currency worth Rs 2,75,000.
Rajasthan is not Punjab, says Gehlot Minister on Pilot camp demand
His statement comes two days after former deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot's loyalist and state Congress vice president Rajendra Chaudhary raised a demand to anoint Pilot as CM and Ashok Gehlot as 'Margadarhsak'. Harish Chaudhary, speaking to media, said, "There is a difference between Rajasthan and Punjab. The MLAs of Rajasthan are with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
'Don't treat doctors as footballs': SC fumes at last minute changes in NEET SS syllabus
A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and B.V. Nagarathna shot a volley of questions at NBE's counsel in connection with the notification, which was issued in the middle of ongoing preparations by the students. "Why has the notice been issued? Students start preparing for super specialty courses months and months in advance," it said. "What is the need to change before the exam?
Pfizer to soon submit data on Covid vax for kids aged 5-11
"It's a question of days, not weeks," Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said on ABC's "This Week." While the FDA has the authority to approve the vaccines for children, Bourla said Pfizer will be ready to manufacture a vaccine specifically for children. "It is a different formulation," he said. "It's one-third of the dose that we are giving to the rest of the population."
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