Nitish Kumar Or Tejashwi Yadav? Bihar's Decision Today

The verdict of Bihar on who would rule it for the next five years will become clear as counting of votes begin later this morning. The choice is between a fourth term for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and a first one for his former deputy, 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, candidate of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and the Left alliance. Most exit polls have predicted a majority for the latter. Exit polls often get it wrong. The election took place amid a bitter campaign that saw the Chief Minister battling anti-incumbency, a rebellion by Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag Paswan against his leadership - seen by many as being backed by the BJP - and Prime Minister Narendra Modi replacing Mr Kumar as the de facto face of the NDA in the state.

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Fans Pay Tributes To David Warner And Kane Williamson

Sunrisers Hyderabad fans are grateful to David Warner and Kane Williamson for taking their team deep into the IPL 2020 season. The fans compared the players to the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad

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"Wheels Up," Says Mike Pompeo As He Leaves For India For 2+2 Talks

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday boarded the flight for the trip to India for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue, that begins in New Delhi. The visit comes a week before the American presidential election scheduled on November 3. The US official will be travelling along with Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper from October 25 to 29. Mr Pompeo will also visit Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia to engage the countries in discussions on how free nations can work together to thwart threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.

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"My Father Instigated Me To Contest Alone": Chirag Paswan To NDTV

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"No Religion, God Says Put Lives At Risk For Festivals": Health Minister

Preparations already on for the festive season, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday gave the people a reality check. "There is no need to congregate in large numbers to prove your faith or your religion... You can pray to your gods at your homes. I would suggest that all of you celebrate festivals with your families," he said, pointing to coronavirus which is still on rampage.

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Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Rolled Out Within Six Months: Report

A vaccine against coronavirus, being developed together by scientists at the University of Oxford and pharma giant AstraZeneca, may be cleared by health regulators by the end of this year, according to a UK media report. The vaccine candidate is the furthest in the process of trials, according to a report in The Times quoting British government sources. "We are looking at closer to six months and it is likely to be far shorter than that," one such source said.

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Heavy Rain In Assam, State Faces Third Wave Of Floods This Year

With heavy rain for the last few days, Assam is experiencing its third wave of flood this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 2.25 lakh people in nine districts are affected, with over 1.50 lakh people affected in Kampur circle in Nagaon district. The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger mark at Neamatighat in Jorhat district and Tezpur in Sonitpur. One person died in the rain on Sunday. The total deaths in this year's flood has gone up to 118.

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Will Protect Ladakh's Interest: Centre. Group Ends Call To Boycott Election

After days of negotiations, a group of leaders decided to call off its decision to boycott the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council election in Leh. The centre in turn has assured them that all issues related to language, demography, ethnicity and jobs in the region will be taken care of. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had sent Junior Home Minister G Kishan Reddy to visit Ladakh on Monday and meet a cross-section of people in the Union Territory to allay their apprehensions. The election will take place on October 16.

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"Reach Out To Farmers, Bust Propaganda": PM To BJP Workers On Farm Bills

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon, in a virtual address to the BJP workers, targeted the opposition as he said that "farmers and labourers have got a jumbled web of promises and laws" ever since country attained independence, adding that his government has played a critical role in bringing about reforms.

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"I Don't Care": Nitish Kumar On Chirag Paswan's State Of Play In Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has indicated he would take a wait-and-watch approach to possible realignment moves by any ally for the election to the assembly next month amid the coronavirus crisis. At an event today, the Janata Dal United chief said he "doesn't care" what alliance partner Chirag Pa

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"Don't Consume Or Promote Drugs": Karan Johar Slams "Malicious Campaign"

Filmmaker Karan Johar on Friday said that he did not personally know two people being probed in a widening investigation into drug abuse allegations in Bollywood, refuting media reports that described them as his "aides". "Several media/news channels have been airing news reports that Kshitij Prasad and Anubhav Chopra are my 'aides'/'close aides'. I would like to place on record that I do not know these individuals personally and neither of these two individuals are 'aides' or 'close aides'," he said in a statement.

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Drugs Case: Rakul Preet Questioned For 4 Hours, Deepika Padukone's Turn Today

Actor Rakul Preet Singh was questioned for four hours in Mumbai today in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. She was to be questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) yesterday, but it was deferred to today after she claimed she had not received "the alleged summons". "Rakul Preet Singh's statement was recorded by the SIT (special investigation team) today. It will be analysed and produced before court," NCB Director General Mutha Ashok Jain said. Actor Deepika Padukone will be questioned tomorrow. Her manager, Karishma Prakash, was interrogated today and she is likely to be called again tomorrow. Karishma Prakash's questioning went on for much longer than Rakul Preet Singh's, which lasted four hours, sources said.

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Heavy Rain Leads To Flooding In Several Parts Of Mumbai

Several parts of Mumbai received heavy rainfall on Tuesday night leading to waterlogging in some areas including Sion and Goregaon. Passengers were stranded at Sion railway station in Mumbai due to waterlogging. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), suburban Mumbai witnessed actual rainfall of 23.4 mm on Tuesday, a departure of 129 per cent from the normal rainfall.

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आज राज्यसभा में पेश किया जाएगा विवादित कृषि बिल

तीन कृषि विधेयकों को लेकर किसानों का विरोध जारी है. कई राज्यों के किसान इन बिलों के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं. लोकसभा में पारित होने के बाद शिरोमणि अकाली दल के कोटे से केंद्रीय मंत्री हरसिमरत कौर बादल ने इस्तीफा दे दिया था लेकिन सरकार अपने रुख पर कायम रही. वह इन विधेयकों को किसानों के हित में बता रही है. इस बीच आज (रविवार) इन्हें राज्यसभा में पेश किया जाएगा.

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पंजाब-हरियाणा में कृषि बिल के विरोध में प्रदर्शन

किसान बिल को लेकर कई राज्यों के किसान विरोध प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं. पंजाब और हरियाणा के किसान खासकर इस बिल के विरोध में हैं. पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह ने किसानों पर से मामले वापस ले लिए हैं और उनसे अपील की है कि किसान हाईवे को ब्लॉक न करें. बता दें कि बादल गांव के 65 वर्षीय किसान प्रीतम सिंह ने विधेयकों के विरोध में जहर खा लिया था. इलाज के दौरान उनकी मौत हो गई. जिसके बाद किसान और आक्रोशित हो गए.

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Phase 3 Wait Long, Give Covid Vaccine In Stage 2 To Health Staff: Assam

The Assam government has asked the centre to administer coronavirus vaccine in stage 2 trials to frontline health workers if the efficacy of the vaccine is established. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today suggested the vaccine can be administered to health workers to begin with, and that can in turn be also counted as stage 3 trials.

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कोरोना पर बोले PM मोदी, 'जब तक दवाई नहीं, तब तक ढिलाई नहीं'

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने कोरोनावायरस महामारी के दौरान लोगों में लापरवाही पर एक नारा देकर समझाने की कोशिश की है. उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री ग्रामीण आवास योजना के अंतर्गत मध्य प्रदेश के 12,000 गांवों में निर्मित 1.75 लाख आवासों का लोकार्पण कर हितग्राहियों के गृह प्रवेश के ऑनलाइन कार्यक्रम को संबोधित किया. इस दौरान उन्होंने कोरोना वैक्सीन बनने तक सतर्कता बनाए रखने की अपील की. पीएम मोदी ने अपने संबोधन में कहा, 'जब तक दवाई नहीं, तब तक ढिलाई नहीं. दो गज की दूरी, मास्क है जरूरी.'

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कोरोना काल में करीब 16 लाख छात्र आज देंगे NEET परीक्षा

कोरोना काल में JEE की मेन परीक्षा आयोजित करने के बाद नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी (NTA) आज (रविवार) देशभर में नीट परीक्षा का आयोजन करने जा रही है. देश में मेडिकल कोर्स के दाखिले के लिए यह परीक्षा होती है. कई राज्य सरकारों ने परीक्षार्थियों की सुविधा के लिए ट्रांसपोर्ट आदि को आसान किया है. शिक्षा मंत्रालय के मुताबिक, कुल 15.97 लाख छात्रों ने NEET के लिए रजिस्ट्रेशन कराया है. कोरोना महामारी के चलते NEET परीक्षा को आयोजित करने के लिए NTA ने परीक्षा केंद्र बढ़ा दिए हैं, ताकि सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का सही से पालन हो सके.

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Home Minister Amit Shah Admitted To Delhi's AIIMS Again

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS last night, nearly two weeks after he was discharged from the hospital. He was earlier admitted to the national capital's top hospital for post Covid-care. The 55-year-old BJP leader had tested positive for coronavirus, which has affected over 46 lakh people in India so far, on August 2 when he was taken to private hospital Medanta in Gurgaon. On August 14, he had tweeted that he would be in home isolation for a few more days on the advice of his doctors.

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"Congratulations India": Rhea Chakraborty's Father On Son Showik's Arrest

Actor Rhea Chakraborty's father Indrajit Chakraborty on Saturday issued a statement condemning the arrest of his 24-year-old son Showik Chakraborty in a probe into allegations of drug abuse surrounding Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput's death in June. "Congratulations India, you have arrested my son, I'm sure next on the line is my daughter and I don't know who is next thereafter. You have effectively demolished a middle class family. But of course, for the sake of justice everything is justified. Jai hind," the statement from Lt Col Indrajit Chakraborty (Retd), who has also been questioned by the CBI for days, read.

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