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The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The election will be held in three phases — Oct. 28, Nov 3 and 7 — while the counting of votes will be on November 10. The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly ends on November 29. For the first time, the Commission is extending postal ballot facility to people aged over 85 years, as well as to COVID-19 suspects and patients. Here are the live updates: 1.14 pm Phase 3 Issue of Notifications October 13 Last Date of making nominations October 20 Scrutiny of nominations October 21 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 23 Date of Poll November 7 Counting of Votes November 10 1.13 pm Phase 2 Issue of Notifications October 9 Last Date of making nominations October 16 Scrutiny of nominations October 17 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 19 Date of Poll November 3 … [Read more...] about Bihar elections in three-phases from October 28; counting on Nov.10

Hinduja group flagship Ashok Leyland on Thursday reported a 58.1% decline in consolidated net profit to ₹157.85 crore in the fourth quarter ended March, impacted by higher expenses. The commercial vehicles maker posted revenue from operations at ₹9,926.97 crore compared with ₹8,142.11 crore a year earlier. Total expenses were higher at ₹9,429.55 crore compared with ₹7,831.21 crore, with cost of materials and services shooting up to ₹6,580.81 crore from ₹5,481.04 crore. Exceptional items grew to ₹266.71 crore, including impairment in value of goodwill and net assets of subsidiaries, loss of valuation of investment and voluntary retirement scheme. The company said its board has recommended dividend of ₹1 per share for the financial year ended March 31, 2022. For the full fiscal 2021-22, the company's consolidated net loss widened to ₹285.45 crore from a loss of ₹69.6 crore. Revenue from operations for the fiscal grew to ₹26,237.15 crore from ₹19,454.1 crore in FY21. “We … [Read more...] about Ashok Leyland Q4 net drops 58% to ₹158 cr.

R. Ashwin (40 n.o., 23b, 2x3, 3x6) donned the role of finisher to give Rajasthan Royals a five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings at Brabourne Stadium here on Friday. The win helped Royals (18 points) seal the second spot and set up a clash against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 in Kolkata on May 24. Lucknow Super Giants is the other team to qualify. Pursuing a target of 151, Royals were cruising at 104 for three. Leg-spinner Prashant Solanki took out Yashasvi Jaiswal (59, 44b, 8x4, 1x6) and Shrimron Hetmyer (6, 7b, 1x4) in quick succession to set the alarm bells ringing in the dressing room. The experienced Ashwin, undaunted by the climbing required run-rate, managed to hit the big shots to ease the pressure. Ashwin and Riyan Parag (10 n.o., 10b, 1x4) carried Royals home with two balls to spare. Moeen Ali of the Chennai Super Kings raises his bat after scoring a fifty during T20 cricket match 68 of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL season 15), between Rajasthan Royals … [Read more...] about IPL 2022 – RR vs CSK | Ashwin, Jaiswal help Royals seal second spot

In a hall on Japan's Sado island, 71-year-old Yoshikazu Fujimoto strikes the imposing drum mounted before him, producing a boom so powerful that it reverberates through the floorboards. Fujimoto is a veteran performer of Japanese taiko drumming, a musical form with roots in religious rituals, traditional theatre and the joyous abandon of seasonal festivals called matsuri. But for all its ancient pedigree, taiko as a stage performance is a fairly modern invention, developed by a jazz musician and popularised in part by one of Japan's most famous troupes: Sado island's Kodo. Fujimoto is the oldest of the 37 musicians that make up the group, which recruits members through a rigorous two-year training programme. It was founded partly to attract people to Sado, off Japan's west coast, and tours internationally, spreading the gospel of taiko. "Taiko itself is like a prayer," said Fujimoto, who came to Sado in 1972 to join the group that evolved into Kodo. "It used to be said that … [Read more...] about ‘Become one with the sound’: Japan’s taiko reinvents drum tradition