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Govt jobs quotas to be key poll agendas in Bihar

Patna, Mar 16 (PTI) The ruling NDA is locked in a straight battle, in Bihar, with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ that it had trounced five years ago when at least two constituents of the BJP-led coalition were with the opposition alliance. Besides relative lightweights Jitan Ram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha, the BJP has among its allies Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is past his prime but remains formidable. As of now, the BJP also enjoys the loyalty of squabbling factions of the now-extinct LJP, headed by late founder Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag and brother Pashupati Kumar Paras. The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ is helmed

Lok Sabha Elections: Polls to be held from April 19 in 7 phases, result on June 4

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday. The counting will be held on June 4. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for Lok Sabha and four state Assembly elections. Phase 1 elections will be held on April 19, the last date for making nominations is March 27. Polls will be held in 21 States and Union Territories. Phase 2 elections will be held from April 26, last date of nominations for candidates in

Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally − new research

Chicago, Mar 16 (The Conversation) By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel. This design not only eliminates the need for batteries but also minimizes disruptions to the heart’s natural function by molding to its contours. Our research, recently published in the journal Nature, offers a new approach to treatments that require electrical stimulation, such as heart pacing. Pacemakers are medical devices implanted in the body to regulate heart rhythms. They’re composed of electronic circuits with batteries and leads anchored to the heart muscle to stimulate it. However, leads can

Electoral bonds scheme an extortion racket used for toppling govts, breaking parties: Rahul

Thane, Mar 16 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on the BJP-led central government as he described the electoral bonds scheme as an extortion racket used for toppling governments and breaking political parties. He was addressing people at Jambhali Naka in Maharashtra’s Thane during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra before heading to Mumbai. “The electoral bonds scheme is an international-level extortion racket and those who protest, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax Department go after them,” he alleged. “It’s an extortion racket used for toppling governments led by opposition

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