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Laer, Modi will flag off 'Kalam Sandesh Vahini', an exhibition bus that would run across states Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate  APJ Abdul Kalam 's memorial in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu and attend several other programmes on Thursday, the second death anniversary of the former president. Today Current Affairs  : The prime minister will hoist the national flag at the memorial designed and built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pei Karumbu, the PMO had said in a statement here yesterday. He will unveil a statue of Kalam and offer floral tributes besides interacting with his family members. Later, the PM would flag off 'Kalam Sandesh Vahini', an exhibition bus which would travel across various states of the country and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 15, the birth anniversary of the former President, the statement said. Modi will then proceed to Mandapam for a public meeting. He will distribute sanc...

Ram Nath Kovind has a distinct advantage over his rival Meira Kumar Politics News  : Counting of the votes cast to decide who will be India's new President will begin on Thursday from 11 am. The result will decide the fate of the two contenders — the ruling NDA's candidate  Ram Nath Kovind , who has a clear edge, and the combined Opposition nominee  Meira Kumar . The candidate who secures at least one vote more than 50 per cent of the total votes will become India's 14th President and enter the  Rashtrapati Bhavan . The final result of the  presidential election 2017  is expected to be out by 5 pm today. Officials said that all preparations have been made for the vote count and that all ballot boxes had already reached Parliament House by Tuesday evening amid tight security. Also Read :   Presidential election 2017 India: Kovind or Meira Kumar, who will be the next Rashtrapati? They said the counting would begin at 11 am simultaneou...