A look at the headlines right now:
- Hillary Clinton holds four-point lead on Donald Trump, according to polls: The presidential candidates also reiterated their policies in op-eds written for ‘USA Today’, as part of their final pitch to voters a day before the elections.
- India asks UK to extradite Vijay Mallya, Christian Michel and 55 others: Reports said the request to extradite the former liquor baron had also featured in talks between the two countries’ prime ministers.
- Delhi is responsible for 80% of its pollution, says Union Environment Minister Anil Dave: Contradicting the state government's stand, the Union minister said crop burning in neighbouring states accounted for only 20% of the problem.
- Death sentence in Delhi 2012 gangrape and murder case flawed, says Supreme Court amicus curiae: Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran said the trial court's judgment had six fundamental mistakes.
- I was removed from the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet for checking wrongs, says Shivpal Yadav: The senior Samajwadi Party leader said he was sacked because he protested against ‘those doing illegal work and land grabbing’.
- Britain will expedite visa approvals for Indian business travellers, says PM Theresa May: Narendra Modi invited British companies to invest in the defence and other sectors and said they had also discussed the global threat of terrorism.
- China says no change in stand on India's NSG membership, days before group's Vienna meeting: Beijing has held that Delhi's request can only be considered after rules for non-signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are finalised.
- Ban on NDTV India put on hold as I&B Ministry reviews order: The decision comes hours after the Hindi news channel challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.
- Rahul Gandhi has Congress Working Committee members' unanimous support to become party president: Senior leader AK Antony said it was the right time for him to take charge as Congress chief, but the final decision would be made by Sonia Gandhi.
- Two Kannada actors feared dead after jumping from helicopter for stunt sequence: Artist Duniya Vijay, who had also performed the action scene in a reservoir on the outskirts of Bengaluru, managed to swim to shore.
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