2015 Turkish General Election Sunday November 01,2015

 

The 2015 Turkish General Election is scheduled to be held on Sunday November 01,2015 throughout the 85 Electoral Districts of Turkey to elect 550 Members to the Grand National Assembly

It is the 25th general election in the history of the Turkish Republic and will elect the country's 26th Parliament

Background to the election

The snap election was called by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 24,2015 after coalition negotiations between the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition broke down, amid claims that a vast number of AKP politicians favoured calling an early election rather than going into coalition.

The previous General Election held in June 2015 had resulted in a 'Hung Parliament',with the AKP falling 18 seats short of a majority.

The election, which was dubbed as a 're-run' of the inconclusive June 2015 election by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be the 7th early election in the history of Turkish multi-party politics and the first to be overseen by an Interim Election Government

Serving Prime Minister Ahmet Devutoglu was tasked with forming the interim government on August 25,2015, a day after Erdoğan announced the snap poll.

The election will render the 25th Parliamentary Session, elected in June 2015, the shortest in the Grand National Assembly's history, lasting for just five months and being in session for a total of 33 hours


 Turkey is heading to polls for a second time in five months amid instability spilling over from neighbouring Syria and renewed tensions over the 30-year-old Kurdish conflict.

More than 54 million people are registered to vote at 175,000 stations on Sunday between 7am and 4pm in the eastern provinces of Turkey, and 8am and 5pm in the western ones

In the June 2015 polls, the AK party secured 258 seats in the 550-seat house, losing many to the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which achieved unprecedented success for a pro-Kurdish party by getting 80 seats
The main opposition centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP), which respectively won 131 and 80 seats in the last elections, are the other main players in the polls - among the 16 political parties in the fray.
Parties need to secure 276 seats to govern the country alone.

Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu poses next to his wife Sare as he casts his ballot in today's elections, in which his party reclaimed its majority victory

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan  (centre left) talks to his supporters outside a polling station, in Istanbul, in the lead up to today's divisive elections

 Turkey's AK Party Wins in Snap Election

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won back parliamentary majority in Sunday' s elections, paving way for it to form the next government on its own, according to the preliminary results based on 98 % of votes counted.

The AKP gained nearly 49% of the votes, and received 315 seats in the 550-member parliament, securing parliament majority as 98 percent of ballots are counted, according to semi-official Anadolu Agency.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared AKP victory in his initial statement after the polls.
"Today is a day of victory. This victory is not ours. It's the nation's victory," Davutoglu said addressing his supporters in Konya province of central Turkey.
"Hopefully we will serve you well for the next four years and stand in front of you once again in 2019," he said, adding that they would build a "new Turkey"

The win comes as a huge personal victory for 61-year-old President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who founded the ruling party, and who may now be able to secure enough support for his controversial ambitions to expand his role into a powerful U.S.-style executive presidency

Supporters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) took to the streets tonight, waving flags in rapturous celebration after the party’s overwhelming victory

 

 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party's election victory as a vote for "unity and integrity" after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK party) took back a majority in parliament.
With almost all of the ballots counted early on Monday, Erdogan's party won 49.4 percent of the vote - enough for a majority of 316 seats.
The main opposition CHP won about 25 percent of the vote (134 seats), while the nationalist MHP party secured 11.9 percent (41 seats).
The pro-Kurdish HDP party has claimed a little over 10.5 percent to get 59 seats.
In a statement after his party's win, Erdogan said the result "delivered an important message" to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party that "oppression and bloodshed cannot coexist with democracy.
"Our people clearly showed in the November 1 elections that they prefer action and development to controversy," 61-year-old Erdogan said.
Voters "have given proof of their strong desire for the unity and integrity" of Turkey, he added.

PETA sparks outrage with controversial new billboard campaign about cancer-causing meats that features a child smoking

 

PETA has sparked outrage after launching a controversial new billboard campaign featuring a child smoking in an attempt to raise awareness of cancer-causing meats.

The poster shows a boy aged around two or three years old lying on his stomach, reading a book, while holding a smouldering Havana-style cigar.

It urges people to 'Go Vegan!' and reads: 'You Wouldn't Let Your Child Smoke. Like Smoking, Eating Bacon, Sausages and Other Processed Meats Is Linked to Cancer' 

The billboard has been put up on Burley Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, just days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report listing processed meats, such as sausages and bacon, as a cancer threat.

The report said eating as little as 50 grams of processed meat a day - around one sausage or two slices of bacon - raises the risk of developing bowel cancer by 18 %

It classified processed meat as carcinogenic alongside arsenic and asbestos, with global health chiefs warning it was as big a cancer threat as cigarettes.

The billboard came in for criticism on social media, with one Twitter user, Jennifer Lane, posting: 'I support PETA and I am against cruelty and abuse towards animals. But this is just b******* and over the top.'

Steven Conrads added: 'People will not respond well to misleading signs, esp [sic] when the science is lousy. Emphasis better placed on the ethical appeal.' 

2015 Rugby World Cup - New Zealand beats Australia to win the title Saturday Oct 31,2015

 

New Zealand capped one of the most dominant eras in rugby history by becoming the first team to retain the World Cup, repelling Australia's second-half resurgence in a 34-17 win sealed by the boot of unflappable Dan Carter on Saturday Oct 31,2015

In the 112th and likely last test of his record-breaking career, Carter steered the All Blacks to an unprecedented third global title — and first outside New Zealand — with a dropped goal, a penalty from halfway, and a right-footed conversion of Beauden Barrett's breakaway try in the final 10 minutes at Twickenham.

Carter finished the highest-scoring World Cup final with 19 points, and finally played a full part in an All Blacks' World Cup win after getting injured during the team's 2011 title campaign.
"It is the ultimate achievement," said Carter, who — if this really is his final act as an All Black — concludes his test career with 1,598 points, over 300 more than the next best.

Since winning the 2011 final, New Zealand have won 49 of 54 games under coach Steve Hansen — losing only three of them — to enhance the legacy of one of the greatest teams in sports.

2015 Bihar Assembly Election Phase IV Polling Today Sunday Nov 01,2015

 

In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Election Phase IV a total of 1,46,93,294 electorate will be able to cast vote on 14,139 polling stations to elect their representatives from 776 candidates of which 57 are women.

Polling will be held from 7 AM to 5 PM in 43 constituencies, while it will be shortened by one hour in 8 seats and voting would end at 3 PM in four seats, Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshamanan said.

BJP fielded its nominees in 42 seats in this phase, LJP in 5 and Hindustanti Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) in 4 seats each

BJP had won 26 out of 55 seats spread across seven districts of Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Gopalganj and Siwan in 2010 Assembly polls

BJP's then ally JDU had emerged victorious in 24. RJD had won 2 seats and Independents 3.

2015 Petrol Price Revision Saturday Oct 31,2015

Petrol price will be cut by 50 paise per litre with effect from midnight tonight Saturday Oct 31,2015 while there will be no change in diesel rates.

Petrol price was last revised on September 1 when it was cut by Rs 2 per litre to Rs 61.20 in Delhi.

On the contrary, diesel price was on October 15 hiked by 95 paise per litre. The second increase in price, diesel came at Rs 45.90 per litre with as against Rs 44.95 earlier.

State-owned fuel retailers -- Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) -- revise petrol and diesel prices on 1st and 16th of every month based on average imported cost and rupee-dollar exchange rate in the previous fortnight.

Gujarat Unveils Sardar Patel's 30-Feet Statue Saturday Oct 31,2015

 

Touted to be the tallest so far in the state, a 30 feet statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in capital Gandhinagar on Saturday Oct 31,2015 to mark the 140th birth anniversary of the Indian freedom movement icon.

The statue is a scaled down replica of the proposed 182-feet 'Statue of Unity' to come up near Sardar Sarovar Dam in South Gujarat.

The 30-feet statue of Sardar Patel has been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 80 crores and is part of the Statue of Unity project initiated by the then Chief Minister and now Prime Minister Narendra Modi five years ago.

Indian Railway launches Vikalp Scheme Sunday November 01,2015

Railway is launching a new scheme on Sunday  November 01,2015 under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.

Known as Viklap, the alternative train accommodation scheme will take off in trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors from November 1,2015 on a pilot basis

Initially, Vikalp scheme will be available only for the tickets booked through internet for six months and option will be limited to mail and express trains on the two selected routes, said a senior Railway Ministry official

As per the scheme, waitlisted passengers of a train would be given option of getting confirmed accommodation in the next train running on the route.

Describing the scheme as a "passenger friendly" move to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers in alternative trains, the official said, the scheme will be extended to reservation booking counters and also on other routes after getting the feedback.

Passenger, if opts for the Vikalp scheme while booking tickets online, will get SMS alert on their mobile phone about getting confirmed accommodation in alternative train.

As per the scheme, there would be no extra charges taken from the passenger or any refund provided for the difference of fare.

A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula Saturday Oct 31,2015

 

A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula Saturday Oct 31,2015, the Egyptian government has confirmed.

The search and rescue team has found more than 100 bodies, including those of five children, in the wreckage of the Russian aircraft

The Metrojet (formerly Kolavia Airlines) flight had 217 passengers and seven crew members on board. A senior aviation official said it was a charter flight operated by a Russian company

Flight 7K9268 flying to Russia from Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt went off radar 23 minutes after taking off.

Sergei Lzvolsky, an official with the Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia told that the plane had departed Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh at 5:51 am local time (03:51 GMT).

2015-16 Barclays Premier League Monday Nov 02,2015

Tottenham Hotspur Vs Aston Villa

2015-16 Barclays Premier League Sunday Nov 01,2015

Everton Vs Sunderland
Everton beats Sunderland 6-2

Southampton Vs Bournemouth
Southampton beats Bournemouth2-0

2015-16 Barclays Premier League Saturday Oct 31,2015

Chelsea Vs Liverpool
Liverpool beats Chelsea 3-1

Crystal Palace Vs Manchester United
The Match Ended in a Goalless Draw

Manchester City Vs Norwich City
Manchester City beats Norwich City 2-1

Newcastle United Vs Stoke City
The Match Ended in a Goalless Draw

Swansea Vs Arsenal
Arsenal beats Swansea 3-0

Watford Vs West Ham United
Watford beats West Ham United 2-0

WBA Vs Leicester
Leicester beats WBA 3-2

Australia's Travis Dean becomes the first man in history to slam a century on debut in each innings of Sheffield Shield

 

Australia batsman Travis Dean has become the first man in history to slam a century on debut in each innings of Sheffield Shield -154 Not Out in the 1st innings and 109 Not out in the 2nd innings

Travis Dean helped Victoria to an outright victory in their match against Queensland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, setting a series of records on the way, said a report in cricket.com.au.

Travis Dean(23) right-hand batsman made an unbeaten 154 in the first innings and complemented it with another unbeaten 109 in the second innings to propel his team to a nine-wicket win.

Travis Dean became the sixth player in the history of first-class cricket to score centuries in each innings on debut, placing himself alongside Arthur Morris, Nari Contractor, Virag Awate, Tharanga Indika and Aamer Malik.

Travis Dean's total of 263 runs is also the most by any batsmen on first-class debut, eclipsing Sri Lankan batsman Indika's 261 runs in 2011

Travis Dean faced 500 deliveries in both innings and spent 645 minutes at the crease and was at the crease for all 335.2 overs of the match.

Car Manufacturers in Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India

With six carmakers -

• Ford
• Hyundai
• BMW
• Renault
• Nissan and
• Mitsubishi-HM

Chennai has now emerged as one among the world’s top 10 automobile manufacturing centres.

The growth of the automobile industry in the State could be divided into two distinct periods. The first period of about 37 years, runs from the Second Five Year Plan period (1956-1961) to 1993.

This period witnessed the setting up of industrial estates in Ambattur and Guindy, the establishment of the heavy vehicles factory in Avadi in the public sector, and Ashok Leyland at Ennore in the private sector, and a cluster of industries in the private sector by the TVS group headed by TV Sundaram Iyengar, the Anamalai Industries led by Pollachi Mahalingam, and the Madras Rubber Factory by Mammen Mapillai, to name a few. Between 1963 and 1994, Ashok Leyland and others set up their expanded units in Hosur.

The second phase started in 1994, when Ford Motors decided to set up its car manufacturing unit at Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai.
Starting operations in 1996 as a joint venture with Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) in March 2005, Ford India became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, after divestment of its crossholding portfolio with M&M.

The establishment of Ford and Hyundai became the source of inspiration to all Chennai-based automobile industries to go in for modernisation of their respective auto components on a massive scale, be it axles, brakes or brake linings, or steering wheels.


South Korea’s Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is the second largest and the fastest growing car manufacturer in India. HMIL now markets more than 30 variants of passenger cars across all segments
HMIL has rolled out 10,00,000 cars in just 90 months since its inception
HMIL  is also the largest exporter of passenger cars, with exports of over Rs. 1,800 crore. HMIL exports to over 60 countries globally and made a foray into the highly competitive UK market by exporting its first shipment of 820 cars.
To cater to the rising demand, HMIL commissioned its second plant in February 2008; this produces an additional 300,000 cars a year, raising HMIL’s total production to 600,000 units annually.

Apple begin selling its Apple TV in retail stores from today Friday Oct 30,2015

 

Apple will begin selling its Apple TV in retail stores from today. The new Apple TV became available for pre-order through Apple's online store earlier this week. 

The device comes with Siri, an App Store and an improved remote control.

Chinese handset company OnePlus launches two new devices under OnePlus X range Thursday Oct 29,2015

 

OnePlus on Thursday Oct 29,2015  launched two new devices under OnePlus X range — Onyx and a limited Ceramic edition — priced at Rs. 16,999 and Rs. 22,999, respectively.

 

The devices will be available on Amazon.in through an invite-only model from November 2015

OnePlus to start handsets manufacturing in India by Dec 2015

 

Chinese handset company OnePlus today said it will start manufacturing its newly launched OnePlus X Onyx smartphones in India by the end of 2015.

Earlier this month, the company had announced its partnership with electronics major Foxconn to begin local assembling operations in Andhra Pradesh. Onyx will be the first device to be assembled at the facility starting December 2015

Indian Badminton League season 2 launched Thursday Oct 29,2015

BAI President Akhilesh Das Gupta with P Gopichand and other coaches and players during a press conference for the announcement of 2nd edition of Indian Badminton League in New Delhi on Thursday Oct 29,2015

 

BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta today announced the return of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) after a two-year gap.

The IBL season 2 will be a 15-day affair from January 2-17,2016 featuring six teams which will battle it out in the USD 1 million competition.

Present at the season two launch were ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth and P V Sindhu

Cambodian parliamentarians Votes to remove Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha Friday Oct 30,2015

 

Cambodia's ruling party ousted the opposition leader from his post of deputy parliament president on Friday Oct 30,2015 after a controversial house vote that could nudge the Southeast Asian country closer to political conflict.

All 68 Cambodian People's Party (CPP) parliamentarians voted to remove Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha for breaking the terms of a political deal in which the CNRP had agreed not to disparage the ruling party.

CNRP boycotted the vote, calling it unconstitutional.

About Cambodia

Cambodia became a protectorate of France in 1863, and gained independence in 1953

Cambodia, officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia , is a country located in the southern portion of the IndoChina Peninsula inSouth East Asia

Cambodia's ancient name is "Kambuja" 

The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving Non-Royal Leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years
Hun Sen(DOB  Aug 05,1952)is the 34th and current PM of Cambodia, President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), and Member of Parliament(MP) for Kandal
Hun Sen has served as PM of Cambodia for more than 25 years, making him the longest serving  Head  of Govt of Cambodia and one of the longest serving leaders in the world.

 

North Korea Calls First Ruling Party Congress for 35 Years

 

The sixth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the April 25 House of Culture, in Pyongyang, between 10 and 14 October 1980

The last congress was held way back in October 1980 under North Korea's founding leader and party supremo Kim Il-Sung.
 

North Korea announced today it would convene a congress of its ruling Workers' Party for the first time in 35 years, reviving a forum last gathered under the rule of current leader Kim Jong-Un's grandfather, Kim Il-Sung.

The congress only the seventh since the official founding of the party in 1945 will be held in May  2016

Kim Il-Sung's son and successor Kim Jong-Il never called a congress and next year's gathering will also be the first for third generation Kim dynasty leader Kim Jong-Un.

The decision is clearly partly attributable to the fact that this year is the 70th anniversary of the ruling party's founding a milestone marked with a massive military parade and multiple celebrations in Pyongyang earlier this month.

The Worker's Party was originally conceived, under Soviet patronage, as a classic communist entity guided by Marxist-Leninist ideology.

But as the leadership of Kim Il-Sung spawned a personality cult that went into overdrive in the late 1960s, it was redefined as the party of the leader, and has remained so ever since.

After Kim Il-Sung's death in 1994, Kim Jong-Il instituted a "military first" policy that saw a shift in influence from party officials to the generals.

When Kim Jong-Un, took over following his father's death in 2011, the party regained some lost ground as he replaced scores of powerful military commanders and forged alliances with influential party officials.

Rajasthan Makes Helmets Compulsory for Two-Wheelers

 

Taking a firm step to reduce road accident causalities, the Rajasthan State Government today made helmet mandatory for two-wheeler riders across the state with immediate effect.

In compliance to the High Court orders to make helmet compulsory for rider and pillion rider by October 31, 2015, the state government issued the notification to this effect last night.

Transport Commissioner and Secretary (IAS) Gayatri Rathor said the relaxation given to riders and pillion riders under Central Motor Vehicle Act 1988 and Rajasthan Motor Vehicle Act 1990 have been ended and new notification has been issued in compliance to the High Court.

The helmet to be used should be of ISI grade and Sikhs who wear "Pagri" (turban) would be exempted from the mandatory rule, she said.

However in major cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur,Kota and Ajmer, the helmet use was already mandatory for pillion riders too.

Amitabh Bachchan launches video blogging app Wakau

 

In a quest to constantly keep his fans abreast of his activities and surroundings, megastar Amitabh Bachchan will now let his "extended family" into his candid thoughts and moments via freemium celebrity video blogging app Wakau.

Amitabh Bachchan(73) an avid user of social media platforms that bring him closer to his fans, launched Wakau on Thursday Oct 29,2015

The video blogging application is available across iOS, Windows and Android formats

2015 Bihar Assembly Election Phase IV - Full list of Mahagathbandhan, NDA candidates

 

Bihar will vote in the fourth phase on November 1 ,2015 when 55 seats will see 776 candidates in the fray.

But out of those, 253 (33%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves while 201 (26%) have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to murder, attempt to murder, communal disharmony, kidnapping, crimes against women etc.

In terms of percentage, Janata dal United (JDU) has the maximum candidates with criminal charges in fourth round as 71% (15 out of 21) have declared so in their affidavit.

Among the other major parties, 17 (65%) out of 26 candidates of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 28 (67%) out of 42 candidates from Bharatiya Janata Party and 3 (38%) out of 8 candidates fielded by Congress have declared criminal cases

Here is the full list of candidates from NDA and the Mahagatbandhan contesting in the fourth phase of the Bihar assembly elections:

Constitency	Mahagatbandhan		NDA
	Candidate	Party	Candidate	Party
Valmiki Nagar	Md. Irshad Hussain	INC	Surendra Singh	RLSP
Ramnagar	Purnmasi Ram	INC	Bhagirathi Devi	BJP
Narkatiaganj	Vinay Verma	INC	Renu Kumari	BJP
Bagaha	Bhishma Sahni	JDU	Raghav Saran Pandey	BJP
Lauriya	Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh	RJD	Vinay Bihari	BJP
Nautan	Vaidyanath Mahto	JDU	Naryana Prasad	BJP
Chanpatia	N N Shahi	JDU	Prakah Rai	BJP
Bettiah	Madan Mohan Tiwari	INC	Renu Devi	BJP
Sikta	Khurshid Alam	JDU	Dilip Verma	BJP
Raxaul	Suresh Kumar	RJD	Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh	BJP
Sugauli	Om Prakash Chaudhary	RJD	Ram Chandra Sahni	BJP
Narkatiya	Shamim Ahmad	RJD	#N/A	#N/A
Harsidhi	Rajendra Ram	RJD	Krishanandan paswan	BJP
Govindganj	Brajesh Kumar Pandey	INC	Raju Tiwari	LJP
Kesaria	Dr. Rajesh Kumar	RJD	Rajendra Gupta	BJP
Kalyanpur	Raziya Khatoon	JDU	Sachindra Prasad	BJP
Pipra	Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha	JDU	Shyam Babu Prasad	BJP
Madhuban	Shivji Rai	JDU	Rana Randhir Singh	BJP
Motihari	Mani Bhushan Srivastav	RJD	Pramod Kumar	BJP
Chiraia	Laxmi Narayan Yadav	RJD	Lal Babu Prasad Gupta	BJP
Dhaka	Faisal Rahman	RJD	Pawan Kumar	BJP
Sheohar	Sarafuddin	JDU	Lovely Anand	HUM
Riga	Amit Kumar Tunna	INC	Moti Lal	BJP
Bathnaha	Surendra Ram	INC	Dinkar Ram	BJP
Parihar	Ramchandra Purve	RJD	Gayatri Devi Yadav	BJP
Sursand	Sayad Abu Dojana	RJD	Shahid Ali Khan	HUM
Bajpatti	Ranju Geeta	JDU	#N/A	#N/A
Sitamarhi	Sunil Kumar	RJD	Sunil Kumar	BJP
Runnisaidpur	Mangita Devi	RJD	Pankaj Mishra	RLSP
Belsand	Sunita Singh	JDU	#N/A	#N/A
Gaighat	Maheshwar Prasad Yadav	RJD	Vina Devi	BJP
Aurai	Surendra Kumar	RJD	Ram Surat Rai	BJP
Minapur	Rajeev Kumar urph Munna Yadav	RJD	Ajay Kushwaha	BJP
Bochahan	Ramai Ram	JDU	#N/A	#N/A
Sakra	Lalbabu Ram	RJD	Arjun Ram	BJP
Kurhani	Manoj Kushwaha	JDU	Kedar Gupta	BJP
Muzaffarpur	Vijender Chaudhary	JDU	Suresh Kumar Verma	BJP
Kanti	Mo. Parvez Alam	RJD	Ajit Kumar	HUM
Baruraj	Nand Kumar Rai	RJD	Arun Kumar Singh	BJP
Paroo	Shankar Prasad	RJD	Ashok Kumar Singh	BJP
Sahebganj	Ramvichar Rai	RJD	Raju Kumar Singh	BJP
Baikunthpur	Manjeet Kumar Singh	JDU	Mithilesh Tiwari	BJP
Barauli	Md. Nemtullah	RJD	Ram Pravesh Rai	BJP
Gopalganj	Reyazul Haque urph "Raju"	RJD	Subhash Singh	BJP
Kuchaikote	Amrendra Kumar Pandey	JDU	Kali Pandey	LJP
Bhore	Anil Kumar	INC	Indra Dev Manjhi	BJP
Hathua	Ram Sevak Singh	JDU	Mahachandra Singh	HUM
Siwan	Babloo Prasad	JDU	Vyash Dev Prasad	BJP
Ziradei	Ramesh Kushwaha	JDU	Asha Devi	BJP
Darauli	Parmatma Ram	RJD	Ramyan Manjhi	BJP
Raghunathpur	Harishankar Yadav	RJD	Manoj Singh	BJP
Daraunda	Kavita Singh	JDU	Jitendra Sawami	BJP
Barharia	Shyam Bahadur Singh	JDU	#N/A	#N/A
Goriakothi	Sri Satyadeo Prasad Singh	RJD	Devesh Kant Singh	BJP
Maharajganj	Hemnarayan Shah	JDU	Kumar Dev Ranjan Singh	BJP

IRCTC’s mobile app

 

Indian Railways decision to book tatkal tickets through mobile app has made the passengers happy, as the system is handy and it will also cut down travel agents expenses.

The bookings have been made available through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) mobile app.

The Central Railways on Friday tweeted about the app, which says,"Go paperless".

Go Paperless with Mobile Ticketing @RailMinIndia @sureshpprabhu pic.twitter.com/cYMw3egDfZ

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) October 30, 2015

Fiat launches in India Punto Sportivo at Rs 7.10 lakh

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India launched Punto Sportivo, a special edition of its small car Punto Evo, priced at Rs 7.10 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Fiat is selling the Sportivo trim with only a diesel motor as of now.

Fiat Punto Sportivo's new features includes Sportivo decal, new design 15-inch alloys, sporty rear spoilers, chrome garnish on ORVM, and rear parking sensors.

Inside, it gets new seat covers, a 6.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system, carpet mats with FIAT branding, and special flat door sill.

 

Since the Punto Sportivo is based on the Fiat Punto Evo, it will also house the same 1.3-litre MultiJet Diesel unit that develops 75bhp along with 197Nm of maximum torque. Fiat Punto Evo's mileage is rated at 21.2Km/l.


The car comes with various accessories including a two tone colour - red body and white roof, new seat covers and touch screen infotainment system, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) India said in a statement.


Fiat Punto Sportivo Price: 7.10 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi)
Fiat Punto Sportivo Mileage: 21.2Km/l

Fiat Punto Sportivo Specs:
Engine: 1.3-litre MultiJet
Displacement: 1248cc
Power: 75bhp
Torque: 197Nm
Transmission: 5-speed manual


Fiat Punto Sportivo Features:
- Two tone colour - red body and white roof
- Sportivo decals
- New design 15-inch alloys
- Sporty rear spoilers
- Chrome garnish on ORVM
- Rear parking sensors
- New seat covers
- 6.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system

Asia Cup Cricket

 

The ACC Asia Cup is an International Men's ODI Cricket Tournament established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries.

The first tournament was held in 1984 in Sharjah,U A E where the council's offices were based (until 1995)

India boycotted the 1986 Tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka.

Pakistan boycotted the 1990-91 Tournament due to strained political relations with India.

The 1993 Tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan

The ACC announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards

After downsizing of Asian Cricket Council in 2015, it was announced by the ICC that Asia Cup events from 2016 will be played on a rotation basis between ODI and T20 Format. As a result, the 2016 event will be first event played in T20I format

Results
Year                  Winner                            Runner-Up           Host Nation
1984                  India                                Sri Lanka               U A E
1986                  Sri Lanka                          Pakistan                 Sri Lanka
1988                  India                                Sri Lanka                Bangladesh
1990-91             India                                Sri Lanka                India
1993                  Cancelled                                                       Pakistan
1995                  India                                Sri Lanka                U A E
1997                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Sri Lanka
2000                  Pakistan                            Sri Lanka               Bangladesh
2004                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Sri Lanka
2008                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Pakistan
2010                  India                                Sri Lanka                Sri Lanka
2012                  Pakistan                           Bangladesh              Bangladesh
2014                  Sri Lanka                          Pakistan                  Bangladesh