1.Bihar elections: 53.51% polling recorded in second phase till 6 pm
Voting in 94 of the total 243 Assembly seats in Bihar concluded on Tuesday. In the second phase of the state elections over 2.85 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,463 candidates in the fray.
2.MP by-polls : Voter turnout of 57.09 % till 5 pm
Madhya Pradesh recorded 57.09 per cent polling till 5 pm for assembly bye-elections on 28 seats on Tuesday In Madhya Pradesh, the highest voter turnout in the state has been witnessed on Agar seat (80.46 per cent) while the lowest is in Sumaoli (41.79 per cent), as per the data provided by the Election Commission's Voter Turnout app.
3.US Election 2020 : Trump feels 'very good' about chances
Voters began casting their ballots on Tuesday as polls opened to elect the next president of the United States. Those yet to vote headed to polling places despite another spike in COVID-19 cases that has hit much of the country.
4.No major adverse events in phase 2 of Covaxin trials: Bharat Biotech
The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker, Bharat Biotech has said that the vaccine has been found to be safe without any major adverse events and also the Phase I data for neutralising antibodies has shown good immunogenicity.
5.Onions thrown at Nitish Kumar at Madhubani rally
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Tuesday attacked with stones and onions while campaigning for Harlakhi assembly seat in Bihar's Madhubani. While one onion misses him completely, the other landed at the stage, a video clip of the incident shows.
6.Special prayers for Kamala Harris in Tamil Nadu village
The remote agrarian village of Painganadu held special prayers at a temple for US Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Harris's maternal grandparents belong to this village.
7.How COVID Has Affected Mental Health And Healthcare Sector: WHO
The pandemic is having a long term impact on the mental health of people globally, including those who have not been infected with the virus. It has disrupted or halted critical mental health services, while the demand for mental health has been steadily increasing.
8.Biden has 90 percent chance of winning- Kamala Harris’s Uncle
When asked about the 2016 election surveys that got it wrong, Kamala Harris's maternal uncle Dr. Balachandran argues ‘2016 was an aberration for a variety of reasons’.
9.Bimal Gurung is a political criminal: Binoy Tamang
According to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binoy Tamang, Bimal Gurung is a political criminal. Tamang is of the view that if Bimal Gurung returns, there won't be peace and stability in the Darjeeling hills.
10.Centre trains frontline healthcare workers through iGOT platform to manage Covid-19
The Central Government has created an Integrated Government Online Training Platform to train healthcare professionals and non-medicos to manage COVID situation in the country.
