The Government of India has announced the Sale (Issue/Re-issue) of (i) ‘7.32 per cent Government Stock, 2024’ for a notified amount of Rs. 5,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘7.26 per cent Government Stock, 2029’ for a notified amount of  Rs.

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES (PCs) VOTING ON PHASE-3 (23.04.2019)

 

 

State/UT

 

Number of Parliamentary Constituencies in Phase 3

 

Total Number of voters

 

 

Number of Male Voters

 

Number of Female Voters

 

 Number of  Voters of Third Gender

 

Number of

Contesting

Candidates

 

Number of Polling Booths

Assam

4

7477062

3815335

3661570

157

54

9577

Bihar

5

8909263

4655306

4244284

225

82

9076

Chhattisgarh

7

12713816

6416252

629699

572

123

15408

Goa

2

1135811

555768

580043

0

12

1652

Gujarat

26

45125680

23428119

21696571

990

371

51709

Jammu & Kashmir*

1*

527154

269603

257540

11

18

714

Karnataka

14

23968905

12103742

11863204

1959

237

27776

Kerala

20

26151534

12684839

13466521

174

227

24970

Maharashtra

14

25789738

13319010

12470076

652

249

28691

Odisha

6

9256922

4799030

4456729

1163

61

10464

Tripura#

1

1257944

637649

620291

4

10

1645

Uttar Pradesh

10

17810946

9620644

8189378

924

120

20120

West Bengal

5

8023846

4106010

3917624

212

61

8528

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

1

240858

127628

113230

0

11

288

Daman & Diu

1

119677

59977

59700

0

4

152

Total

116

188509156

96598912

86226460

7043

1640

210770

No of States/UTs in Phase 3

16

 

* Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in Jammu & Kashmir is going to polls in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V of General Elections 2019, the only such PC in the country.

Assam will go to polls in 3rdPhase of General Elections on 23rd April. Polling will be held in 4 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) of Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta and Gauhati. 54 candidates are contesting for 4Lok Sabha seats.

The State of Kerala will go to the polls tomorrow in Phase 03 of the ongoing General Elections, on April 23rd 2019. All 20 Parliamentary constituencies in the state are scheduled to go to polls in a single phase.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi today for cooperation in research and education in areas of traditional systems of medicine and its integration with modern science.

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed anguish over continued terror attacks in various parts of the world and called upon international agencies such as the United Nations to conclude deliberations on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, put forth by India to criminalize all forms of international terrorism and deny terrorists, their financiers and supporters access to funds, arms and safe havens.

Following is the text of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s message on Earth Day:

“Today on Earth Day, we bow in reverence to Mother Earth. For years, this great planet has been home to phenomenal diversity.

The first edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2019 is scheduled at New Delhi from 23 to 25 April 2019. The conference is the apex forum within the Service for interaction between the Naval Commanders.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Easter. 

“Greetings on Easter! The sacred thoughts of Lord Jesus Christ inspire millions. He emphasised on making our society free from evils and being compassionate towards the poor and downtrodden.

Polling underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections for 116 constituencies spread over 13 states and 2 Union Territories. Single phase polling is being held for 26 parliamentary constituencies of Gujarat and 20 constituencies of Kerala.

Voting is also being held for 14 seats each in Maharashtra and Karnataka; 10 in Uttar Pradesh; seven in Chhattisgarh; six in Odisha; five each in Bihar and West Bengal; four in Assam; two in Goa; one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura. Besides, by polls for 4 assembly seats in Gujarat and 3 in Goa is also being held simultaneously. 

Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful conduct of polls. In Gujarat, 371 candidates are in the fray for Lok Sabha elections while 45 candidates are contesting assembly by-polls. Prominent candidates whose fate will be decided are BJP President Amit Shah, former Union Ministers Mansukh Vasava, Mohan Kundariya and Bharatsinh Solanki.   

Kerala is also going for single phase polling. 227 candidates including 23 women are in the fray. Prominent among them are Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister KJ Alphonse, Shashi Tharoor, K Rajasekharan, Suresh Gopi and K Surendran.

 In Maharashtra, 249 candidates, including 19 women are contesting in this phase. High-profile seats going to the polls are Baramati where from NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule is seeking re-election. Senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil’s son Dr. Sujay Vikhe-Patil is contesting on a BJP ticket from Ahmednagar. In Raigad seat, Shiv Sena’s Anant Geete and NCP’s Sunil Tatkare are pitted against each other. 

In Goa, 12 candidates are in the fray for Lok Sabha elections, while 18 nominees are contesting for Assembly seats. In Uttar Pradesh, constituencies going to polls in this phase include Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Bareilly and Pilibhit. 120 candidates including 14 women are in the fray. Prominent among them are Mulayam Singh Yadav, Santosh Gangwar, Jaya Prada, Varun Gandhi, Shivpal Yadav and Ajam Khan.

In Bihar amidst tight security arrangements polling is underway in five constituencies Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura and Khagaria. Over 89 lakh electorates will decide political fortune of 82 candidates including five women. In Assam, polling is being held in Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar Parliamentary constituencies. 

In Chhattisgarh, Lok Sabha polls will be concluded in the state with this phase. 123 candidates are in the fray for seven constituencies. In Odisha, six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly constituencies are going to polls in this phase. 

In West Bengal peaceful voting is on in five Parliamentary seats amidst tight security. Over 80 lakhs electorates will decide the political fates of 61 candidates in three seats. In Jammu  & Kashmir, voting is taking place for Anantnag district in the first of the three phase polling in the Anantnag constituency. 

In an unprecedented scenario, Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency is going to polls in three phases covering 04 districts Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama. The security grid has been tightened to provide fool proof security for the polls. Voting will end at 4 p.m.

The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on Tuesday announced that 85% of the Hope Probe project has been completed. Hope Probe is an ambitious dream project of UAE to send a mission to Mars.

In a joint statement, the two organisations confirmed that most of the main parts of the project have been completed and are currently undergoing intensive testing to ensure every aspect of the Probe is ready for activation a few months before the launch date.

Several aspects related to the design, assembly, cameras and control have been verified. So far, the probe’s systems and components, as well as its ability to communicate with the ground station have been checked. The probe has cleared all the tests ahead of the five environmental tests to be conducted from June to December.

The scientific devices the probe will be using, including the Emirates eXploration imager (EXI), Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS), and the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS), are ready.

The EMUS has been successfully mounted on the probe. Hope Probe is scheduled to be launched in July 2020 . It is planned to reach Mars by 2021 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the UAE.

Amid preparations for the third phase of polling, PM Modi addressed a host of rallies in 2 states. He canvassed for votes for BJP while addressing 4 public meetings in Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

In Dindori, PM took on the Congress over issues of national security.

Drawing a contrast between actions of his govt and the UPA regime, PM said, that while his govt took courageous steps in response to terror attacks, the UPA govt's response was weak and fearful.

He credited his govt with greater success in combating terrorism.

His next campaign stop was Nandurbar in Maharashtra where he accused the opposition of spreading canards like if the BJP returns to power, it will change the reservation policy.

Clearing the air, PM assured that there would be no change in the reservation policy or structure if a BJP-led govt wins a second consecutive term at the Centre.

He also assured people of the tribal-dominated seat that their land rights would be protected.

Addressing rallies in Udaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan, PM Modi unleashed an onslaught on the state govt and recounted the achievements of the Union Govt.

PM alleged that the opposition is shying away from a discourse on terrorism. He also underlined the need for a strong and stable govt at the Centre.

Without taking names, PM said that as soon as he raises issues of dynasty politics and  national security some people feel jolted.

All in all, PM Modi is not only highlighting the work done by his govt over the last 5 years but also firing sharp salvos at the opposition.

The landslide, which was caused by heavy rains, took place in the early hours of the morning in a rural area of Rosas municipality.

Five people have been hospitalised and rescue operations are ongoing.

At least eight houses have been damaged and a portion of the Pan-American Highway is blocked because of the landslide that has battered the country for several weeks.

Mudslides are common during Colombia's rainy season. 

In Gujarat, all 26 Lok Sabha seats will go to poll in this phase.  In Odisha, six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly constituencies will go to polls in this phase.

In Chhattisgarh, the third phase of polling on Tuesday will mark the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the state. 

In Karnataka, 14 constituencies of North Karnataka region will go to polls.

In Kerala, a record 227 candidates will contest 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the third phase on Tuesday.

Among the constituencies, Wayanad gains special focus as Congress President Rahul Gandhi is contesting from this seat. 

In  Assam, 74 lakh voters will decide the political fate of the 54 candidates in this phase. Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar parliamentary constituencies will be covered in this phase.

In Maharashtra, fate of as many as 249 candidates will be decided during voting on 14 Lok Sabha seats in the third phase.

In Goa, polling for two Lok Sabha constituencies and by-polls to three Assembly seats will be held in the third phase.

Election to Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency will be held in this phase.

The Election Commission on Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on movie based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC's report on the Prime Minister's biopic and asked the poll panel to give a copy of the report to the producer of the movie.

The court has now fixed the plea of producers challenging the EC's ban on the movie for hearing on Friday.

 

Earth Day is being celebrated each year on April 22, aiming to represent the diversity and uniqueness of mother earth.

Google also marked the day with an interactive doodle that features six organisms which have unique qualities and earthly superlatives, such as being the tallest, smallest, oldest, and so on.

The theme for Earth Day 2019 is 'Protect Our Species'. It aims to draw attention to the rapid extinction of species across the world, which is directly linked to human activity which causes climate change, deforestation and pollution

According to a national exit poll showed on Sunday, the political newcomer, who dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago, got more than 70% support.

Polls gave Poroshenko, who has been in power since 2014, 25% of the vote. 

If polls are correct, he will be elected for a five-year term. Official results are expected to come later today.

Zelensky challenged incumbent president Petro Poroshenko who has admitted defeat.

April 29 is the last date for filing of nominations while Scrutiny of nominations will be held on April 30.

59 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across seven states and one union territory will go to polls on May 19.

13 parliamentary constituencies each in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and one parliamentary constituency of Chandigarh will go to polls in the final phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

At least 32 foreign nationals including five Indians are among the victims. Over 500 people are injured and hospitalized following the attacks targeting three five-star hotels in capital Colombo and three churches across the country.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka’s government was aware of information regarding a possible attack adding they will look into why adequate precautions were not taken.

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe said the names that have come up are local, but investigators will look into whether the attackers had any overseas links. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has announced appointment of a special committee led by retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the attacks and submit its report within two weeks.

Sri Lankan police has confirmed involvement of suicide bombers at four locations in the country.

Meanwhile, police curfew imposed across the country on Sunday has been lifted. The government has imposed ban on social media platforms like Whatsapp and facebook to avoid rumours.

Among other incidents, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected and diffused near the departure area of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last evening. Security has been tightened at all sensitive places across the country. Schools will remain close till Monday while Universities have been instructed to close down till further notice. 

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is flying to Bengaluru on Sunday to attend an IPL match on the invitation of BCCI. 

He is being accompanied by two of his cabinet members including foreign minister Abdulla Shahid and will be watching today's match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. 

The Foreign Minister told our Colombo correspondent that President Solih's presence at the event is indicative of the rejuvenation of the bilateral ties between two nations, including in the area of sports co-operation. 

He said, his government is looking forward to building a  new cricket stadium in Maldives with Indian assistance that will create a young breed of Maldivian cricketers who can compete at international level.

The blasts targeted St Anthony's Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of Batticaloa around 8.45 a.m. (local time) as the Easter Sunday mass were in progress, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Three explosions were reported from the five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury. Foreigners and locals who were injured in hotel blasts were admitted to the Colombo General Hospital. 

"Many casualties including foreigners," said Harsha de Silva, the Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attacks.

However, most of the deadly attacks in the past in Sri Lanka were carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which ran a military campaign for a separate Tamil homeland in the northern and eastern provinces of the island nation for nearly 30 years before its collapse in 2009 after the Sri Lankan Army killed its supreme leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

President Maithripala Sirisena has appealed for calm. "I have been shocked by this totally unexpected incidents. The security forces haven been asked to take all action necessary," Sirisena said. The Sri Lankan government has summoned an emergency meeting called.

All necessary emergency steps have been taken by the government, a minister said, adding that an official statement will be issued soon. "Horrible scenes. I saw many body parts strewn all over. Emergency crews are at all locations in full force. We, at 1990 also have close to 20 units at the various locations.

We took multiple casualties to hospital. Hopefully saved many lives," Harsha de Silva said. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said that it was closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka. "We are closely monitoring the situation.

Indian citizens in need of assistance or help and for seeking clarification may call the following numbers : +94777903082 +94112422788 +94112422789," the High Commission tweeted.

"In addition to the numbers given, Indian citizens in need of assistance or help and for seeking clarification may also call the following numbers +94777902082 +94772234176," it said.  

Such CPSEs will have an option to either hive-off non-core assets to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) or transfer sale proceeds of non-core assets to an escrow account to ring-fence the realised amount from the rest of the business, an official said.

The government has already identified about 35 CPSEs for strategic sale. These include Air India, Pawan Hans, BEML, Scooters India, Bharat Pumps Compressors, and Bhadrawati, Salem and Durgapur units of steel major SAIL.

The other CPSEs for which approvals are in place for outright sale include Hindustan Fluorocarbon, Hindustan Newsprint, HLL Life Care, Central Electronics, Bridge & Roof India, Nagarnar Steel plant of NMDC and units of Cement Corporation of India and ITDC.

The central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have also been asked to ensure proper housekeeping of all assets with a view to ensuring better realisation at the time of sale.

"The CPSEs will be required to immediately start making an inventory of all assets, and ensure proper title deeds are available for sale. They will have to also interact with potential investors and other stakeholders, including state government," an official said.

They will also be required to give suggestions regarding the mode of monetisation of the identified non-core assets. The official further said that non-core assets should ideally be hived off to an SPV, specially created through a demerger to hold and monetise such assets.

However, since the transfer of assets to an SPV may involve time and issues like stamp duty, the CPSEs would be permitted to dispose the identified non-core assets on a case-by-case basis with the approval of the inter-ministerial group (IMG), chaired by Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

"In such cases, the CPSEs may create an escrow account to park the sale proceeds so as to ring-fence these from the rest of the business which is under strategic disinvestment," the official added.

In the case of Air India, which is undergoing the process of strategic disinvestment, the government has already created an SPV Air India Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL).

The government has transferred Rs 29,000 crore debt of Air India, out of the total debt of Rs 55,000 crore of the airline, to AIAHL. Besides, proceeds from the sale of four subsidiaries, Air India Air Transport Services (AIATSL), Airline Allied Services (AASL), Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) and Hotel Corporation of India (HCI) too would be transferred to AIAHL.

Also, non-core assets - painting and artefacts - as well as other non-operational assets of the national carrier too will be transferred to the SPV. The DIPAM had earlier this week come out with guidelines for monetisation of non-core assets of CPSEs and immovable enemy properties, following a Cabinet decision in February.

According to the guidelines, state-run companies will have 12 months to monetise non-core assets identified by a ministerial panel, headed by the finance minister, failing which the finance ministry may restrict budgetary allocations to CPSEs.

The guidelines also provide CPSEs with an option to seek relaxation from the IMG of the 12-month deadline for the sale of non-core assets. "Any budgetary support for the CPSEs will be considered by the Department of Expenditure and DEA only if asset monetisation target is achieved by the CPSEs unless an exemption has been taken", say the guidelines.

The ministerial panel will also decide on the threshold over which non-core assets of CPSEs and immovable enemy properties would be taken up for monetisation under the asset monetisation framework.

Non-core assets below the threshold would be sold by the state-owned entities themselves. The amount raised through the sale of non-core assets would form part of the disinvestment proceeds.

The government has set a target of Rs 90,000 crore to be raised through CPSE disinvestment in the current financial year, up from the Rs 85,000 crore mopped up in the previous financial year.

The Indian Navy launched guided missile destroyer Imphal at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai on Saturday. 

Imphal is the third ship to be launched under a project in which ships are built to carry and operate two multiple role helicopters.

In a statement, the Navy said, enhanced stealth features have been achieved through the shaping of hull and use of radar transparent deck fittings which make the ships difficult to detect. 

Speaking on the occasion, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said, he is satisfied with the force's fleet and more aircraft and submarines will be inducted in the days to come. 

He said, over the years, Navy has become a builder from a buyer and was slated to excel in coming years.
 

In Gujarat, all 26 Lok Sabha seats will go to poll in this phase  The last day of campaigning saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Patan in the northern part of the state and BJP President Amit Shah holding a roadshow in Gandhinagar. During campaigning, the two key parties in the state- the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are exuding confidence of a good showing. Campaigning for four Assembly bypolls in Dhrangadhra, Manavadar, Unjha and Jamnagar (Rural) seats also ended.

In Uttar Pradesh, leaders of all political parties made last ditch effort to woo the voters in favour of their party candidates. In Odisha, six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly constituencies will go to polls in this phase. Leaders of political parties like the BJP and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) undertook whirlwind tours of the constituencies, mostly situated in coastal and central Odisha. As several areas going to the polls have been identified as critical, tight security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful polling. DGP B K Sharma has reviewed the preparedness for the third phase polls and directed officials to take all necessary steps to ensure a free and fair election. 

In Chhattisgarh, the third phase of polling on Tuesday will mark the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the state.  State chief electoral officer Subrat Sahoo said, 123 candidates are in the fray in seven Lok Sabha seats going to polls in this phase. These are - Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Surguja and Raigarh.

In Karnataka, 14 constituencies of North Karnataka region will go to polls. Over two crore 43 lakh voters are eligible to cast their vote in this phase.

In Kerala, a record 227 candidates will contest on 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the third phase on Tuesday. Among the constituencies, Wayanad gains special focus as Congress President Rahul Gandhi is contesting from this seat. Sources report that Thiruvananthapuram will witness a tough battle with sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor eyeing a hat-trick of wins. Shashi Tharoor is contesting against former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan of the BJP and LDF candidate C. Divakaran. Pathanamthitta is another constituency that will be keenly watched, as it's here that the Sabarimala temple is located.

The Thrissur and Chalakudy seats too will be followed keenly because of the 'star value' associated with the candidates in fray. In Thrissur, the BJP has fielded its Rajya Sabha MP and actor Suresh Gopi and in Chalakudy, actor comedian Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, the sitting Independent MP backed by the LDF is contesting. Meanwhile, the climax of election campaign witnessed scuffles in some parts of the state  between political activists on Sunday evening. Clashes were reported from Thiruvananthapuram Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam Ponnani ,and Vadakara in Kozhikode . District collector of Kozhikode has enforced prohibitory orders in Vadakara constituency on polling day to ensure peaceful polling. The police and central armed forces had posted a large number of personnel to keep the situation under control.

Chief electoral officer Teeka Ram Meena reviewed the security arrangements and said there will be special focus on polling stations in north Kerala regions that face threat from left wing extremists. 

In  Assam, 74 lakh voters will decide the political fate of the 54 candidates in this phase. Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar parliamentary constituencies will be covered in this phase. Polling personnel at a few places in far flung Nalbari and Kamrup have already started their journey to the polling stations. Boats, elephants, motor cycle are being pressed into service to carry man and materials.

In Maharashtra, fate of as many as 249 candidates will be decided during voting on 14 Lok Sabha seats in the third phase on Tuesday. Sources report that, while the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena would like to atleast retain their 9 seats, if not more out of 14 seats going to polls that day; Congress and its ally NCP are surely hoping to gain grounds this time. The day will see a few high profile seats going to polls on that day. The Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, considered to be a bastion of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party will go to polls in this phase. Party candidate Supriya Sule is contesting from this seat and is seeking a re-election. The Raigad seat too where Shiv Sena’s Anant Geete and NCP’s Sunil Tatkare are pitted against each other may witness a nail biting finish. Similarly, for Raver seat Senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse’s daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse’s fate will also be locked in ballot box on the same day. State BJP President Raosaheb Danve will also seek re-election for the fifth time from Jalna seat. 

Meanwhile, the state has arranged for elaborate security arrangements for the third phase of polling. Senior police official said adequate forces have been deployed in all the polling centres. The official said state borders have been sealed to prevent transportation of any illegal or prohibitive items like liquor or weapons. Also intense checking of private and public vehicles are also been conducted.

In Goa, polling for two Lok Sabha constituencies and by-polls to three Assembly seats will be held in the third phase. Polling will be held in a single phase for North Goa and South Goa Lok Sabha constituencies and Shiroda, Mapusa and Mandrem Assembly seats. 12 candidates are in the fray for the two Lok Sabha constituencies while there are 18 nominees for the three Assembly seats.

Election to Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency will be held in this phase. Fate of 10 contestants, including sitting MP Jitendra Choudhury of CPI(M) Congress candidate Pragya Debburman, BJP's Rebati Tripura and IPFT's N. C. Debbarma will be decided in this phase.

In IPL, Delhi Capitals avenged their shocking first-leg defeat with a five-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab, brightening their prospects of making the play-offs of the Indian Premier League in the national capital on Saturday.

Chasing 164 for a win, senior opener Shikhar Dhawan laid the foundation with a fluent 56 of 41 balls, while skipper Shreyas Iyer contributed an unbeaten 58 off 49 balls to complete the job with two balls to spare.

In the first leg in Mohali, DC lost seven wickets for eight runs to gift KXIP victory after sitting pretty at 144 for three in the 17th over while chasing 168.

On Saturday, the home side were 141 for three at the end of the 17th over with 23 needing off 18 balls.

This was DC's second win at home in five outings and sixth overall, occupying the third place in the standings. KXIP remained on fourth with 10 points.
 

Polling in these booths could not take place on 11th April under the first phase due to various reasons.

Fresh polling was held at 6 polling stations in Arunachal East Parliamentary seat and 13 in Arunachal West Parliamentary seat.

Briefing media persons at Nirvachan Bhawan in Itanagar Saturday evening, Additional Chief Electoral Officer of the state Kangki Darang informed that voting percentage crossed the previous 77 per cent in 2014.

He said on 11th April, the voter turnout was 77.38 per cent and with Saturday's turnout, the figure will increase.

The winner of the inaugural women's Ballon d'Or in 2018, Ada Hegerberg is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine ( Championnat de France de Football Féminin) club Olympique Lyonnais. 

The winner of 2016 UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award and in 2017, Ada Hegerberg was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, made her debut for Kolbotn in 2010. 

In 2011, at the age of only 16, she scored a hat-trick (three goals in seven minutes) in Toppserien and became youngest player to score a hat-trick in the tournament.

Hegerberg is a gifted footballer. She won her third straight Champions League title with Olympique Lyonnais last year and finished with a record 15 goals in the competition. Hegerberg has achieved 193 times for the club since 2014, with 19 coming in 18 league matches this season. 

The other nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 award  are Pernille Harder, Ada Hegerberg, Lindsey Horan, Sam Kerr and Saki Kumagai.

 

By Versha Kotwal

 

 

116 constituencies, spread over 13 states and 2 Union Territories, will go to polls on the 23rd of this month.

Voting in this phase will take place for all 26 constituencies in Gujarat, 20 in Kerala, 14 each in Maharashtra and Karnataka, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 6 in Odisha, 5 each in Bihar and West Bengal, 4 in Assam, 2 in Goa, 1 each in Jammu and Kashmir, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura.

Leaders from various political parties are holding rallies and roadshows across the country.

The three-day plebiscite is expected to approve sweeping constitutional changes that will extend Sisi's term until at least 2024.

The 596-member assembly is packed with Sisi supporters, with 531 of the 554 legislators who attended the vote opting in favour of the constitutional changes. The amendments would allow Sisi, to run for another six-year term while boosting his control over the judiciary and giving the military even greater influence in political life.

Egypt's parliament had already passed the proposed amendments.

Sisi overthrew Morsi in 2013 and the following year won his first term as president. He was re-elected in March 2018 with more than 97 per cent of the vote after standing virtually unopposed.

According to the Washington Post, federal authorities arrested Christopher Ahn on Thursday, a member of the Free North Korea defector group, which seeks to overthrow the Asian country's Kim dynasty.

The raid in the North Korean embassy in Spain took place in February. Pyongyang has said that the embassy personnel had been tortured by the assailants who stole computers and communication devices.

It suggested that US intelligence had a hand in the embassy raid while Washington denied the claims. 

Put into bat, Bangalore posted a challenging total of 213 for 4 against Kolkata in the stipulated 20 overs. 

Captain Virat Kohli's brilliant 58 balls 100 and Moeen Ali's quick 66 in 28 balls helped Bangalore to set the massive target for the hosts. Kolkata Knight Riders fought till the last over of the game but Andre Russell's blistering 65 off 25 and Nitish Rana's brilliant 85 off 46 were not enough to achieve the target. Kolkata was restricted at 203 for 5 in the stipulated 20 overs. 

The second win of Royal Challengers Bangalore kept its hope to remain alive in the tournament while KKR suffered their fifth loss in this season. 

On Saturday, Rajasthan Royals will take on Mumbai Indians at 4 pm in Jaipur while Delhi Capitals face Kings XI Punjab at 8 pm in Delhi.

Another terrorist is believed to be trapped in Wattergam area after the army cordoned off the area for the search operation. 

The encounter broke out after terrorists attacked an Army patrolling party and fired indiscriminately. Army personnel retaliated the gunfire in which one terrorist was killed.

Official sources said, the decision will ensure that all the Haj applicants from big states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar can embark pilgrimage this year as their waiting lists have been cleared due to the increase in quota. 

In February this year, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that Indian Haj quota would be increased by 25 thousand to two lakhs. This is the third hike in three consecutive years. 

Sources said, a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will perform Haj this year without subsidy. 

As many as 2,340 Indian Muslim women will go for the pilgrimage without male companion or Mehram.

Talking to a private news channel, Prime MInister said that he challenged with himself that he will work faster to achieve the dreams of common people during next five years .

Reiterating his commitment of eradicating corruption, Prime Minister said that earlier people had accepted that survival without black money was not possible, and that corruption was a way of life.

However, with govt's efforts, people have now started realising that one can move ahead with hard work and honesty.