Man sneaks into atomic energy institute, detained

Local Congress leader Satej Patil expressed dismay over Madhurima Raje's last-minute withdrawal which left Congress red-faced. 

Maharashtra will go to polls on November 20. Kolhapur (North) is one of the Congress strongholds in western Maharashtra. 

Madhurima Raje is married to Malojirao Chhatrapati, younger son of Kolhapur MP Shahu Maharaj Chhatrapati. 

On Tuesday, Shahu Chhatrapati, Satej Patil and other key Congress leaders held a meeting and decided to support Latkar's candidacy. 

"We have decided to move forward with Latkar's candidacy. Congress in-charge for Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala and senior Congress leader K C Venugopal had advised us to make a decision. Accordingly, Satej Patil convened today's meeting in which I am proposing Latkar's name," Shahu Chhatrapati said. 

He urged party workers to support Latkar and ensure his victory. -- PTI

According to a statement from the office of county commissioners, "Voting time has been extended in Cambria County, Pennsylvania after a software malfunction disrupted voters' ability to scan their ballots." 

Election officials in the county insist "there is a process in place for issues of this nature" and the malfunction "should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts." 

"The Cambria County Board of Election learned early this morning that a software malfunction in the county's electronic voting system has prevented voters from scanning their ballots," the statement said. 

The voters in the US are heading to vote in one of their most consequential elections, which will decide the direction of not just the US but also have an influence on global geopolitics for the next four years. 

The polling hours will vary across the states, but most locations will vote between 6 am and 8 pm on Tuesday (local time). 

The first polls will close at around 7 pm ET (5:30 am IST) in six states, including Georgia. 

The final polls will close in the blue state of Hawaii and in the red state of Alaska at 12 am ET (10:30 am IST). Total votes will close by 1 pm ET (11:30 am IST), following which counting will start. The results in small states can be projected soon after polling; some key battleground states may take hours to project the winner. 

The main race is between the Democratic and Republican parties. -- ANI

The accused, who worked as a postal assistant at the general post office here, was suspended in 2022, additional deputy commissioner of police Alok Kumar Sharma said. 

The man allegedly posed as a director of the postal department to enter the post office on the premises of the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology on Monday, he said. 

He told the staff at the post office that he had come to conduct audit and inspection. 

"Based on a complaint by an official at the post office, the man has been detained and questioned," the police official said, adding that all angles would be probed to find out why he entered the RR-CAT premises. 

A press release issued by RR-CAT said the person had shown an identity card issued by the postal department to the security personnel at the main gate. 

On the basis of this card, he was allowed to visit only the post office, and there was no "breach or lapse" in the multi-tier security system of the institute, the release said. 

Another official said the police also recovered fake identity cards of 'Marcos Commando' of the ministry of defence and a `superintendent (investigation) of the National Intelligence Bureau, cyber security cell' from the accused. 

He has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, the official said. -- PTI