Top events on March 17: INDIA bloc's mega rally in Mumbai, PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh, Russian polls conclude, and more
Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav are some opposition leaders who will take part in the campaign. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold the first NDA rally in Andhra Pradesh today, March 17. This comes days after he completed an extensive 10-state tour of India, during which he unveiled development projects valued at thousands of crores and attended numerous important occasions including his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated.
- Sunday marked the beginning of Russia's last day of presidential voting. Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting to sabotage the election, which is likely to extend President Vladimir Putin's term in office by six years, by using air strikes. More than half of Russian voters have already gone to the polls in the first two days of the three-day election.
- The Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate Programmes graduation (CUET-PG) is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). These exams are pre-requisites to take admission to Central and State Universities and other institutions providing a single window opportunity to the aspiring candidates. Today, students will appear for M.Ed, Criminology, Physical Education, MA Education, and Food Engineering and Technology exams.
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be held in seven phases starting from April 19 and continue until the seventh phase on June 1. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
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