Small vendors set for boost as poll fever sweeps India

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Small vendors set for boost as poll fever sweeps India From increasing inventory and delivering at odd hours to offering discounts and launching campaigns urging people to vote, companies will be doing their bit to leverage poll fever. How Mamata is planning to beat BJP in Bengal A look at the list of candidates she has picked seems to suggest so. The 42 Trinamool candidates include a mix of battle-scarred veterans and political newbies When DGCA grounded planes for safety reasons This is the third major grounding action affecting Indian carriers in close to three decades. Here is a look at previous instances when this decision was imposed: Black boxes: Crucial to air crash probes A top priority for air crash investigators is to locate and analyse a plane's two black boxes which hold vital clues to what caused it to go down, including cockpit conversations. Why is Myanmar's black gold luring plucky oil drillers As clouds of acrid, black smoke belched above the flames engulfing an artisanal oil field in central Myanmar, prospectors from nearby hillsides arrived in droves, hoping for riches from a fresh line of black gold. Kim Jong-nam murder: Second accused to remain jailed Kim Jong-nam on 13 February 2017 was attacked with a VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. He was the half brother of Kim Jong-un. Two women named Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah were accused in his assassination. Facebook apps down for some users across the globe Facebook Inc said on Wednesday some users around the world were facing trouble in accessing its widely used Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook apps, making it one of the longest outages the company has suffered in the recent past. Dozens of children trapped in collapsed Lagos building Dozens of children were among scores of people feared trapped on Wednesday after a four-storey building collapsed in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, rescuers told AFP, with at least four dead bodies pulled from the rubble. Features to hope for in Android 10 The next big release of Android (version 10 or Q) should be out in beta soon. If you like experimenting, you'll be able to download it to your phone too. Wouldn't it be great if Android 10 could include all the best parts of all the various different software customisations that Android has, says Hitesh Raj Bhagat. Cancelling insurance policy during free-look period The law allows the policyholder 15 days as free-look period from the date of receipt of the policy document. Policyholder is allowed to cancel the policy during this period and get a refund.

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