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Election to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly was held today, February 27. Voting began at 7 am sharp, with 369 candidates in the fray. The ruling National People's Party is facing a tough fight from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is contesting the polls from all 60 seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil several development projects, including the Shivamogga airport, a railway line, and a railway coaching depot among others, while on a visit to poll-bound Karnataka Monday. He will inaugurate the Shivamogga airport, developed at a cost of around Rs 450 crore, around 11.45 am. The airport will improve connectivity and accessibility to Shivamogga and other neighbouring areas in the Malnad region.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was arrested after hours of questioning by CBI in liquor policy case on Sunday. Earlier, Sisodia said he was ready for a seven to eight months of stay in jail. 

Sidhu Moosewala murder: Mandeep Singh Tufan and Manmohan Singh, both accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, died after a massive clash broke out in Punjab's Goindwal jail.

 Born on March 1, 1953, 'Dravida Nayagan,' (Dravidian hero) -- among the choice terms used by party workers and admirers to praise the DMK president -- would turn 70. 

On Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on a short trip to India, paid a visit to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where he interacted with some Royal RCB players and was also presented with a unique cricket bat.

The Congress is considering a Pasighat-to-Porbandar yatra, party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. He said that an east-to-west yatra, probably from Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh to Porbandar in Gujarat, was being considered but its format could be a bit different from the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Police said section 144 was also imposed in south district to ensure law and order is maintained. Heavy security was deployed outside the residence of Deputy CM Sisodia and para military was deployed outside the CBI headquarters. Several AAP supporters who were staging protests were detained by police.
 

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Three alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have developed a smartphone-based health test kit using urine sample and claim that it gives results in 30 seconds. Some public health centres (PHCs) in Maharashtra’s Nashik district have been using these kits for health tests.