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www.dailyworld.in dailypick 68.70 pc voting in north Exit polls predict BJP win Guj phase 2, Modi Modi’s attack on ‘roadshow’ under Singh, poll results in Gujarat, Himachal EC lens to cast a shadow others six. The Times Now-VMR Exit Ahmedabad An estimated 68.70 per cent poll- 04 poll predicted 115 seats for the BJP and ing was on Thursday recorded in the second and on Parl session 64 for the Congress, with the remaining final phase of the Assembly elections covering 93 going to others. The Republic-C Voter seats in Gujarat, where Prime Minister Narendra Exit Poll gave the BJP 108 seats and the Modi hogged the limelight for a ‘roadshow’ that Scott Lemieux Congress 74. The ABP-CSDS exit survey has come under the EC scanner. by ABP News predicted a BJP victory in Barring stray incidents of violence, the poll- What Roy 117 seats as against the Congress’s 64. ing, spread across 14 districts in central and Moore’s loss The NDTV said the BJP was likely to north Gujarat, was peaceful. clinch 112 seats and the Congress 70. Modi stood in a queue to cast his vote in a says about A survey by Today’s ‘’ polling booth set up in a school in Sabarmati news channel also predicted that the in Ahmedabad. 06 smart politics BJP would retain power in the state, After exercising his franchise, the prime winning anywhere between 99 and minister walked a few metres and then briefly 113 seats. Aaj Tak’s was the lone survey travelled on the foot-board of his car flashing that said the BJP’s tally could slip under his inked finger to the people who had gathered 100. It projected 62 to 82 seats for the on the both sides of the road. May tells EU Brexit Congress. India TV-VMR survey also The Congress termed the event as a “road- on track despite vote forecast a BJP win, with the party likely show”, which, it claimed, violated the Mod- to clinch anywhere between 108 and 118 el Code of Conduct. The main opposition disappointment seats. The Congress, it said, could win party promptly lodged a complaint with the 61 to 71 seats. The survey said the BJP Election Commission (EC), which ordered an Brussels British Prime Minister Theresa May could garner 48 per cent of the votes inquiry. page 5 > / PTI / sought to brush off a humiliating parliamentary polled, the Congress 41 and others 11 defeat as she arrived at a Brussels summit on per cent. Thursday, insisting Brexit was on track as EU In Himachal Pradesh, the exit polls leaders prepared to move talks onto the next predicted the BJP’s return to power Indian-origin stage. with a comfortable majority. The Times May said she was "disappointed" that mem- New Delhi The BJP looks headed for exit poll gujarat (182 seats) Now-VMR and -Axis exit polls student pleads bers of her Conservative party had rebelled facile victories in both Gujarat and Him- predicted identical tally of 51 seats for late Wednesday to demand parliament has achal Pradesh, according to a string of Exit Polls BJP cong+ oth the BJP in the 68-member Assembly. A the final say on the separation, but stressed: exit polls conducted by various media party needs 35 seats for a simple major- guilty of US cyber "We're on course to deliver Brexit." The other organisations. Times Now 113 66 3 ity in the House. The Times Now-VMR 27 EU leaders are expected to use the two-day Almost all exit polls predicted more poll gave 16 seats to the Congress and attacks summit to endorse a deal struck last week on than 100 seats for the BJP in Gujarat ABP-CSDS 117 64 1 one to other, while the Zee News-Axis Washington A 21-year-old Indian-origin stu- the key Brexit separation issues after months where the party has been ensconced poll forecast 17 seats for the current dent has pleaded guilty of executing a series of torturous negotiations. in power for close to two decades now. CVoter 108 74 - ruling party. The Aaj Tak-Axis exit poll of cyber attacks on the Rutgers University Several leaders sought to play down the In Himachal Pradesh, where the elec- gave 47-55 seats to the saffron party, computer network in the US, authorities said. impact of the vote in the House of Commons, torate has chosen the Congress and BJP NDTV 112 70 - 13-20 to the Congress and 0-2 to others. Paras Jha of New Jersey along with two although Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier alternately in Assembly polls, the exit Among other exit polls, the News X others -- Josiah White of Pennsylvania and Bettel warned: "It's not making her life easier." polls projected a clear majority for the survey predicted 42-50 seats for the Dalton Norman of Louisiana -- also admitted May has struggled to assert her authority since saffron party, unseating the Congress. BJP and 18-24 for the Congress. on Wednesday to creating and operating two losing her parliamentary majority in a June vote, Today’s Chanakya gave BJP 135 seats exit poll HIMACHAL (68 seats) Congress had returned to power in botnets which targeted “Internet of Things” and the latest setback will renew fears about in Gujarat and predicted a measly 47 for Himachal Pradesh in 2012 pocketing 36 (IoT) devices, the US Justice Department said. her mandate for negotiations on the second the Congress, 14 less than the opposition Exit Polls BJP cong+ oth seats, marginally more than the half-way A botnet is a network of private computers phase. Pro-European MPs declared they had party has in the current Assembly. It mark, while the BJP secured 26. The infected with malicious software and controlled taken back control of Brexit after amending a predicted a voteshare of 49 per cent for Chanakya 55 13 0 others had bagged the remaining six. as a group without the knowledge or permission landmark piece of legislation to ensure that they the BJP and 38 per cent for challenger The Congress was, however, skepti- of the computers’ owners. The multiple cyber must approve the final divorce deal. Congress. A party or an alliance has to Times Now 51 16 1 cal about the predictions, with party attacks were launched between November 2014 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said May win at least 92 seats in the 182-member CVoter 41 25 2 spokesperson Shobha Oza saying exit and September 2016. “Paras Jha has admitted still had a "formidable stature", saying the agree- House to form government in Gujarat. polls have proved wrong in elections his responsibility for multiple hacks of the ment on the divorce deal "showed you should In the 2012 Assembly polls, the BJP ABP News 38 29 1 before, and claiming it will emerge Rutgers University computer system,” Acting not underestimate her". page 9 > / AFP / had won 115 seats, the Congress 61 and victorious. / PTI / US Attorney Fitzpatrick said. page 10 > dailyheadlines

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New Delhi The Supreme Court on and has been so done with a view SC to SC nod to Thursday gave its go ahead to set up to get the court(s) operational and 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 functional.” pronounce 12 fast-track criminal cases against members of “As and when necessary changes order on Parliament and state assemblies and are required to be made in the present directed that these courts become directions or any additional directions mandatory courts to try operational by March 1, 2018. are called for, the same will be issued, linking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the commissioning of Scorpene Class Submarine INS Kalvari at the Naval Describing the central scheme to as may be required.” Dockyard in Mumbai on Thursday. / PTI over 1,500 set up 12 courts as a “rudimentary” Soon after allocations are made to Aadhaar today and “tentative measure”, a bench of the respective state governments, the New Delhi The Supreme Court cases against Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Navin court said, they will -- in consultation on Thursday reserved its order Sinha directed that the Centre will with the High Courts concerned -- set for tomorrow on a clutch of PM Modi commissions forthwith allocate proportionately up the fast-track courts to ensure these interim pleas seeking a stay on lawmakers the earmarked amount of Rs 7.8 crore start functioning from March 1 next government’s decision of man- to different states where these courts year. The High Courts, the order said, datory linking of Aadhaar with submarine Kalvari are proposed to be located. will trace cases pending before differ- welfare schemes, as the Centre Mumbai Heralding it as a This is the first conventional -- DCNS of France. He said In pursuance of the top court’s ent trial courts under their respective conceded saying it would extend significant new era to boost submarine to be inducted into the INS Kalvari will provide November 1 order, the Centre pro- jurisdictions and which ought to be the deadline up to March 31 India’s defence and security, the Indian Navy. Kalvari means a significant boost and syn- posed to set up these courts and dealt with by the special courts, and next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tiger Shark. ergise the country’s defence, had earmarked Rs 7.8 crore for the transfer them to the new court to Hoever, the Centre vehement- on Thursday commissioned Modi was received at the economic, technical and inter- scheme. One fast-track court will have speed them up. ly pressed before the five- judge the country’s first indige- Naval Dockyard by Navy Chief national powers, along with jurisdiction over cases pending in The apex court gave two months to constitution bench headed by nously-built Scorpene-class Sunil Lanba and presented a people power on the global several states. the government to collect information Chief Justice Dipak Misra for submarine INS Kalvari into 100-man Guard of Honour. arena. As counsel for the petitioners, in- on cases pending against politicians. allowing the national biomet- the Indian Navy. He thanked France for its It will play a crucial role in cluding Supreme Court lawyer and The court had, by its November 1 ric identifier to remain man- He formally unveiled the help and collaboration in de- India’s security and regional BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, order, sought information about how datory for opening new bank commissioning plaque and veloping the Scorpene sub- stability, he added. said they were “disappointed” with many of the 1,581 cases trials were over accounts. shook hands with naval of- marines, which encompass Modi said India was fully the number of courts the government within a year as directed by the top The bench, also comprising ficers, before taking a quick superior stealth and com- alert with regard to its global, proposed to set up, the bench said: court in 2014, how many of the cases Justices A K Sikri, A M Khan- voyage in the submarine. bat capabilities. “It signifies strategic and economic inter- “Let us not get bogged down... let already decided had ended in acquit- wilkar, D Y Chandrachud and It is named after the first strengthening of the growing ests in the Indian Ocean. them set up. Twelve courts are not tals or convictions and the number Ashok Bhushan, heard argu- Foxtort-class submarine - INS strategic ties between India “India’s humanitarian com- an end of it. Starting something is of fresh cases filed from 2014 to 2017. ments in support and against Kalvari - which was inducted and France,” Modi said. The mitment to national security difficult.” Addressing misgivings on Setting the next hearing on March the mandatory linkage of Aad- into the Navy on December 8, Scorpenes were being built by and diplomacy makes us stand the low number of proposed courts, 7, the apex court said it will also take haar for nearly three hours in 1967. This indigenous version the Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd apart in the world. So, a safe the apex court said: “We further make up on that date the main issue of a packed courtroom and said comes days after the golden (MDL) here under Project 75 and secure India is good not it clear that what has been directed imposing a life ban on politicians it would pronounce its interim jubilee of the Navy’s subma- with transfer of technology just for this country but for above is all very tentative at this stage convicted in criminal cases. / IANS / order tomorrow morning. / PTI / rine wing. from a foreign collaborator entire humanity.” / IANS /