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Bastar: 14-day 'pad-yatra' demanding revival of Indravati river ends

Bastar (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (ANI): Locals of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, who had embarked on a 14-day 'padyatra' (foot march) on May 08 demanding the revival of Indravati river, concluded their march on Tuesday. Indravati river, regarded as a lifeline of Bastar, is facing grave crisis due to depleting water level. Indravati originates from Odisha and covers a distance of 164 km before it enters Chhattisgarh's Bastar, and because of this, the river has also become a bone of contention between the two states. Locals who marched for 14 days said the mission of the padyatra is to demand immediate steps to save Indravati river.

Allies who skipped NDA meet pledged their support in writing: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said a total of 36 allies attended the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meet organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah at the Ashoka Hotel in Delhi. Three of the remaining NDA allies did not participate in the get together on which the Home Minister said the absentee partners have pledged their support to the NDA in "writing". Shah had organised the get together of NDA parties in an apparent show of strength ahead of the vote count of May 23. The NDA partners honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fire breaks out at chemical factory in Gujarat's Valsad

Valsad (Gujarat), May 22 (ANI): A major broke out at a chemical factory in Gujarat's Valsad. Eight fire tenders were at the spot to douse the flames. Drums filled with chemicals worsened the situation as blasts were happening inside the factory which left the locals in a panic. More details are awaited.

Chandrababu Naidu meets HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru, intensifies EVM criticism

Bengaluru (Karnataka), May 22 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu, who has met a number of opposition leaders in the last couple of days, on late Tuesday met former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief Minsiter H.D. Kumaraswamy in Benguluru. Naidu and other opposition leaders have intensified their attack on alleged EVM manipulation issue and have been continuously demanding VVPAT verification of at least 50 percent votes polled in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections. Rumours are also also rife of Naidu cobbling a third front ahead of the vote count on Thursday. Although, Deve Gowda said talks on opposition alliance were not discussed in the meeting with Naidu as they are waiting for the results to come out first. The former prime minister, however, thanked Naidu for leading the issue of alleged EVM manipulation.

Digvijaya Singh visits EVM strong room in Bhopal amid row on voting machines

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), May 22 (ANI): Amid the allegations of opposition on the movements of EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday visited the District Jail in Bhopal where an EVM strong room has been established. The opposition has intensified its criticism of EVMs ever since the exit polls predicted the return of NDA government at the centre, and while pointing to possible inaccuracies in the exit polls, the opposition has accused the government of manipulating the voting machines in order to get a favourable result.

Scientists invent method to transfer life-saving vaccines to impoversished areas

New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new way that can help store vaccines and their subsequent transfer to remote and impoverished areas of the world. The new method developed by McMaster scientists and published in the 'Scientific Reports' combines the active ingredients in existing vaccines with a sugary gel, where they remain viable for eight weeks or more, even at elevated temperatures. The invention is significant because it can replace the cumbersome "cold chain" - constant storage at temperatures between 2C and 8C - which is currently necessary to keep anti-viral vaccines viable.

Instagram quietly overhauls IGTV interface to take on TikTok, Snapchat

New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): The battle of the best between Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat continues to intensify. In its latest effort at keeping user interest alive, Facebook-owned Instagram has quietly redesigned IGTV's interface inside of the main app.The new design is more immersive and allows users to see the breadth of videos in IGTV instead of showing the horizontal scrolling interface that previously existed, TechCrunch reported. The redesigned IGTV now shows one central feed of algorithmically suggested videos based on user behaviour, instead of showing dedicated tabs, similar to how TikTok and Snapchat show content in their feed.

Arunachal Pradesh's former Home Minister suspects political rivalry behind Tirong Aboh's murder

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh's former Home Minister Kumar Waii condemned National People's Party's (NPP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) death. Kumar Waii said, "I condemn this incident. This kind of incident has never taken place before. A political rival has done this, an inquiry into the incident is important". NPP leader Tirong Aboh was ambushed by unknown militants in which total 11 people got murdered including Tirang Aboh and his son.

EVMs are guarded with multi-layer protection: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer

Bengaluru, May 21 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on counting for Lok Sabha polls and related preparations, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjiv Kumar in Bengaluru said, "There will be some delay but that doesn't mean it will be very much delayed as generally we were starting our results from 12:00 pm but four hours additional time will be required here so maybe from 3:00 pm onwards we expect our results." "Between 3:00 pm-6:00 pm we have planned it in such a way that our results should be all announced. We are targeting it between 3:00 pm-6:00 pm. EVMs are guarded with multi-layer protection," Kumar added.

EVM row: Make new laws, do elections on ballet papers, but after 5 year, says Ramdas Athawale

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale said, "We are ready to fight 2024 election on ballet paper". While reacting on meeting of Opposition with ECI over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) issue, Ramdas Athawale said, "Make new laws and do elections on ballet papers, but 5 year later. Then also Opposition will put allegations on us".

EC has problem with tallying EVM-VVPAT machines before counting begins: CM Naidu

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): While talking to media persons after a delegation of 22 Opposition parties met the Election Commission (EC), Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said, "We have a very genuine demand. We have repeatedly made representation to the EC and have even gone to the SC. We want that tallying of five EVM-VVPAT machines should be made at the beginning of the counting, but the EC has a problem."He further added, "We are asking to respect the mandate. People's mandate cannot be manipulated. The EC is saying one blood sample is enough but if that sample is showing total pollution in the body, then you have to scan the whole body," said Naidu.

Congress' Rizwan Arshad calls Roshan Baig 'opportunist'

Bengaluru, May 21 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Congress leader Rizwan Arshad said, "He (Roshan Baig) is an opportunist. If he has guts let him resign and contest from BJP. Congress is such a bad party that it gave him power for last 10 years and made him MLA for last 4 terms." Earlier, Congress leader Roshan Baig said, that 'the reasons behind downfall of the party are Siddaramaiah's attitude and Gundu Rao's flop show'.

Cyclone Fani hit Nandankanan Zoological Park reopens

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 21 (ANI): Nandankanan Zoological Park in Odisha's Bhubaneswara reopened after 19 days of Cyclone Fani. It became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. First time in the history of Nandankanan, it was closed for 19 days due to heavy damage caused during cyclone Fani that had hit the coastal regions of Odisha earlier this month. All types of facilities for both tourists and animals have been restored. Due to heat wave special arrangements have been made for the animals. Deputy Director of Nandankanan Zoological Park, Jayant Kumar Das said, "To restore the zoo's green cover, we are planning to go for massive plantation for five consecutive years."

EC to meet Opposition leaders to discuss several issues tomorrow: Abhishek Singhvi

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): After the Opposition parties leaders met with the Election Commission (EC) in the national capital, while speaking to ANI, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, "We raised these same issues in the last 1.5 months. We asked the EC why they have not responded. Strangely, EC heard us for almost an hour and they assured us they will meet us again tomorrow morning to consider primarily these two issues." "We made a point that even if the EC disagrees with us, if 75 % of the electorate represented by these (opposition party) 22 parties before you how does it matter if you change the rules which is merely a change of guidelines," he added.

Watch: Security guards baton charge on ABVP members

Darbhanga (Bihar), May 21 (ANI): Police and security guards baton charged on members of ABVP who were staging a demonstration today in support of the president of Students Union of Lalit Narayan Mithila University in Bihar's Darbhanga.

Handling pressure is most important thing in World Cup: Virat Kohli

Mumbai, May 21 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli, before departing to England for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, said, "Handling pressure is the most important thing in the World Cup and not necessarily the conditions. All our bowlers are fresh, no one looks fatigued." Head Coach of the team Ravi Shastri was also present during the press conference. The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.

Union Council of Ministers meeting underway at BJP HQ in Delhi

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The meeting of Union Council of Ministers is underway at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the party office in the national capital. PM was received by BJP president Amit Shah at party office. Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh also arrived at party office to attend the meeting of Union Council of Ministers.

Fire breaks out at tannery in UP's Kanpur

Kanpur (UP), May 21, (ANI): Fire broke out at a tannery in Kanpur's Jajmau area. A fire tender was present at the spot to douse of the flames. No injuries or causalities have been reported so far. More details are awaited. "The fire broke out due to short-circuit in the factory", said a local.

EVM row: Congress isn't able to digest their failure, says Hansraj Ahir

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on various political and current issues in the national capital, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said, "All the ministers have been called for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting. This is a process and we are completing that." "You need to ask the Opposition parties that why after completion of elections they are behaving in such a manner. They aren't able to digest their failure so they are trying to blame Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the same."

Pune man spits blood, chokes after biting into burger with broken glass at Burger King

Pune (Maharashtra), May 21 (ANI): A man in Pune, Sajid Pathan, had a horrible experience at Burger King outlet. This incident took place on May 15 when Sajid along with his four friends went there. Sajid Pathan who is an auto driver by profession started choking and spitting blood after eating a burger on May 15. He was immediately taken to the hospital for medical treatment where doctor advised him to get admitted. While speaking to ANI on this matter, victim Sajid Pathan said, "On May 15, I went to Burger King, FC Road, soon after I ate the burger I started to vomit, spat blood and had trouble in breathing. I found pieces of glass in it. I alerted the staff immediately." Case has been registered under section 337 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against supervisor and manager of the outlet. Further investigation is underway.