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Democrats entered the 2020 US elections looking to roll back much of the commanding presence Republicans had in state governments, but instead wound up losing ground as votes were counted on Wednesday.
Republicans won majorities in both chambers of the New Hampshire State House and took back the Montana governor s mansion, which had been held by a retiring Democrat.
Greg Gianforte s win in Montana over Democrat Mike Cooney gave Republicans 27 of the country s 50 governorships.
Republicans will wind up with at least the 59 state legislative chambers they held going into Election Day, but the final tally depends on Arizona where the results are still incomplete, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) said.
Democrats, who began with only 39 chambers, jacked up their spending this year on campaigns in eight states, including Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Texas.
In 35 states, the prize that comes with controlling legislatures is the ability to design congressional districts for partisan advantage, as Republicans did before 2012 when they widened their majority in the US House of Representatives. Here are this year s results for states whose lawmakers draw congressional boundaries, as well as the results of this year s 11 gubernatorial contests, based on data from the NCSL:
Arkansas
No election for governor
Governor: Asa Hutchinson, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Connecticut
No election for governor
Governor: Ned Lamont, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Delaware
Governor: Incumbent Democrat John Carney defeats Republican Julianne Murray
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Florida
No election for governor
Governor: Ron DeSantis, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Georgia
No election for governor
Governor: Brian Kemp, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Illinois
No election for governor
Governor: J.B. Pritzker, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Indiana
Governor: Incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb defeats Democrat Woody Myers
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Iowa
No election for governor
Governor: Kim Reynolds, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Kansas
No election for governor
Governor: Laura Kelly, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Kentucky
No election for governor
Governor: Andy Beshear, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Maine
No election for governor
Governor: Janet Mills, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Massachusetts
No election for governor
Governor: Charlie Baker, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Minnesota
No election for governor
Governor: Tim Walz, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Republican
Missouri
Governor: Incumbent Republican Mike Parson defeats Democrat Nicole Galloway
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Montana
Governor: Republican Greg Gianforte defeats Democrat Mike Cooney to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Steve Bullock
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Nevada
No election for governor
Governor: Steve Sisolak, Democrat
State Assembly: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
New Hampshire
Governor: Incumbent Republican Chris Sununu defeats Democrat Dan Feltes
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Senate: Flips to Republican
New Mexico
No election for governor
Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
New York
No election for governor
Governor: Andrew Cuomo, Democrat
State Assembly: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
North Carolina
Governor: Incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper defeats Republican Dan Forest
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
North Dakota
Governor: Incumbent Republican Doug Burgum defeats Democrat Shelley Lenz
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Ohio
No election for governor
Governor: Mike DeWine, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Oklahoma
No election for governor
Governor: Kevin Stitt, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Oregon
No election for governor
Governor: Kate Brown, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Pennsylvania
No election for governor
Governor: Tom Wolf, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Rhode Island
No election for governor
Governor: Gina Raimondo, Democrat
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
South Carolina
No election for governor
Governor: Henry McMaster, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Tennessee
No election for governor
Governor: Bill Lee, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Texas
No election for governor
Governor: Greg Abbott, Republican
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Utah
Governor: Republican Spencer Cox defeats Democrat Chris Peterson to succeed retiring Republican incumbent Gary Herbert
House of Representatives: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Vermont
Governor: Incumbent Republican Phil Scott defeats Democrat David Zuckerman
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
Washington
Governor: Incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee defeats Republican Loren Culp
House of Representatives: Stays Democratic
Senate: Stays Democratic
WestVirginia
Governor: Incumbent Republican Jim Justice defeats Democrat Ben Salango
House of Delegates: Stays Republican
Senate: Stays Republican
Wisconsin
No election for governor
Governor: Tony Evers, Democrat
State Assembly: Stays Republican
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Sudhir Tripathi is the new Chairman of JSSC.
Ranchi:Former Jharkhand chief secretary and retired IAS officer Sudhir Tripathi has been appointed as the chairman of the state Staff Selection Commission, a CMO official said on Thursday.
The 1985 batch IAS officer was the chief secretary from February 8, 2018 till his retirement on March 31, 2019.
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He was further appointed as the chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission on April 1, 2019.
He held the post till September 26 this year, he said.
The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission comprises a chairman and two members.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi coined the informal term samosa caucus for Indian-American lawmakers
Washington:In an impressive show, all the four Indian-American Democratic lawmakers - Dr Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi - have been re-elected to the US House of Representatives.
The Indian-American community has emerged as a force to reckon with for the first time in the history of the US presidential election. Both the Democrat and the Republican campaigns had initiated several measures to woo the approximately 1.8 million members of the community who have emerged as a critical voting bloc in the battleground states of Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The so-called Samosa caucus , a termed coined by Raja Krishnamoorthi for informal grouping of Indian-American lawmakers, might expand with at least one more as physician Dr Hiral Tipirneni was leading against Republican incumbent David Schweikert from the sixth Congressional district of Arizona when last reports came in.
If elected, Hiral Tipirneni, 52, would be the second ever Indian-American woman to be elected to the House of Representatives. Jayapal, 55, was the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the House of Representatives in 2016.
The Samosa caucus currently comprises five Indian-American lawmakers, including the four members of the House of Representatives and Senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, 56.
Raja Krishnamoorthi, 47, easily defeated Preston Nelson, 30, of the Libertarian Party. When last reports came in, he had accounted for nearly 71 per cent of the total votes counted.
Ro Khanna, 44, easily defeated fellow Indian-American Ritesh Tandon, 48, of the Republican Party with a margin of more than 50 percentage points. This was his third-consecutive win from the 17th Congressional district of California.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Dr Ami Bera, 55, the senior most member of the Samosa Caucus , won the seventh Congressional District of California for the fifth consecutive term. When the last report came in, he had established an inaccessible lead by more than 25 percentage points against his Republican rival 65-year-old Buzz Patterson.
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni, 42, lost to his Republican rival Troy Nehls, 52, a popular sheriff and military veteran endorsed by President Donald Trump, in the 22nd Congressional district of Texas.
Republican Manga Anantatmula lost to Democratic incumbent Gerry Connolly in the 11th Congressional District of Virginia. Republican Nisha Sharma from the Republican Party also lost her maiden Congressional attempt. She was defeated by incumbent Mark DeSaulnier from the Democratic Party by more than 50 percentage points.
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Comments Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers The changes can have dramatic impact on Saudi Arabia s labour market and 10.5 million foreign workers
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
Non-Saudis will no longer need their employer s permission to change jobs, travel abroad or leave the country permanently, according to Sattam Alharbi, a deputy minister at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Runaway reports that employers can file against foreign workers who stop showing up to their jobs -- effectively rendering them fugitives -- will be abolished and replaced with a procedure for ending their contract, Alharbi said in an interview Wednesday.
The new rules will come into effect on March 14 and apply to all foreign workers in the private sector, regardless of salary, he said.
The changes could have a dramatic impact on Saudi Arabia s labor market and the lives of the 10.5 million foreign workers who make up about a third of the kingdom s population.
The current kafala or sponsorship system -- used for expatriates in Gulf Arab countries for decades -- has been criticized by human rights groups as a form of indentured servitude. Economists say it also entrenches a practice of companies hiring cheaper and more easily-exploitable foreign workers, even as Saudi unemployment rises.
These changes are not small changes -- it s huge, Alharbi said, explaining the government had worked on the overhaul for two years. We aim to achieve more inclusion for Saudis, attract talent, improve the working conditions, make Saudi Arabia s labor market more dynamic and productive.
Foreign workers who dominate the private sector are tied to an employment sponsor whose permission they need to move to another job, leave the country on vacation or even to replace a lost ID.
Most Saudi employees work for the government, which tends to pay more and offer greater benefits than private companies.
Foreign workers who dominate the private sector are tied to an employment sponsor whose permission they need to move to another job, leave the country on vacation or even to replace a lost ID.
Under the new rules, they will still be required to pay for an exit and re-entry visa to travel abroad, but will be able to request it on their own through the government s Absher system, without their employer s consent. They will also be able to use Absher to request a transfer of sponsorship to another employer.
By increasing labor mobility, the changes will force companies to raise wages and improve working conditions in order to retain and compete for staff, said Farouk Soussa, an economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
While initially this will mean greater costs for employers, the ultimate outcome will be increased productivity and a greater willingness on the part of Saudis to work in the private sector, Soussa said.
The new policies will in turn make Saudis more attractive to private employers who would rather hire foreigners over whom they currently have greater control, Alharbi said.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });That s particularly urgent after the economic turmoil brought on by the pandemic pushed citizen unemployment to 15.4% in the second quarter, the highest on record.
Reducing labor market rigidities will likely prove useful as the economy recovers from the dual shock of low oil prices and Covid-19, said Carla Slim, an economist at Standard Chartered Bank.
The impact of the new rules will depend on how they re implemented, though, and several neighboring countries have taken steps to reform kafala without fully ending it. The changes announced on Wednesday won t apply to Saudi Arabia s 3.7 million domestic workers, for example -- a category of foreigners among the most vulnerable to abuse.
The separate regulations that govern domestic workers are also under review, Alharbi said.
The overall revamp could give Saudi Arabia a public relations boost as it prepares to hostthis month s summit of the Group of 20 industrialized economies. It could also aid Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman s efforts to make the kingdom more attractive to the highly-skilled foreigners who flock to places like Singapore and Dubai -- part of his Vision 2030 economic transformation program.
However the vast majority of foreign residents fill blue collar jobs: building homes, cleaning streets, pumping gasoline and waiting tables. Millions come from countries including Pakistan, India and Egypt to earn more than they can back home, making the kingdom the world s third-largest source of remittances.
Improving their conditions is a politically sensitive topic as nationalism and xenophobia rise, and some Saudis argue that expatriates are pushing them out of the labor market.
Human rights groups said the changes announced on Wednesday were significant, while calling for further reforms.
Employers will still have power over workers due to their ability to issue and renew residency permits, according to Rothna Begum, a senior women s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.
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Comments US Town Elects French Bulldog As Mayor Wilbur Beast is the new mayor of Rabbit Hash in Kentucky.
The US presidential election may still be undecided, but one small town has elected its mayor in a landslide victory for a dog named Wilbur Beast.
According to Fox News, the small community of Rabbit Hash in Kentucky chose the French bulldog to be their new leader. Wilbur Beast won the election by 13,143 votes, according to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society.
Mayoral election in Rabbit Hash has been called! Wilbur Beast is the new mayor with an amazing 13,143 votes (highest winning total ever) toward an election total of 22,985! the Rabbit Hash Historical Society, which owns the town, announced in a Facebook post Wednesday.
Jack Rabbit the beagle and Poppy the golden retriever came in second and third respectively. Lady Stone, a 12-year-old border collie, retains her position as ambassador of the town.
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It s an exciting adventure and a deeply meaningful cause to preserve the river hamlet town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, they said in a written statement. The town welcomes visitors and will continue to provide fun events for all ages to come experience the nostalgia and charm we have to offer.
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Election Results Awaited, But Zuckerberg, Bezos Have Already Gained Big Jeff Bezos led the way with a $10.5 billion gain and Mark Zuckerberg added $8.1 billion.
Despite lingering uncertainty over the U.S. election, the country s ultra-rich already have plenty to celebrate. Tech billionaires in Silicon Valley saw a hotly contested ballot question on the employment status of gig workers pass in their favor, while an Illinois measure to swap the state s flat income tax with a graduated system went down in defeat after Citadel s Ken Griffin spent millions to oppose it.
Across the board,167 U.S. billionaires gained $57.4 billion on Wednesday as investors bid up stocks, sending major averages to the biggest rallies in five months. Amazon.com Inc. s Jeff Bezos led the way with a $10.5 billion gain, while Facebook Inc s Mark Zuckerberg added $8.1 billion.
The victories cap four years of robust gains for the country s wealthiest people. During President Donald Trump s first term, the richest U.S. residents added both wealth and stature thanks to surging equities markets and a raft of tax cuts. The net worth of Americans on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index went from less than $1.8 trillion on election night in 2016 to more than $2.8 trillion in late October.
Prop 22
The big tech win was the passage of Proposition 22 in California, a ballot measure to exempt Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and DoorDash Inc. from a state law requiring them to classify most of their workers as employees. The win sent Uber and Lyft shares soaring in New York trading, giving a boost to the fortunes of some of its largest shareholders.
Garrett Camp, co-founder of Uber and the only executive of either ride-sharing firm on the Bloomberg index of the world s 500 richest people, saw his fortune climb almost $350 million to $3.4 billion.
The ride-hailing and food-delivery companies backing the measure poured a record $200 million into the campaign. That spending will likely pay off for many of the companies as Uber and Lyft alone will save more than $100 million annually on employment costs, according to one estimate.
In Illinois, Griffin sunk $54 million in a campaign opposing the tax change, while billionaire Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and Hyatt hotels heir, spent more than $56 million supporting its passage. The measure was rejected by 55% of voters.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });The citizens of Illinois have delivered a clear message to our political leaders in Springfield, Griffin, whose trading and asset-management firm is based in Chicago, said in an emailed statement. Now is the time to enact long-overdue reforms to save our state from fiscal ruin.
Senate Control
The election also dealt a win to some of the country s wealthiest as Republicans picked up seats in the House of Representatives and maintained their control of the Senate. Those majorities could thwart efforts by a potential Joe Biden administration to pass measures targeting the highest earners, such as tax hikes or changes in estate tax laws.
Despite Wednesday s big gains, not everything came up aces for Zuckerberg on election night, including a California ballot measure that would have allowed taxes to be raised on commercial properties with much of the money earmarked for education. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan spent millions trying to get Proposition 15 passed, but as of Wednesday afternoon, support for the measure was lagging with about three-quarters of the ballots counted.
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DRDO has released admit cards for A&A cadre selection test.
New Delhi:The Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has released the admit cards for the skill test or tier 2 exam of Admin and Allied cadre posts. So far, admit cards have been released for Vehicle Operator and Fire Engine Driver posts. This cadre includes posts like Clerk, Store Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Stenographer, Security Assistant and Assistant halwai. A total of 224 vacancies will be filled through this exam.
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The DRDO is yet to notify the Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) recruitment exam date. The recruitment was announced in December 2019 and the exam was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1817 vacancies will be filled in this recruitment.
The last update on the DRDO MTS exam was released in June. All candidates who have applied against DRDO Entry Test:2019-20/MTS advertisement, may please note that Tier-I (CBT) examination could not be conducted as per plan due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the DRDO had notified, then. However, this will be planned and tentative dates will be intimated in due course of time, subject to the prevailing conditions and Government guidelines issued from time to time regarding handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, it added.
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Comments Bigg Boss 14 : Eijaz Khan And Pavitra Punia s Fight Gets Worse Bigg Boss 14 Day 33 Update: A still from the show. (Image courtesy: ColorsTV )
Highlights- Pavitra said Eijaz became captain because of her
- She pushed him during their fight
- New captaincy task took place inside the house
The major highlights of tonight s episode of Bigg Boss 14 were Eijaz Khan and Pavitra Punia s fight and Ali Gony s entry in the house. Pavitra and Eijaz, who were once trending because of their close relationship in the house, have now become each other s enemies. Their fight got worse in tonight s episode, where Pavitra pushed Eijaz and according to him, also called him names. She believes she is the reason Eijaz won the captaincy task last week. Their fight started when Pavitra was cleaning the hall and got violent later, following which Jasmin and Nikki Tamboli tried to stop them. During their fight, Pavitra even called Eijaz a chameleon .
#PavitraPunia aur @KhanEijaz ke beech chidi behes kal ke nomination ki wajah se. #BB14#BiggBoss2020#BiggBoss14@BeingSalmanKhanpic.twitter.com/2kjjHOSz0O
— COLORS (@ColorsTV) November 4, 2020The scene inside the house changed when Ali Gony, who is rumoured to be dating Jasmin Bhasin, entered the house as a new contestant. Jasmin s happiness knew no bound when she saw him on the other side of the glass barrier. She started crying. Bigg Boss informed the other contestants that Aly will not enter the house for now and will stay in a room, from where he will talk to other housemates through the glass door or over the phone.
Aaj ghar mein aaye hain @jasminbhasin ke best friend @AlyGoni. #BB14#BiggBoss2020#BiggBoss14@BeingSalmanKhanpic.twitter.com/JUFOhSlL1m
— COLORS (@ColorsTV) November 4, 2020Later in the day, Aly tried to connect with other housemates by discussing their issues inside the house. He separately talked to Pavitra Punia and Eijaz Khan about their fight. Eijaz told Aly that he will never explain his actions to anyone, even if that person is Pavitra.
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Comments Trump To Ask For Recount In Wisconsin Where Joe Biden Is Leading Wisconsin is one of a handful of states where fate of US election now hangs in the balance.
Washington:US President Donald Trump s campaign on Wednesday said it was demanding a recount in Wisconsin, a crucial state where early returns show Democrat Joe Biden with a slender lead.
There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results, campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. The president is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so.
Wisconsin is one of a handful of states where the fate of the US election now hangs in the balance.
With 94 percent of votes counted in the state, Biden led Trump by about 20,000 votes.
Although that was just a sliver of the more than 3.2 million votes cast altogether, Trump may have a hard time recovering that many through a typical recount.
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20,000 is a high hurdle, former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, a Republican, tweeted.
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Allahabad High Court will hear the case again on November 23
Allahabad:The social media activity of a missing life convict has landed him in trouble with the Allahabad High Court asking the Uttar Pradesh government for details of the efforts being made to arrest him.
The high court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Abhishek Som who said Badan Singh Baddo, awarded prison term for life, had fled from custody on March 28 last year but no efforts were made to arrest him.
The petitioner also placed certain documents on record to substantiate his claims that the convict was regularly operating his social media pages.
The plea also claimed that the convict has political connections because of which no action was being taken against him.
A bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma, while hearing the plea on Monday, directed the Principal Secretary (Home Affairs) to furnish complete details of the efforts being made by the state to ensure the convict s arrest.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });The Standing Counsel appearing for the state government stated that a Special Task Force has been constituted to arrest the him.
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The court fixed November 23 as the next date of hearing in the case.
Comments Toxic Haze Shrouds Delhi; Calm Winds, Low Temperature To Be Blamed Toxic Haze Shrouds Delhi; Calm Winds, Low Temperature To Be Blamed
New Delhi:A layer of pungent haze shrouded the national capital and smudged landmarks from view on Wednesday, as people complained of itchy throat and watery eyes.
Unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low temperatures -- caused the air quality to be in the severe category.
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR stood at 448 microgram per cubic meter at 7 pm, the highest in this season so far. PM10 level below 100 ug/m3 are considered safe in India.
PM10 is a particulate matter with a diameter of 10 micrometers and can get into the lungs. These particles include dust, pollen and mold spores.
The levels of PM2.5 - finer particles which can even enter the bloodstream - were 242 ug/m3. PM2.5 levels up to 60 ug/m3 are considered safe.
It is not even Diwali yet and the city has already become a gas chamber. This happens every year. For how long will this continue? asked Shiv Shrivastava, a resident of south Delhi.
As the skies hung heavy and acrid over the national capital, the visibility reduced to merely 600 metres at the Safdarjung Observatory. It was 800 metres at the Palam weather station.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum wind speed was 5 kilometres per hour and the minimum temperature 10.6 degrees Celsius. Calm winds and low temperatures trap pollutants close to the ground, while favourable wind speed helps in their dispersion.
Health experts said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution has become a serious health concern for about the two crore residents of the national capital.
I can feel the pollutants in my throat despite wearing a mask. My eyes are burning. It is going to make the pandemic worse. I am scared, said Piyush Vohra, a resident of Jangpura.
According to a doctor at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, intake of every 22 micrograms per cubic metre of polluted air is equivalent to smoking a cigarette. Ajit Jain, the nodal officer for COVID-19 at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, said air pollution was turning the pandemic catastrophic.
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });IMD officials said the situation is likely to worsen as similar weather conditions are expected over the next two days.
The wind speed slowed down suddenly after 10 am in the Delhi-NCR region due to an anti-cyclone. The temperatures have dipped alarmingly over the last few days. Unfavourable meteorological conditions trapped pollutants, resulting in a haze, V K Soni, a senior IMD scientist, said.
Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 279 at 10 am. It worsened to 386 by 7:30 pm. Several monitoring stations, including the ones at Narela (461), Wazirpur (445), Bawana (452), Jahangirpuri (454) and Rohini (444), recorded the air quality in the severe category.
The neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad and Greater Noida also recorded severe levels of air pollution.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good , 51 and 100 satisfactory , 101 and 200 moderate , 201 and 300 poor , 301 and 400 very poor , and 401 and 500 severe .
However, the Ministry of Earth Sciences air quality monitor SAFAR said the share of stubble burning in Delhi s pollution was just five per cent on Wednesday. It was 10 per cent on Tuesday.
Stubble burning accounted for 16 per cent of Delhi s pollution on Monday and 40 per cent on Sunday, the maximum so far this season.
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Comments Radio Burst From Within Milky Way May Help Solve Cosmic Mystery Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our solar system (Representational)
Paris:Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our solar system for the first time and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday that sheds new light on one of the mysteries of the Universe.
The origin of powerful fast radio bursts (FRBs) -- intense flashes of radio emission that only last a few milliseconds -- have puzzled scientists since they were first detected a little over a decade ago.
They are typically extragalactic, meaning they originate outside our galaxy, but on April 28 this year, multiple telescopes detected a bright FRB from the same area within our Milky Way.
Importantly, they were also able to pin down the source: Galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154.
Magnetars, young neutron stars that are the most magnetic objects in the universe, have long been prime suspects in the hunt for the source of these radio bursts.
But this discovery marks the first time that astronomers have been able to directly trace the signal back to a magnetar.
Christopher Bochenek, whose Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2 (STARE2) in the US was one of the teams to spot the burst, said that in approximately a millisecond the magnetar emitted as much energy as the Sun s radio waves do in 30 seconds.
He said the burst was so bright that theoretically if you had a recording of the raw data from your mobile phone s 4G LTE receiver and knew what to look for, you might have found this signal that came about halfway across the galaxy in the phone data.
This energy was comparable to FRBs from outside the galaxy, he said, strengthening the case for magnetars to be the source of most extragalactic bursts.
As many as 10,000 FRBs may occur every day, but these high-energy surges were only discovered in 2007.
They have been the topic of heated debate ever since, with even small steps towards identifying their origin stirring major excitement for astronomers.
One problem is that the momentary flashes are difficult to pinpoint without knowing where to look.
Theories of their origins have ranged from catastrophic events like supernovas, to neutron stars, which are super-dense stellar fragments formed after the gravitational collapse of a star.
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Key puzzle
The latest discovery, which was published in three papers in the journal Nature, was made by piecing together observations from space and ground based telescopes.
Both STARE2 and the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) spotted the flare and attributed it to the magnetar.
Later the same day, this region of the sky came into view of the extremely sensitive Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China.
Astronomers there were already keeping an eye on the magnetar, which had entered an active phase and was firing off X-ray and gamma ray bursts, according to Bing Zhang, a researcher at the University of Nevada and part of the team reporting on the discovery.
FAST did not spot the FRB itself, but it did detect multiple X-ray bursts from the magnetar, he told a press briefing, raising new questions about why only one of the bursts was linked to an FRB.
In a Nature commentary Amanda Weltman and Anthony Walters, from the High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics Theory Group at the University of Cape Town, said the link of the FRB to a magnetar potentially solves a key puzzle .
But they said the findings also open up a range of new questions, including what mechanism would produce such bright, yet rare, radio bursts with X-ray counterparts?
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The third leg of voting will take place on the remaining 78 seats on November 7.
Patna:The voting percentage in the second phase of polling on 94 seats in the Bihar assembly elections increased to 55.70 after updation of the figures by the Election Commission Wednesday.
The provisional voting figure till late Tuesday night was 54.64 which rose marginally after the poll panel updated the data with the arrival of more inputs from these constituencies.
Still, the revised voter turnout in the second round of voting in the respective seats is marginally lower than it was in 2015 polls at 56.17 per cent, according to Election Commission statistics.
The updated figures shows that in the second leg of voting, women voter turnout was 58.80 per cent vis-a-vis 52.92 among male electors.
While Minapur assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district recorded the highest 65.10 per cent voting in the second phase, Kumhrar in the state capital witnessed the lowest voters mobilisation at 35.69 per cent.
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In Raghopur seat from where opposition Grand Alliance chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is in the fray, the updated voting figure stood at 57.97 per cent while its 58.59 per cent at his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav s Hasanpur constituency.
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Malls across Delhi have geared up for the festive season (Representational)
New Delhi:Malls across Delhi have geared up for the festive season. It has been five months since they reopened in June with strict adherence to Covid precautions like mandatory thermal scanning at entry and social distancing markers everywhere. Now, ahead of Diwali, shopping malls have stocked up on massive colourful decorations, a wide variety of Ganesh-Lakshmi statues, candles, diyas and rangoli stickers.
Several stores are offering discounts and gift vouchers but the footfall is not the same as last year.
Nalini, a customer at south Delhi s Select Citywalk Mall in Saket said, We have come to pick up an essential item only because it was necessary. Otherwise one should stay away. The shopping experience has definitely changed. One doesn t see and try as many things because you try to touch lesser items to prevent an infection.
For some customers, shopping is now mostly online and malls are places to hang-out at. Even though food courts have been allowed to open with only 50% seating capacity, several customers can be spotted. A huge advertisement board aptly sums up what one sees: Social distancing with people, not food .
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display( adslotNativeVideo ); });Shweta Rawat, who came to the food court with a group of friends said, I am from Faridabad and this is the first time since the lockdown that I have come to Delhi. I haven t done much physical shopping yet. I have mostly been shopping online. But I preferred to come to the food court because it gives me the chance to gorge on my favourite food and catch up with friends. I thought it s safe as the government has put in a lot of measures in place to ensure everybody s safety. In the initial months one was more scared of the disease as people weren t aware. Now we have seen so many cases around that we understand the disease better and know that it s possible to evade it as long as one follows all precautions. That is what gives us the courage to step out of our homes now.
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Delhi has reported over 6,000 coronavirus cases within 24 hours, for the second consecutive day today. The national capital, which has been facing its worst wave of coronavirus infection since the pandemic hit the country early this year, has logged 6,842 new cases in a day, its highest ever tally.
Comments 70.27% Polling In Madhya Pradesh Assembly Bypolls The average voting percentage in these constituencies in the 2018 polls was 72.93.(Representational)
Bhopal:Despite the coronavirus scare, a 70.27 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Tuesday s byelections to 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, an official said.
The average voting percentage in these constituencies in the 2018 Assembly polls was 72.93.
A total of 355 candidates, including 12 ministers, are in the fray in the bypolls.
Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday with COVID-19 prevention protocols in place and continued till 6 pm.
A total of 70.27 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots as per the final figures, a senior election official told PTI.
The BJP currently has 107 MLAs in the 230-member house and needs to win eight seats to attain a simple majority.
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The Congress tally has been reduced to 87 after the resignation of total 26 MLAs since March this year.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 12: Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of KBC 12 (courtesy srbachchan)
Highlights- Big B continued the show with yesterday s roll-over contestant Rekha Rani
- She took home the prize money of Rs 12,50,000
- The next contestant to make it to the hot seat was Hardik Patil
Tonight s episode of Amitabh Bachchan s quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 was entertaining in every way. From sharing emotional stories of their lives to performing their victory dance with Big B, the contestants set the mood right on the show. Amitabh Bachchan continued the show with yesterday s roll-over contestant Rekha Rani, a 27-year-old Civil Services aspirant from Delhi. She played impressively on Tuesday s episode without using any of her lifelines. On Wednesday s episode, Rekha Rani revealed the financial difficulties her family faced during the coronavirus lockdown and how her friends, not relatives, helped her during the tough time. She took home the prize money of Rs 12,50,000.
The next contestant to make it to the hot seat was Hardik Patil, a 24-year-old businessman from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He impressed Amitabh Bachchan with his ideas on running a business. On a lighter note, Big B performed the trending floss dance with Hardik, who described it as his victory dance. Amitabh Bachchan also learned some new slang terms from him.
Meanwhile, also check out some of the questions asked on tonight s episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 12:
#Who has been the youngest and only the second woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics?
#Which poem by Maithilisharan Gupt features these lines: Abla jeevan jay! Tumhaari yahi kahaani, aanchal mein hai doodh aur aankhon mein paani ?
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Comments UP Cop Suspended For Alleged Vulgar Phone Call To Woman: Police A case against the SI was registered based on the complaint of the woman (Representational)
Bhadohi:A sub-inspector of police has been charged and suspended for allegedly making vulgar remarks against a 21-year-old woman over the phone in Uttar Pradesh s Bhadohi district, officials said on Wednesday.
A case against SI Santosh Kumar Rai was registered based on the complaint of the woman, who is an undergraduate student, SP Ram Badan Singh said.
The woman alleged that the SI had taken her phone number about a month ago when she had gone to the Kotwali police station to complain about her stepmother throwing her out of the house, the SP said.
She said he used to call her and make lewd comments, the SP said, adding that she approached police along with an audio of the conversation two days ago and made a complaint in this regard.
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Circle Officer Priyank Jain has been asked to probe the matter, SP Singh added.
Comments Won t Share Data With Third Party : Reliance To Parliamentary Panel Jio officials appeared before panel inspecting data protection bill today.
New Delhi:Jio Platforms Ltd and Reliance Jio Infocomm do not have any data sharing mechanism with Google and Facebook which are its investors, officials of the firms told a parliamentary committee looking into the issue of data safety today. The officials who deposed before the committee today were asked if there was any data-sharing mechanism between the company and Facebook and Google, which are among its investors.
The BJP s Meenakshi Lekhi, who is heading the committee, said , It was asked to Jio executives that does the company have any data-sharing mechanism with Google and Facebook and its users, to which the representatives of the telecom firm declined and informed that both tech players are its financial investors , reported news agency Press Trust of India.
Not just third party or investors, personal data is not even shared with the (Reliance) Group of Companies or any other entity within the (Reliance) Group, the officials have said.
The officials also said that they were in favour of data privacy, sources in the committee said. They assured the Parliamentary Committee that Reliance would not share the available personal data of their customers with any third party.
Sources said that in its deposition, Reliance has said it favours data protection and its localization in India, as opposed to Facebook s stand on this issue.
Any data stored abroad is bound by regulation of foreign countries, the officials said. The data principal (content owner) cannot have effective relief in case of a breach in foreign land, sources said quoting the officials.
Personal data should be stored in India to ensure its security, sovereignty and privacy. Also data stored in India
leads to development of digital infrastructure in the country, the officials have said.
Besides, data residency in India will be helpful to law enforcing agencies. Punishment provisions in the law should be according to the nature of crime committed and not the size of the company, the officials have said, according to sources.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee has conveyed to the officials that they must avoid any conflict of interest while dealing with personal data of their customers.
Representatives of Ola and Uber have been called to appear before the panel -- -- which is looking into all aspects of personal data protection -- on November 5. Representatives of Airtel and Truecaller are scheduled to depose before the panel separately the next day.
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Following Congress concerns over the 2019 bill, the committee is looking into the matter and involving all stakeholders for an overview.
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