Counting of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) began on Friday morning amid tight security. A total of 46.60 per cent of over 74 lakh voters cast their votes on Tuesday in the elections. According to the Telangana State Election Commission, all preparations are in place for the smooth counting of votes. The fate of 1,122 candidates was sealed in ballot boxes in the bitterly contested elections, which saw a shrill campaign and attracted national attention due to participation by BJP bigwigs including Union Ministers Amit Shah, Prakash Javadekar, Smriti Irani, party chief J.P. Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police chase in Louisiana last year, raising new questions about whether his injuries were caused by the crash that ended the chase or an ensuing struggle with state troopers.
Madrid must enforce travel restrictions ordered by the health ministry to limit novel coronavirus outbreaks or the national government will impose a state of emergency that would force it to comply, the government said late on Thursday.