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Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday praised VD Savarkar, saying he was an "accomplished man" who played a part in the freedom struggle, fought for Dalit rights and went to jail for the country, days after the BJP's Maharashtra unit proposed a Bharat Ratna for the Hindutva idealogue.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Mondaysaid the Sangh has been targeted since last 90 years, but there is no need to worry as the society is one and willalways remain so.

A day after a case was filed against NCP leader Dhananjay Munde over his alleged obscene remarks against cousin and Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde, an FIR has been filed against unidentified people for ''editing'' his speech with criminal intent, police said on Monday.

The Congress has fielded former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria (68) from the seat against BJP's Bhanu Bhuria, who is contesting his maiden election.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Muslim parties, including UP Sunni Wakf Board, to file their written note in the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, in which they have submitted that the verdict will have "consequences" for the future polity of the country.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cast his vote in Nagpur city of Maharashtra on Monday and urged people to participate in the "festival of democracy".

The winter session of parliament will be held from November 18 to December 13, the government has told the secretariats of both houses. A number of bills are likely to be taken up during the winter session.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a pot-shot at the BJP over one of its candidates in Haryana declaring that no matter what button is pressed on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)s, every vote will go to the ruling party. The "most honest man in the BJP", Rahul Gandhi tweeted on MLA Bakshish Singh Virk, who has been served notice by the Election Commission for his controversial comment.

About 24 per cent polling was recorded till 11:30 am for the two Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh, a state election official said.

A few unnamed employees of software giant Infosys have accused its chief executive officer (CEO) Salil Parekh and chief financial officer (CFO) Nilanjan Roy of unethical practices for many quarters.

Of the 11 seats, eight were held earlier by the BJP and one by BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively.

Wrestler-turned-politician and BJP candidate Babita Phogat on Monday cast her vote in her native village in Bhiwani along with her father Mahavir Phogat and sister Geeta Phogat.

Film star Aamir Khan and filmmaker Kiran Rao were among the early voters this morning in Maharashtra, where assembly polls are being held today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil version of a poem that he wrote after visiting a picturesque, rocky heritage site in the coastal state has won praise from Kollywood actors. PM Modi took Chinese President Xi Jinping for a sightseeing of the seaside "Shore Temple" and surrounding ruins - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in Mamallapuram on October 12.

A major fire has broken out at the Golden Hotel in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Fire trucks have reached the spot and efforts to extinguish the blaze are going on.