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Wednesday, 15 March 2017

March 15, 2017

Nokia C1 Android phone Price in USA with Release date, Specs

Nokia C1 Android phone Price in USA with Release date, Specs


Nokia C1 Android phone Specifications OverView Nokia C1 Android phone :-


Smartphone running is android Operating System virsion of 5.0 LollyPop. This device has powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset based on Cortex A7 Quad core processor. It provides the great experience with Adreno 305 graphic processor unit. 


The 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage with built in memory micro SD card slot in this device. Nokia C1 Android phone features 5 inches display touchscreen with IPS technology LCD and Comming Gorilla Glass 3. The device has a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels with multi touch and Sensor. Nokia C1 Android phone comes a 8 Mega pixels Camera with auto focus Geo-tagging, LED Flash and Make Batter Quality Videos and Images on Low light with Flash Light. The device make videos calling and videos shearing with 5MP front facing camera. Nokia C1 Android phone is Support a GSM Network, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, Bluetooth version of 4.0, micro USB version 2.1 with host, NFC Wi Fi, Dual Band with Hotspot. The device comes a multimedia features stereo Speakers, MP4, MP3 and Full HD Supported Player and Google Play, Facebook, Google+, twitter, HTML, FM radio, Image and video viewer and editor and Microsoft Office document viewer and editor, SMS, MMS, Emails, I mail, Push mail and threading view Text input. This phone is a Li-ion mAh battery . It is provide the talk time about 12 hours and 6 hours videos watching, web browsing
Nokia C1 Android phone Full Specification
Device Info
Nokia Released C1 Android Smartphone in Q1 of 2017
Body and Weight N/A
Networking 2G GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 Dual SIM Support, 3G HSDPA 850, 900, 1800 and 1900, upto 86 kbps on GPRS, up to 236 KB per second on EDGE, Optional Dual SIM Micro SIM dual Slot Speed 7.2 MBps on HSDPA ans 5,76 Mbps on HSUPA and LTE
Operating system Android OS v5.0 LollyPop
Display
IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors 5.0 Inches 720 x 1280 pixels, multi touch up to 5 Fingers
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Quad-core Cortex-A7, Adreno 330 GPU
Storage and RAM 32GB Storage, 2 GB RAM and Support SD Card up to 64GB
Battery Li-ion Battery
Colors Bright green, orange, cyan, yellow, black, white
Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, Led Flash 1/4’’ sensor size, panorama, face detection, [email protected] 5 Mega pixels front Camera
data connectivity Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Le, USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Features HTML Browser, GPS with AGP support, threaded view SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, Scratch-resistant glass back panel, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, iCloud cloud service, Twitter and Facebook integration, Maps, Audio and video player, Photo viewer and editor, Voice memo, TV-out, Document viewer, Predictive text input
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March 15, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal Alleges Tampering Of EVMs In Punjab Assembly Elections

Arvind Kejriwal Alleges Tampering Of EVMs In Punjab Assembly Elections

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today raised questions about the Electronic voting machines in the Punjab assembly polls, saying 20 per cent to 25 per cent of AAP votes were transferred to the Akali-BJP coalition which was in power in the state. The number of votes polled by his party were far less in some areas than the number of volunteers the party, he said, adding the results fly in the face of predictions by several exit polls and political experts.

In his first interaction with the media after the results of the assembly elections were declared, Mr Kejriwal said his party was expected to win the elections. "What then, went wrong? There was no word of Congress coming to power... yet they swept the elections... really don't know how that happened," he said.

The Congress had won 77 of Punjab's 117 seats. All exit polls had predicted a hung house for Punjab - the poll of exit polls had suggested that Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party would be neck and neck with the Congress.

Electronic Voting Machines, Mr Kejriwal said, had been banned by some nations abroad because they can be tampered with. To conduct free and fair polls in India, they should be discontinued. "Our Supreme Court had said in the past that it is possible to tamper with EVMs. I'm not saying this, the Supreme Court said this," he said.

Citing an example, Mr Kejriwal said, "In (Punjab's) Shri Govindpur we got 1 vote... there are 5 volunteers who swear they voted for us... similar instances across the state... where did all the votes go? There is something seriously wrong."

Mr Kejriwal demanded that the votes registered in the EVMs be compared with the VVPAT trail (voter-verified paper audit trail) in nearly 32 places in Punjab. "It is about the credibility of the Election Commission and the faith of people in the electoral system. We have strong prima facie evidence of foul play," he said.

After the BJP's sweeping victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections and the dismal performance of her own party, Mayawati had called for a switch to ballot papers, alleging that EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines, make rigging easy.

Mr Kejriwal has called for the use of ballot papers in the coming municipal elections in Delhi - a request that has been turned down by the Election Commission, which said such a change requires more time than it at hand. The civic elections are due on April 22.

Monday, 13 March 2017

March 13, 2017

Nokia phones 2017 specs, price, release date: Nokia Edge, C1, D1C, E1 high to low-end offering

Nokia phones 2017 specs, price, release date: Nokia Edge, C1, D1C, E1 high to low-end offering

Nokia phones 2017 specs, price, release date: Nokia Edge, C1, D1C, E1 high

The iconic logo and tagline of Nokia is displayed along with the potential look of the upcoming Nokia Edge Android smartphone. (Photo : YouTube/GONE IN 180) Nokia phones specs, price list, and release date have been highly searched online. Smartphone enthusiasts have been anticipating the arrival of potential Nokia mobiles which may include the Nokia C1, Nokia Edge, Nokia D1C, and Nokia E1
March 13, 2017

Nifty Soars To Record High On BJP's Poll Wins, Rupee Near 1-Year Peak: 10 Facts

The Sensex surged over 600 points to hit 29,561 at day's high

Cheering the BJP's landslide win in Uttar Pradesh, the Nifty soared to new all-time highs on Tuesday. The Sensex rose as much as 600 points to 29,561 while Nifty surged 188 points to record high of 9,122. The rupee also strengthened to nearly 1-year high of 66.17 against the US dollar, rising 43 paise from Friday's close of 66.60. Analysts say that the decisive mandate in Uttar Pradesh in favour of the BJP removes political uncertainty from the market, which had kept investors cautious in the run-up to the announcement of the election results. Markets will price in a stable government for long

 says global brokerage Macquarie. Investor wealth on the BSE soared by Rs. 1.31 lakh crore.

Here are 10 key highlights:

1) 
Analysts said that the Uttar Pradesh state election results will give a boost to the government's reform agenda. "BJP's emphatic victory in the politically crucial state of UP would embolden the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in aggressively expediting key structural economic reforms," said Ajay Bodke, head of portfolio management services at financial firm Prabhudas Lilladher in Mumbai.



2) Analysts see further upside in the market. TS Harihar, chief executive of HRBV Client Solutions Private Ltd, says the election verdict will move Nifty into a new range of 9100-9500.

3) Another global brokerage CLSA sees Nifty rising to 10,350-12,000 levels over the medium term if it breaks the major technical resistance of 9.191.

4) Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects the government to increase infrastructure spending in Uttar Pradesh and sees banks, cement, and consumption stocks to be a major beneficiary of higher government spending.

5) Beyond the election results, the market will be eying the current Budget session of Parliament and the progress of key GST Bills, says market expert Ajay Bagga. The government is planning to roll out the new tax regime from July.

6) On the global front, the US Federal Reserve's stance on interest rate, Trump administration's policies and French election results would be keenly eyed, Mr Bagga added. 

7) The US Fed rate-setting panel meets on March 14-15 to decide on interest rate. The US central bank is widely expected to increase interest rate in wake of strong economic recovery in the world's biggest economy. Though a Fed rate hike is factored in, a hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve could trigger volatility, especially in emerging markets, say analysts.

8) The Sensex and Nifty have gained over 10 per cent so far this year. Better-than-expected third-quarter GDP numbers and earnings from India corporates, a supportive Budget and strong global markets have also lifted the sentiment on Dalal Street.

9) Strong inflows from domestic and foreign investors have also supported the market while a steady rupee has further lifted the sentiment. 

10) Domestic institutional investors have bought shares worth over Rs. 40,000 crore in the past six months. Foreign institutional buyers
have also started nibbling at Indian equities, buying shares worth Rs. 10,485 crore in February.
March 13, 2017

Great Country Allows You To Be Here: Donald Trump Aide Sean Spicer's Argument With Indian-American

Great Country Allows You To Be Here: Donald Trump Aide Sean Spicer's Argument With Indian-American

 On Saturday afternoon, White House press secretary Sean Spicer had an encounter with a woman with an iPhone. She didn't want a selfie. When Shree Chauhan, a former elementary school teacher who is avowedly not a supporter of President Donald Trump, spotted Spicer at an Apple store in the D.C. area, she decided to ask the press secretary some questions "since he doesn't like the press," she wrote on Twitter.

"I wanted to speak truth to power," Chauhan said in a Medium post about the incident that was extremely political and far from polite.

In the video Chauhan posted on Twitter, she can be heard asking Spicer, "How does it feel to work for a fascist?" He answers, "We have a great country." Chauhan persists. "Have you helped with the Russia stuff? Are you a criminal as well? Have you committed treason, too, just like the president?"

Throughout the 50-second back and forth, Spicer, wearing a dark blazer, a button-down shirt sans tie and a concrete smile, attempts to gently rebuff Chauhan while also shopping for his gadgets, thanking the Apple store employees and shaking the hand of another customer. But there was one comeback that stood out.

As Chauhan continues to ask about Russia, Spicer interjects, "Such a great country that allows you to be here."

In her Medium post, Chauhan, who is of Indian heritage, characterized that response as threatening and racist.

"Think about the sheer audacity of Mr. Spicer to say that to my face with a smile, knowing that he is being recorded on video and the position of power he holds in our government. I am still stunned by the boldness of having my citizenship threatened on camera," wrote Chauhan, who added that she has been on the receiving end of online harassment since posting about the Spicer encounter on Saturday.

The go-to insult? "They tell me to leave the country. They have told me to go back to where I came from," she wrote. "To which my snarky reply is often, 'Go back where? New York?'"

The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but Trump seemed to allude to the incident in a Monday morning tweet:

"It is amazing how rude much of the media is to my very hard working representatives. Be nice, you will do much better!"

(Chauhan, who works in education policy, is not a member of the media.)

This is the second time a White House staffer has been confronted in public by a citizen critic. Last month, Omarosa Manigault felt so harassed by two women inside a Nordstrom store in Virginia that the White House communications director was escorted to her car by security.
March 13, 2017

How NASA Found India's Chandrayaan, 'Lost' For 8 Years: Foreign Media

How NASA Found India's Chandrayaan, 'Lost' For 8 Years: Foreign Media


How NASA Found India's Chandrayaan, 'Lost' For 8 Years: Foreign Media

No one had heard from Chandrayaan-1 since Aug. 29, 2009. That's when the pioneering moon orbiter - the first lunar probe ever launched by the Indian Space Research Organization - abruptly went silent just 312 days into what was supposed to be a two-year mission.

The orbiter has been missing ever since. It's no bigger than a refrigerator and difficult for Earth-based telescopes to discern given the moon's nighttime glow, making the craft hard to track down. Plus, the moon's lopsided topography - riddled with mascons, or areas of dense material with higher-than-average gravitational pull - makes satellites' orbits incredibly unpredictable.

But the silent, stealthy Chandrayaan-1 couldn't evade powerful radio telescopes. Scientists at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California's remote Mojave Desert and at the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia worked together to detect the long-lost orbiter by sending out radio waves in its direction and listening for the echoes that bounced back.

"To be declared lost and then found after eight years is a great accomplishment," Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the former ISRO chair who helped conceive the moon mission, told the Times of India.

The search technique, developed by researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, is a new one. Capitalizing on the fact that Chandrayaan-1's orbit takes it over the moon's north pole, they used Goldstone's largest antenna to direct a powerful beam of microwaves toward the spot they expected the probe to be. The antenna is usually used to communicate with spacecraft much farther away - it's still in touch with the Voyager 1 probe way outside the solar system. But it could also be applied much like a police officer's radar gun.

When the microwaves struck Chandrayaan-1, they bounced back toward Earth, where the Green Bank radio telescope was listening. During four hours of observations, Green Bank detected two blips that resembled the signature of a small spacecraft. That timing matched the period of Chandrayaan-1's orbit. The data also provided information about the spacecraft's speed and distance from Earth, which could be used to update projections of its orbit, and subsequent radar observations confirmed the new calculations.

The researchers used the same technique to find NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - an easier task because the LRO is still operational.

But this could be just the beginning of interplanetary radar investigations. The void between planets is filling up with human-made spacecraft, and it's only going to get more crowded. If scientists want to prevent potentially devastating collisions, they're going to need a powerful system to keep track of everything.

"Ground-based radars could possibly play a part in future robotic and human missions to the moon, both for a collisional hazard assessment tool and as a safety mechanism for spacecraft that encounter navigation or communication issues," according to a NASA statement.

Saturday, 11 March 2017

March 11, 2017

UP Election Results 2017: Long Live Democracy, PM Modi Tweets Rahul Gandhi In Response


UP Election Results 2017: Long Live Democracy, PM Modi Tweets Rahul Gandhi In Response

 With another landmark debacle to account for, Congress boss Rahul Gandhi today said "Our fight continues and will not end till we win the hearts and minds of people." He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who not just brought his party back to power in Uttar Pradesh after 14 years, but did so with the biggest result the state has seen in decades.

"Thank you. Long live democracy," PM Modi tweeted in response to his rival's message.

With strict adherence to its rinse-and-repeat scheme, the Congress rose to Rahul Gandhi's defense just as it has after every recent election. "Rahul Gandhi cannot step down," said senior leader Digvijaya Singh, submitting the standard party line - "the Nehru-Gandhi family is the biggest binding factor of the Congress."

Three years after the Modi Wave earned the BJP the country's biggest margin in three decades, the Prime Minister decisively proved he has lost none of his appeal. The BJP, along with allies, won 325 seats in Uttar Pradesh; the Congress won seven. Akhilesh Yadav, the incumbent Chief Minister, who allowed the Congress to ride pillion with him, won 47 seats, the partnership proving politically lethal.
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Rahul Gandhi's mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is abroad for medical treatment, details of which the party has not disclosed; before leaving the country, she told senior colleagues that her son is in charge while she's away. Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was outed with this election as the main designer of the alliance with Akhilesh Yadav, met with Ghulam Nabi Azad this evening, who was in charge of the party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh, before holding a private conference.

Since Rahul Gandhi led the Congress campaign in 2014, the Grand Old Party's sizing has shrunk to toddler. In the general election, it was stuck with its worst-ever result: 44 seats. Then, one important state after another flipped over to the BJP. Today, it retained Punjab - an accomplishment that should be credited to Captain Amarinder Singh, who turned 75 today and was confoundingly not declared the Chief Minister candidate till very late in a campaign that he fronted and devised with strategist Prashant Kishor.

Rahul Gandhi's mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is abroad for medical treatment, details of which the party has not disclosed; before leaving the country, she told senior colleagues that her son is in charge while she's away. Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was outed with this election as the main designer of the alliance with Akhilesh Yadav, met with Ghulam Nabi Azad this evening, who was in charge of the party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh, before holding a private conference.

Since Rahul Gandhi led the Congress campaign in 2014, the Grand Old Party's sizing has shrunk to toddler. In the general election, it was stuck with its worst-ever result: 44 seats. Then, one important state after another flipped over to the BJP. Today, it retained Punjab - an accomplishment that should be credited to Captain Amarinder Singh, who turned 75 today and was confoundingly not declared the Chief Minister candidate till very late in a campaign that he fronted and devised with strategist Prashant Kishor.
March 11, 2017

Assembly Election Results 2017 - Modi Super-Wave Brings Saffron Holi For Uttar Pradesh: 10 Points

Assembly Election Results 2017 - Modi Super-Wave Brings Saffron Holi For Uttar Pradesh: 10 Points

 The BJP rode a Modi super-wave to a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh today, winning 312 of the state's 403 seats; its allies have won 13 seats for a grand total of 325. It's a triumph that will strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim to a second term in 2019. As jubilant party workers celebrated an early Holi, BJP chief Amit Shah credited the win to PM Modi's leadership, describing him as "the most popular leader since Independence." The BJP has also swept neighbouring Uttarakhand. The Congress has won Punjab, and has a few more seats than the BJP in Goa and Manipur, with no party getting a majority. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is the day's big loser.u
March 11, 2017

Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid May Get New Roles In The Indian Team

Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid May Get New Roles In The Indian Team

Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid May Get New Roles In The Indian TeamAnil Kumble could be promoted as the director of the Indian cricket team and his place could be taken up by Rahul Dravid.


Head coach Anil Kumble could, in the time to come, be promoted to a new role -- that of director of the Indian cricket team, a post which Ravi Shastri vacated last year. If this happens, former India captain Rahul Dravid could step in to the shoes of Kumble as coach. According to The New Indian Express, this step has been taken by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) which decided to change the structure of power in the coaching circles in such a way that it matches the hierarchy of the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). If reports are to be believed, the series against Australia could be Kumble's last assignment as the national team's coach as he will have to start his new assignment by April 14.
The former India spinner had met the CoA after the second Test in Australia, who entrusted him with the responsibility of filing a comprehensive report on the India Senior, India A and Junior teams as well as on women's team.
It is also understood that the CoA have given Kumble time to decide on the offer as it would require him to devote more time beyond what he spends with the senior team.
"We need to move ahead with the times and that is why these structural changes are looked at. If it happens, Indian cricket will benefit, as one person will handle all the teams and there will be better coordination between all concerned. The plan is already in place and there is a strong possibility that when new contracts are given out, these changes will be made," board sources told The New Indian Express.
March 11, 2017

Rajinikanth's Daughter Aishwaryaa Dhanush's Bharatanatyam Performance At UN Criticized

Rajinikanth's Daughter Aishwaryaa Dhanush's Bharatanatyam Performance At UN Criticized
Acclaimed dancer Anita Ratnam criticised Aishwaryaa's performance and wrote: "This is what bharatanatyam becomes... A caricature and a farce! (sic)"

Aishwaryaa R Dhanush


Aishwaryaa R Dhanush at the UN headquarters in New York. (Image courtesy: @ThomsonFiji)
Superstar Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwaryaa R Dhanush performed at the United Nations headquarters in New York on International Women's Day, but her performance hasn't been appreciated by the Internet and also, acclaimed dancer Anita Ratnam. Ms Ratnam, who is trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathakali and Mohiniattam, shared a snippet of Aishwaryaa's performance of Facebook and wrote: "This is what bharatanatyam becomes... A caricature and a farce! (sic)" Soon the snippet of Aishwaryaa's dance recital went viral and internet and there many who have criticised Aishwaryaa's performance. Aishwaryaa, who is trained in Bharatanatyam, is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Women to promote gender equality in India.

In a separate post Anita Ratnam said that a report "allegedly misrepresented the Aishwaryaa Dhanush UN dance fiasco as choreographed or attributed" to her. She clarified: "I am neither a friend or an acquaintance of the person and have nothing to do with her appearance at the UN on women's day on March 8. I posted and commented on her abysmal performance and the video has since gone viral with numerous comments and shares on Facebook and Twitter." Before her performance, Aishwaryaa said that Meenakshi Chittaranjan is her guru, who oversaw the performance as part of the audience.

Writer Parthiban Shanmugam also shared the video on Facebook saying: "The pathetic state of Bharatanatyam at the United Nations... Aishwayaa's guru should be banned!" Many users agreed with Mr Shanmugam and commented on his post. "Omg is this dance.if her guru really sees that probly she will commit suicide.honestly what form of dance is this (sic)," said one user. "Saddening that sucha beautiful art of our country has been show cased in UN in such a pathetic manner (sic)," wrote another user.

Watch Aishwaryaa R Dhanush's performance at the UN Headquarters:

 

Friday, 10 March 2017

March 10, 2017

ISRO's 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 Found Orbiting Moon: NASA

ISRO's 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 Found Orbiting Moon: NASA

ISRO's 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 Found Orbiting Moon: NASA

ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008. It was considered lost till NASA scientists found it.

India's first unmanned mission to the moon- Chandrayaan 1- which was believed lost, is still orbiting the moon, say NASA scientists.

The Chandrayaan-1, which cost $79 million, was launched in 2008 to map the moon's surface and look for precious resources. It was assigned a two-year mission. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with Chandrayaan-1.

Now, scientists at NASA have successfully located the spacecraft still circling some 200 kilometres above the lunar surface.

Finding the spacecraft required some "detective work because the last contact with the spacecraft was on August 29, 2009," said Marina Brozovic, a radar scientist in Californiai.

The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft is very small, a cube about 1.5 meters on each side - about the size of a Maruti 800.

It was found using inter-planetary radar which helps observe small asteroids several million miles from Earth.

Finding a derelict spacecraft that has not been tracked for years and is as far as the moon is tricky because the moon is riddled with mascons (regions with higher-than-average gravitational pull) that can dramatically affect a spacecraft's orbit over time, and even cause it to have crashed into the Moon.

Chandrayan-1 reported first evidence of the presence of water molecules on the moon's surface in 2009. ISRO had suggested that the spacecraft's orbit would slowly decay and it would ultimately crash onto the lunar surface. A scientist there told NDTV, "It is very heartening that India's first inter-planetary probe has survived the vagaries of space for nine long years."

Experts suggest the Chandrayaan-1 is now a derelict souvenir, which, though in orbit, cannot receive or send data to earth, which means it's space junk.

In 2014, India triumphed with its unmanned spacecraft reaching Mars at a cost of $74 million, a fraction of the $671 million spent by NASA on similar missions - and far cheaper than the budget of the Hollywood space blockbuster "Gravity".


India plans to send its second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, early next year. 

Thursday, 9 March 2017

March 09, 2017

Assembly Elections 2017: Election Commission Orders Additional CCTV Cameras For Counting Day

Assembly Elections 2017: Election Commission Orders Additional CCTV Cameras For Counting Day

Votes for elections in UP, Punjab, Uttarkhand, Goa and Manipur will be counted on March 11

In last-minute instructions on preparations for the counting day on March 11, the Election Commission on Thursday instructed the electoral officers to set up additional close-circuit TV cameras to monitor carrying of EVMs from strong rooms to the counting hall.

"On the date of counting, additional CCTV camera may be installed at such locations from where the carrying of EVMs from strong rooms to the counting hall can be recorded for effective monitoring," the EC said in the letter.

Votes for the general assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarkhand, Goa and Manipur will be counted on March 11.

The EC further said: "For counting day, CCTV cameras must be strategically placed so that all movements of personnel carrying control units is covered and displayed on TV, placed at the Returning Officer's table and at some place where candidates, counting agents can also view the movement of CUs from strong room to the counting hall."

It further said that in case the counting hall is located at a distance or in a separate building away from the strong room, barricading from the strong room door up to the counting hall door should be done in such a way that "EVMs of each constituency should not be criss-crossing each other".

March 09, 2017

Poll Of Exit Polls 2017 For Punjab: Akali-BJP To Be Decimated

Poll Of Exit Polls 2017 For Punjab: Akali-BJP To Be Decimated

Poll Of Exit Polls 2017 For Punjab: Akali-BJP To Be Decimated

NEW DELHI:
The polls of exit polls for Punjab on NDTV predicts that the ruling Akali-BJP combine, which has been in power for 10 years, will be decimated.

An average of five exit polls shows the Congress and AAP placed almost neck-and-neck. The Congress is tipped to win 54 of 117 seats, two more than AAP, in the aggregate. The Akali-BJP is at 10 seats.

One poll shows the Congress winning, the other shows AAP ahead. A party needs 59 seats to gain a simple majority in the state assembly.
Around 1.4 crore people in Punjab voted for some 1,100 candidates in a three-way contest between the ruling alliance, Congress and AAP, which debuted in the state polls this time.

There are several interesting contests in Punjab. Parkash Singh Badal, 89, the oldest serving Chief Minister in the country, is contesting against Congress state president Amarinder Singh in his constituency of Lambi. AAP lawmaker Bhagwant Mann is challenging Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal in Jalalabad. Former BJP lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu contested in Amritsar East as the Congress candidate.

Votes will be counted in Punjab and four other states on Saturday.
Reacting to the exit polls, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh said: "I am optimistic that our party will attain a clear majority with 62-65 seats. The exit polls are merely indicative of the positive trend in favour of the Congress but the actual results will be completely in favour of the party."

The Akali-BJP alliance won the 2007 and 2012 assembly elections in straight contests with the Congress. This year, AAP emerged as a third force on most seats.
March 09, 2017

Exit Polls Show BJP Ahead, Akhilesh Yadav Says Open To Mayawati Tie-Up


Exit Polls Show BJP Ahead, Akhilesh Yadav Says Open To Mayawati Tie-Up

Exit Polls Show BJP Ahead, Akhilesh Yadav Says Open To Mayawati Tie-Up

Akhilesh Yadav said if there is hung assembly in UP, he will prefer partnership with Mayawati's BSP.

NEW DELHI: 
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has done a neat u-turn today saying his Samajwadi Party is open to a partnership with arch-rival Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh if needed, even as a poll of exit polls this evening showed the BJP getting 211 of the state's 403 assembly seats, which would put it safely past the 202 needed to form government.


At 8.30 pm on Thursday, an aggregate of six exit polls showed the BJP getting 211, the Samajwadi Party-Congress 122 and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 61 seats.

Two surveys helped the BJP past the halfway mark in the poll of exit polls by predicting a huge win for the party - India Today-Axis has predicted that the BJP will get between 251 and 285 seats, while News 24 - Today's Chanakya gives the party 285 seats.


Three other exit polls show the BJP well ahead of the other parties but falling short of 202, while one, by Times Now - VMR predicts the party will get between 190 to 210 seats, the upper end of which will give it a majority.


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Akhilesh Yadav, who had only days ago emphatically ruled out a post-poll alliance with the BSP, has been quoted by BBC Hindi today as saying that if there is a hung assembly in the state on Saturday, when results will be announced, he will prefer a partnership with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party over President's Rule in the state.

"I have always treated the BSP (Mayawati's party) with respect, so it's natural for people to assume we may seek her help. It's difficult to say at this point. I am confident the Congress-SP alliance will win...but look, nobody wants President's Rule, the BJP to run Uttar Pradesh by remote control," Mr Yadav said. In election speeches this year Ms Mayawati has attacked Akhilesh's father Mulayam Singh Yadav, but rarely the young Chief Minister

Mr Yadav has been "changing his stand for the past six months," alleged senior BJP leader Om Mathur dismissing the possibility of a close contest. "The BJP will form government in UP with two-thirds majority. All polls indicate a change in UP," he said.

Rita Bahuguna, imported by the BJP from the Congress just before the elections, said her party will get "at least 240 seats in UP"

"Not fair to be so confident of a win even before the votes have been counted," said the Congress' Sachin Pilot, whose party has partnered with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party for the UP elections.

The marathon UP election, held over seven rounds of voting, is seen as a bellwether for the 2019 national election. The BJP is seeking to form government after 15 years in the country's most populous state and did not project a presumptive Chief Minister, asking for votes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda.

The result will also be seen as a referendum on PM Modi's notes ban in November last year, aimed at eliminating corruption and black money. It resulted in a cash crunch that rival parties made a core issue to attack the BJP with.

Akhilesh Yadav came out of a family feud that saw him dethrone his father Mulayam Singh Yadav as Samajwadi Party chief, to seek re-election in partnership with the Congress.  

Results will be declared for UP and four other states on Saturday, March 11.

Health warning: Exit polls often get it wrong.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

March 08, 2017

No ICC Action Against Steve Smith On 'Brain Fade' Incident, BCCI To Appeal Decision

No ICC Action Against Steve Smith On 'Brain Fade' Incident, BCCI To Appeal Decision

No ICC Action Against Steve Smith On 'Brain Fade' Incident, BCCI To Appeal Decision
Updated: 08 March 2017 23:48 IST

India captain Virat Kohli had accused the Australian side of looking towards the dressing room for help in reviewing decisions during the Bengaluru Test, after Steve Smith was seen seeking the team's opinion following his dismissal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday decided not to take any action against Australian captain Steve Smith or his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli as a follow-up to the issue related to Smith seeking advice from the Australian dressing room after being adjudged LBW on the 4th day of the 2nd Test in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, was not happy with the decision and decided to appeal on Thursday. It had earlier on Wednesday backed captain Virat Kohli on the controversy and has requested the ICC to take cognisance of the Australian captain's admission that his action in seeking an opinion from his dressing room was a "brain fade".

"The ICC has confirmed that no charges have been laid against any player under the ICC Code of Conduct following the second Test match between India and Australia in Bengaluru," the ICC statement read.

"Specifically in relation to Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, the ICC has considered both incidents in the context of this match and concluded it will be taking no further action against either player," it added.

Unhappy with the decision, the BCCI will now appeal the decision on Thursday. The incident had been mentioned in the captain and coach's report after the match. Once the appeal is lodged, the
umpires will be asked to file their report, following which the ICC will decide on hearing the appeal.
The Indian team management had written to ICC match referee Chris Broad seeking a decision from the world cricket body.

The board said in a statement that Kohli was right in challenging Smith, stating, "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after due deliberation and seeing the video replays of the episode steadfastly stands with the Indian Cricket Team and its Captain Mr. Virat Kohli."

Kohli, the BCCI statement said "is a mature and seasoned cricketer and his conduct on the field has been exemplary. Mr. Kohli's action was supported by ICC Elite Panel Umpire Mr. Nigel Llong who rushed in to dissuade Mr. Steve Smith from taking recourse to inappropriate assistance."

The BCCI said Steve Smith had made an admission in a presser after the match when he said, "I was looking at our boys. So shouldn't have done that. A bit of brain fade."
Allegations against Smith 'outrageous'

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia has said the allegations against Smith are "outrageous".

"I find the allegations questioning the integrity of Steve Smith, the Australian team and the dressing room, outrageous," said Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland, adding, "Steve is an outstanding cricketer and person, and a role model to many aspiring cricketers and we have every faith that there was no ill-intent in his actions."

Virat Kohli, who had given Smith an angry send-off after the latter's dismissal on Tuesday, had said after the match, "I have seen it twice while batting. I have seen their players looking upstairs

(dressing room). I told the umpires, this had to stop. I don't want to mention the word but it falls in that bracket. I would never do something like that on the cricket field."

"When he (Smith) turned back, the umpires knew exactly what was going on, because we observed that, told match referee also and the umpires that they have been doing that for the last three days and this has to stop," the India captain added.

Smith was adjudged lbw from a low delivery by Indian pacer Umesh Yadav.

"We reject any commentary that suggests our integrity was brought into disrepute or that systemic unfair tactics are used, and stand by Steve and the Australian cricketers who are proudly
representing our country," Sutherland said.

Lehmann, Waugh back Smith

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has also backed his skipper amid the controversy. "Never, ever, ever. Very surprised to hear that, but it's their opinion," Lehmann said when Australian reporters asked him about Kohli's allegations.

"He (Kohli) has his opinion and we have ours, but at the end of the day we play the game the right way. We've changed the way we want to play, we've obviously changed the side and we're a younger side so I'm pretty pleased with the way we do things now. We've never done any of that, so we'll just get on with the next game," the Australia coach said.

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh also weighed in, in support of Smith.

"It was a fantastic Test match. It's a shame we are focussing on one incident. I would go with what Steve has said. I would take him on face value. The best part was umpires stepped in and stopped at then and there. Looking back Smith will be embarrassed and must have learnt a lesson," Waugh said at a promotional event on Wednesday.

However, he wants International Cricket Council (ICC) to intervene and bring finality to the issue.
"Someone from ICC needs to look into the matter and bring it to a finality. Look we need to move on. Probably he would be cautioned. It was a high-intensity game," said Waugh.

Match referee Chris Broad has to respond to the concerns raised by the Indian team within 48 hours.