Kerala local body election results LIVE updates: Counting of votes underway

The counting of votes of Kerala local body elections is underway. According to the State Election Commission, the counting of votes will take place at 244 centres. State Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran said the postal votes, including special ballot votes, will be counted first and EVM votes later. Earlier trends will be known once the counting of EVM votes is started.

The Narcotics Control Bureau has again summoned Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal today for questioning in a drugs case. Rampal has been asked to remain present before the NCB team, which is conducting a probe into the alleged Bollywood drugs nexus following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, according to officials.

More than 600,000 voters will decide the fate of 298 candidates, including 72 women, contesting in the seventh phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir today.

A meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held at 11:25 am today via video conferencing. The meeting is being held amid the farmers' protest across Delhi borders. It is also likely to approve today guidelines for the next round of spectrum auction which may begin in the last week of January.

After cementing its position in the Indian smart TV market, Xiaomi Mi brand is all set to enter the premium segment with the launch of a fully 'make in India' 55-inch QLED TV today.

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