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The Election Commission today assured that polled electronic voting machines (EVM) are ‘absolutely safe in strongrooms’-- reacting to videos on media and social media which show EVMs being transported in private vehicles. “The visuals seen viral on media do not pertain to any EVMs used during the polls,” said EC in a press statement. These series of videos show these machines being tampered in Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP). Opposition Unites Leaders of several parties like Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) complained to the EC on these alleged movement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to replace the polled machines in strongrooms. Chandrababu Naidu who is already doing the rounds and gathering steam against Bharatiya Janata Party, is one of the leaders along with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury who is mobilizing parties to meet EC. “The EC is yet to come out with a procedure in case there is a mismatch between the VVPAT and the EVM tally. We want that even for a single mismatch in the VVPAT samples picked for counting and EVMs, all VVPATs in that assembly segment must be counted. This is important to maintain integrity of the electoral process,” Yechury said, according to a <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/oppn-parties-may-meet-ec-to-demand-evm-tracking/story-e6PJ9EOGW99ZuX7GGcvuRM.html">HT report</a>. EC however has been assuring that its procedures are in place. “The aspersions in clips being used in media merely pertain to the storage or movement of Reserve unused EVMs. However, any case of lapse even in handling of reserve EVMs is thoroughly investigated and disciplinary action taken against the officers responsible,” EC assured in a statement. Exit Poll Effect These allegations which came a day after exit polls, and mostly by opposition parties, could cast a shadow of doubt on Lok Sabha election results, which are to be announced on May 23. A poll of polls predicts a comfortable win for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by PM Narendra Modi. An aggregation of the various exit polls says that NDA would win more than 300 seats in the current Lok Sabha Election, leaving no option for many opposition parties to come together and form a front, in case of a fractured mandate. Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who had been a career Congress politician and Finance Minister for many years, was one of the many people who<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/elections-2019-pranab-mukherjee-says-concerned-at-reports-of-alleged-tampering-of-voters-verdict-ami-2040695"> </a>expressed concern over alleged ‘tampering of voters’ verdict’. <a href="https://twitter.com/CitiznMukherjee/status/1130767638508949504">https://twitter.com/CitiznMukherjee/status/1130767638508949504</a> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-households-face-a-double-whammy-with-price-hikes-in-milk-and-fuel/articleshow/69424415.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Indian households face a double whammy with price hikes in milk and fuel</a>

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After an unprecedented midnight hearing by the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> that began at 3 am and concluded at 5 am, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Government-advises-President-to-reject-Yakub-Memons-plea/articleshow/48266883.cms">Yakub Memon</a> was finally hanged at the Nagpur jail at 7 this morning. His hanging was preceded by plenty of political and legal movements through the day and night. At 10 last night President <keyword id="6359124" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pranab-Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</keyword> had rejected <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/10-worst-terrorist-attacks-to-rock-India/articleshow/48237865.cms">Yakub</a> Memon’s <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Top-5-most-wanted-terrorists-in-India-that-still-roam-free/articleshow/48100097.cms">mercy plea</a> which was followed by a last ditch effort by his lawyers who then filed a mercy petition with the Supreme Court at 11 pm last night. 
 
In a first, the Supreme Court was opened for the judges to hear the matter at 3 am. The final petition was heard by a three judge bench which included the Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu in court number four at the apex court. After a 90 minute hearing the three judge bench unanimously rejected Yakub’s plea stating that enough and more chances were given to him to put forth his case. 
 
Section 144 has been imposed in areas around the Nagpur jail where Yakub was <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/The-worlds-mostinfamous-terrorists-and-the-ends-they-met/articleshow/48172442.cms">hanged</a>. His body is expected to be flown to Mumbai and handed over to his relatives at 11 this morning. Meanwhile, a thick blanket of security has been thrown over Mumbai with special focus on sensitive areas like the residence where the Memons reside. The case that has been going for over 22 years has been a hot bed of controversy forever. However this is one of those rare cases where the political classes have been united in seeking Yakub’s hanging across the board barring only the CPI. 
 
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In what came as a breakthrough decision by China and India today, the two countries have agreed on expanding cooperation to combat terrorism at the UN and other international fora. 
 The decision comes a day after President <keyword id="6359124" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pranab-Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</keyword> raised the issue of Beijing blocking New Delhi's move to get Pakistan-based JeM chief <keyword id="6459729" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Masood-Azhar">Masood Azhar</keyword> blacklisted by the UN. 

	Describing Mukherjee's four-day state visit as "very successful and fruitful", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, the two sides have "agreed to carry forward our fine traditions, deepen practical cooperation and elevate bilateral relations." 
 

	"The two sides will expand bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism. Terrorism is our common enemy. We will continue to enhance our counter-terrorism efforts under the UN, the BRICS and other frameworks to jointly maintain regional peace and stability," Hua said when asked about the outcome of Mukherjee's visit and whether China supports India's move in the UN to ban JeM chief Azhar. 
 During his meeting with Chinese President <keyword id="191809" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Xi-Jinping">Xi Jinping</keyword> yesterday, Mukherjee sought China's cooperation in international fora like the UN in the fight against terrorism stating that there was "no good or bad terrorists". 

	"As for specific outcomes, the two sides agreed to maintain high-level exchanges to better top level design and put in place improved mechanisms," Hua said. 
 

	Hua also said both sides will "properly manage and control our disputes, so that these disputes will not stand in the way of our practical cooperation". 
 

	"We will continue to make full use of the special representatives meeting on border question to maintain border peace and tranquility," she said. 
 

	India and China held 19th round of Special Representatives talks last month to resolve the disputes over 3488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC). 
 

	China claims Arunachal Pradesh as Southern Tibet and India asserts that the dispute covered Aksai Chin area which was occupied by China during 1962 war. 
 

	Hua said China and India will support each other on regional and international occasions by joining their voices together on the international stage. 
 

	She spoke of more "balanced" bilateral trade as India has expressed serious concerns over $48 billion deficit in about $70 billion annual trade in China's favour. 
 

	India is seeking big ticket investments from China in India to generate more trade to offset the trade deficit. 
 

	"In practical cooperation we will enhance our cooperation in industrial zones, construction and build more sister cities . The two sides will also enhance cooperation in investment, tourism and more. We will try to move forward our two way trade in more balanced way through cooperation," she said. 
 

	Earlier, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Xi as saying in his meeting with Mukherjee that "the two sides should appropriately address our differences" and consolidate political trust by maintaining strategic communications between the top leaders.

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Today two of the living legends of Indian cinema, <keyword id="1687" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dilip-Kumar">Dilip Kumar</keyword> and Amitabh Bachchan, were felicitated with Padma Vibhushan awards, the second highest civilian honour of India. 
 
Dilip Kumar, who is unwell these days, could not attend the award ceremony but Amitabh Bachchan was there and looked dapper in a black bandgala. Even his son Abhishek Bachchan and maternal grandson Agastya Nanda were wearing black bandgala, and came across as the close-knit family that they are. 
 
Also present from the Bachchan family were his wife Jaya Bachchan, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and daughter Shweta Nanda with husband Nikhil Nanda. 
 
The megastar had tweeted about the ceremony a day before, after he attended the rehearsals. 
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	 T 1826 - Rehearsals at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the Investiture Ceremony tomorrow. . <keyword id="6391019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Padma-awards">PADMA awards</keyword> ..!!! I just love and admire protocol ..!!!
	— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/585312752027086849">April 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
One thing to be noted is that Amitabh Bachchan now holds all three Padma Awards, <keyword id="25105" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Padma-Shri">Padma Shri</keyword> (1984), <keyword id="100507" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Padma-Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</keyword> (2001), and now Padma Vibhushan. He is only the third Indian actor to have been conferred with all three Padma Awards, the first two being Akkineni Nageswara Rao and <keyword id="16975" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Zohra-Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</keyword>. 
 
Image courtesy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/airnewsalerts/photos/pcb.560297974111604/560296484111753/?type=1&amp;theater">All India Radio News</a>

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Jayalalithaa was laid to rest with full state honours, next to MGR memorial at Marina beach in Chennai. Jayalalithaa died of cardiac arrest on December 05 at Apollo Hospital.Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the final journey Jayalalithaa from Rajaji Hall to Marina beach. 
 
Tears welled up the eyes of supports as people bid adieu to the ‘iron lady’ of Indian politics. 
 
Earlier in the day, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other senior leaders, came down to Chennai and paid floral tributes to Jayalalithaa. 
 
Lakhs of people poured outside Rajaji Hall, where Jayalalithaa's body lay draped in the Indian flag. 
 
Seven -day mourning has been declared in the state. Schools were shut and thousands of police deployed to prevent any untoward incidents. 
People wailed and displayed dramatic emotions, beating their chests and heads. There were loud cries of "Amma, Amma". 
 
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena also condoled her death, saying Jayalalithaa had a "towering presence in Indian politics". 
"At this time of grief, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Tamil Nadu," he added. 
 
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Jayalalithaa’s life has been under constant limelight. Before entering politics, Jayalalithaa was a renowned actress and holds the record for having been the Tamil actress with maximum silver jubilee hits in her career. 
 
She had also made her debut in Bollywood with the movie ‘Izzat’. After entering politics, she proved to a stalwart leader and announced a string of initiatives for the people of Tamil Nadu. 
 
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When she became the chief minister, she was given a cheque as her first salary but she denied it. She accepted a salary of Re1. 
 
Very few people know she held Guinness Book of World Records. 
 
Jayalalithaa was a visionary leader who was also known for her discipline, boldness and courage. 
 
She was the leader of the common man who launched a gamut of initiatives for the people. She was known as the people’s chief minister, who never minced words and kept her state before anything else. 
 
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<keyword id="6354561" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ram-Nath-Kovind">Ram Nath Kovind</keyword> has become India’s 14th President. His supporters were seen singing and dancing to the drumbeats at his residence in Paraunkh near Kanpur. Kovind, who was nominated by the BJP-led <keyword id="105903" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Democratic-Alliance">National Democratic Alliance</keyword>, received 7, 02, 644 votes and scored an easy win over the opposition's candidate Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha Speaker. Kovind won by 65.65% votes. Meira Kumar got 34.35% of votes. His successor President Pranab Mukherjee will demit office on July 25. Ram Nath Kovind was born on October 1, 1945 in Kanpur Dehat, UP. Kovind has been a member of <keyword id="48510" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajya-Sabha">Rajya Sabha</keyword> from UP for two terms: 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. He is a Dalit leader and headed BJP's Scheduled Caste Morcha between 1999 and 2002. He has been working on various issues related to Dalit and Scheduled Castes, and has served in many committees.

Breaking News: Ram Nath Kovind is the new President

Hundreds of thousands people gathered at Rajaji Hall to catch a last glimpse of Jayalalithaa, who died of cardiac arrest in Apollo Hospital in Chennai on December 05. 
 
President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other senior leaders, people across Tamil Nadu paid rich tributes to Jayalalithaa, who is considered as an iconic figure and dubbed as ‘iron lady’ of politics in India. 
 
Jayalalithaa, fondly known as ‘amma’, was a visionary leader who was also known for her discipline, boldness and courage. 
 
She was the leader of the common man who launched a gamut of initiatives for the people. She was known as the people’s chief minister, who never minced words and kept her state before anything else. 
 
People who look for daily motivation on leadership should read about Jayalalithaa’s dynamic personality and leadership skills as her life lessons can teach a lot. 
 
Here are some leadership lessons that you should learn from Jayalalithaa 
 
 
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai has some amazing news for <keyword id="2023759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups-in-India">startups in India</keyword>. Pichai, while delivering a keynote address at the <keyword id="3173384" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="GoogleForIndia">#GoogleForIndia</keyword> event, said Google wanted to give India much more back to the country. 
 
“India is a key driver to Google’s growth. Google Capital to invest $20 million for Indian startups to support crowd computing,” said Pichai. 
 
Pichai wants to tap talent in India and plans to scale engineering and business, thereby revamp campuses in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Google also has plans to step up hiring in Bengaluru. 
 
“Google will ramp up engineering presence in Hyderabad to make products in India,” said the Google CEO. 
 
Speaking about the Android systems, Pichai said that by 2016, there will be more Android users in India as compared to the US. 
 
Pichai also spoke about enhancing wi-fi systems in India. 
 
“We will be rolling out 400 Google-powered public wi-fis by the end of 2016. Testing in Mumbai Railway station is underway currently. There are no plans to monetise now,” he added. 
 
Pichai will be meeting Google executives, media, developers, entrepreneurs and marketers during his stay in India. 
 
The Google CEO will also meet resident Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. 
 
Pichai will meet students of Shri Ram College of Commerce for a chat session. 
 
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Finally, the speculations we made yesterday have come true. Delhi is on its way to hold fresh elections soon. Lieutenant Governor <keyword id="6478435" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Najeeb-Jung">Najeeb Jung</keyword> today recommended to the President that the state’s Assembly must be dissolved. President Pranab Mukherjee has forwarded it to the Home Ministry for its view. The Cabinet is likely to meet tomorrow to discuss the issue. 
 
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 After the Assembly is dissolved, the Election Commission is required to hold elections within six months. Now, it remains to be seen, if <keyword id="6356115" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword>’s charisma would work again in the fresh elections? Or would it be BJP that would gain the most from it? Only time would tell.

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