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Does age contribute to Covid-19 susceptibility? Five studies, five findings

From Covid-19 anxiety could be leading to rise in body image issue, cognitive disorders linked to severe Covid-19 risk and Covid-19 rate among dentists is less than 1% - here are the findings of five key studies conducted in different countries across the globe.

Watch: Barack Obama's sweet conversation with a voter's 8-month-old baby

Barack Obama is leaving no stones unturned to campaign for his ex-Vice President and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. And for that, he is doing what he calls 'phone banking', as a safer option in times of coronavirus. What happened when Barack Obama dialled this US resident to ask for vote to Joe Biden and a baby interrupts? Watch this video

MP by-polls: BJP candidate Imarti Devi casts her vote

Gwalior (MP), Nov 03 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh by-polls elections are underway on Nov 03. BJP candidate for Dabra constituency, Imarti Devi visited temple before casting her vote. She cast her vote today at the polling booth number 219. Voting is being held held on 28 Assembly seats of the state.

Bihar Assembly elections: Deputy CM Sushil Modi, Chirag Paswan cast their votes

Patna (Bihar) / Khagaria (Bihar), Nov 03 (ANI): As second phase of Bihar Assembly elections are underway, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi came to vote today in Patna's Rajendra Nagar. He said, "I appeal to the people to step out of their homes, cast their vote, maintain social distancing and keep wearing mask." Governor Phagu Chauhan also cast his vote for at polling booth in Patna's Digha and said, "I appeal to the people to participate in election in large numbers. I hope that voting percentage will be more than previous time." Meanwhile, LJP president Chirag Paswan cast his vote at polling booth in Khagaria in 2nd phase of Bihar elections. 1463 candidates are in fray for 94 seats across 17 districts of Bihar.

Bihar Assembly elections: First time voter arrives with her grandmother on cycle to cast vote

Patna (Bihar), Nov 03 (ANI): A girl arrived at polling booth in Patna with her grandmother on cycle to cast vote on Nov 03 for the 2nd phase of Bihar elections. She said, "I've come here with my grandmother. I'll be voting for the first time. I hope we'll have more employment opportunities for youth now." Voting for the 2nd phase of Bihar Assembly elections is underway today.

Voting begins for by-polls in 54 Assembly seats across 10 states

Deoria (UP)/ Surat (Gujarat)/ Bengaluru/ Sonipat (Haryana), Nov 03 (ANI): Voting began for by-polls in 54 Assembly seats across 10 states on November 03. A total of 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 8 in Gujarat, 7 in Uttar Pradesh, 2 each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka and Jharkhand, and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Haryana going to polls today. The counting of votes for the by-polls will be on November 10.

MP by-polls: Voters queue up at polling booth in Gwalior

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 03 (ANI): Voters arrived at a polling booth on November 03 in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior to cast their vote for the by-elections of the state Assembly constituency. Voting will be held on 28 Assembly seats of the state. The BJP currently has 107 MLAs, while the Congress has 87 legislators in the House. The counting of votes for the by-polls will be on November 10.

Bihar Assembly elections: 2nd phase of voting begins

Patna (Bihar)/ Vaishali (Bihar)/ Hajipur (Bihar), Nov 03 (ANI): The voting began for 2nd phase of Bihar Assembly polls on Nov 03. 1463 candidates, including RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav are in fray for 94 seats across 17 districts of Bihar. The polling booths were sanitized in wake of COVID-19 and social distancing norms were also followed. Locals came in to vote today.

IPL: 'Wicket was slow in 1st innings', says RCB's Shahbaz on loss against DC

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov 03 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Abu Dhabi by six wickets in Match 55th of IPL-2020 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on November 02. RCB is at third position in the points table and they have managed to seal spot for playoffs. RCB's all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed spoke about the crucial game. "Today's match was very much crucial for us and our average was better so we have qualified (for playoff).What was good for our team was that our intensity in the game. We did not leave the match till the end, so our average was better," said Ahmed "In the second innings the wicket got better but in the first innings it was a bit slow and we were 15 runs short," he added.

IPL 2020: RCB's Shahbaz Ahmed elated for taking his 1st ever wicket of Dhawan

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov 03 (ANI): ): Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Abu Dhabi by six wickets in Match 55th of IPL-2020 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on November 02. RCB is at third position in the points table and they have managed to seal spot for playoffs. RCB All-Rounder Shahbaz Ahmed's 2/26 went in vain, however, he termed his 1st ever wicket in IPL career of Shikhar Dhawan 'special'. Ahmed said, "The practice camp of T20 (in UAE) helped me and my first IPL wicket of Shikhar Dhawan was very special for me which will give me confidence in the coming games too. The atmosphere in our team is really good and we talk about better performances of past."

BSF organises medical camp for locals in Poonch

Poonch (J-K), Nov 03 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) organised a free medical camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Medical camp was organised under their civic action plan. It was held on November 02 in Basoni Village area. People in large numbers visited the medical camp for free health check up. Free medicines were also provided by the doctors to them.

'IPL always a roller coaster journey': Iyer after DC secure 2nd position in points table

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov 03 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in Abu Dhabi in Match 55th of IPL-2020 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on November 03. DC have secured the spot for qualifiers by finally ending the losing streak on Monday. Skipper Shreyas Iyer on team's journey said that "IPL is always a roller coaster ride." "It was very essential and it has got smiles on our faces. After 4 consecutive losses, today the way we played, it was a comprehensive win. I think all the departments were really covered well by players and I am really chuffed by their performance. The way they (players of his team) came up and delivered at the right time. Second place (in IPL points table), obviously it makes you feel good after this season that you had ups and downs. IPL is always a roller coaster journey," he added.

Bihar polls phase 2: 'People will vote for change,' says Tejashwi Yadav

Raghopur/ Patna (Bihar), Nov 03 (ANI): As Bihar goes to polls in second phase on November 3, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav while talking to ANI said that people of "Bihar will vote for change". Yadav said, "In this tsunami of change people of Bihar will vote on agenda of 'Padhai, Kamai, Dawai, Sichai, Mehengai'. I am sure they will vote for us as they want achange in state, they want proactive and progressive government. People of Bihar will vote for change." "It will be clear, first phase has already given an indication," he added. Voting will also be held in Raghopur, from where Tejashwi has filed his nomination.

All 'Aahar Centres' in Bhubaneswar now operational

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 03 (ANI): All 'Aahar Centres' in Odisha's Bhubaneswar became operational from November 02. Centres run by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) serve food at nominal cost of Rs 5. Speaking to ANI, BMC Deputy Commissioner Suvendu Kumar Sahoo said, "There are 12 'Aahar Centres' under BMC of which only five were operating and all of them are functional now."

Construction of swimming pool with Olympic standards underway in Kashmir

Srinagar (J-K), Nov 03 (ANI): In order to promote water sports activities in Jammu and Kashmir, government is constructing first-of-its-kind swimming pool with Olympic standards. The new infrastructure will promote swimming activities amongst youth. The swimming pool in the UT will aim to bring a revolution in the water sports activities. Kashmir Valley has a good number of water bodies holding a great potential of sports tourism. The total budget of the swimming pool construction is Rs 20 crore.

Need to keep things simple and not complicate in pressure situations: Iyer on DC's plans

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov 03 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in Abu Dhabi in Match 55th of IPL-2020 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on November 03. DC have secured the spot for qualifiers by finally ending the losing streak on Monday. Skipper Shreyas Iyer on future plans said that the team will need to keep things simple. "I am really happy the way things are going so far and I am really glad the way Anrich Nortje performed today. Mumbai Indians (MI) are one of the best teams and it really depends on the day and we will be planning everything," said Iyer. "They are experienced in such stages but the team with good attitude and composure on that given day is going to make it through and I feel that we need to keep things simple and not complicate in pressure situations," he added.

Bike-borne men allegedly attack BJP MLA in Bihar's Gopalganj

Gopalganj (Bihar), Nov 03 (ANI): Bike-borne men allegedly attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bihar's Baikunthpur, Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari on November 02. He staged a sit-in protest outside police station alleging that attackers were supporters of independent candidate Manjeet Singh. He also accused police of inaction. Speaking to media, Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari said, "There were reports that Independent candidate Manjeet Singh's men are distributing money and sarees among people. I was talking to my workers about this when around 50 bike-borne men-supporters of Manjeet Singh came and attacked me." "I will sit here until their arrest," said MLA as he sat on protest outside police station.

Google Meet desktop users can now customise backgrounds on video calls

New Delhi, Nov 03 (ANI): Tech giant Google is introducing custom backgrounds for its Meet video-conferencing platform, the company announced in a blog post. According to The Verge, if the user makes use of Meet in Google's Chrome browser, then he/she should be able to access the feature in Chrome OS as well as on Windows and Mac laptops and desktops. The feature is "coming soon" to mobile, Google said. However, no browser extension is needed to activate custom backgrounds; and the user should be able to add a background image from his/her own photo collection or from a library of images provided by Google. The library includes landscapes, abstract art and offices. As reported by The Verge, it may take up to a week before all Google Meet users can access the new custom background option, the company said. Google integrated Meet into Gmail in May, adding a sidebar link and making meetings of up to 100 people with no time limits available to anyone with a Google account.

Pak trying to create divisions among religious communities: First Secy of India's Permanent Mission at UN

New York (USA), Nov 03 (ANI): While interacting with Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia, related intolerance, First Secretary of India's permanent mission at UN, Ashish Sharma said, "While world has come to a standstill due to COVID, Pakistan has enhanced support to cross border terrorism taking advantage of it. Pakistan is trying to create divisions among our religious communities as well. Fortunately, their provocation is falling on deaf ears since India has had a tradition of pluralism and co-existence where all communities live in harmony under a democratic framework."

Wadakkanchery Life Mission scam: 'Link between CM, Principal Secretary, crime proved,' says V Muraleedharan

New Delhi, Nov 02 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on the former principal secretary of Kerala CMO M Sivasankar's connection with Wadakkanchery Life Mission scam case said that the relationship between the CM, Principal Secretary and the crime has been proved. V Muraleedharan said, "The findings of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau reaffirm the fact that M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of Kerala CMO, is supposed to be a culprit. So the relationship between Chief Minister, Principal Secretary, and the crime has been proved." Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau named M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of Kerala CMO, as the 5th accused in the Wadakkanchery Life Mission scam case. Bureau has submitted a report in the Special Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram on November 02.