What's so special about third phase of 2019 polls?

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See how film, sports & business find politics interesting The Congress fielded actress Urmila Matondkar from Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency two days after she joined the party. Booking priests, white washing house in Rajasthan? You could be arrested In order to put a full stop on child marriages, Bundi administration of Rajasthan has made it mandatory to print date of birth of groom and bride and a statutory warning that child marriage is punishable ahead of the Akshaya Tritiya festival that sees many children being married off every year. Are weak leaders better for India than strongmen? For three decades, until elections in 2014, India's voters refused to give any single political party a majority in Parliament. It was an age of coalitions — of dissonant and divided cabinets, prime ministers who ruled by consensus, and policy constructed after painstaking negotiation. What's so special about third phase of 2019 polls? The voting for 117 parliamentary seats in 13 states and two Union Territories on Tuesday means polls are half done for 543 seats in the lower house of Parliament. PM Modi casts vote on 'Super Tuesday' Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote on India's "Super Tuesday" when the biggest number of seats are decided in the country's marathon election. Here's how stone stackers defy gravity at European championships Expertly balancing one rock on top of another at the European Stone Stacking Championships, competitors combine skill and artistic creativity to come up with gravity-defying constructions. 5 reasons experts think autonomous cars are many years away Here are the problems that researchers must overcome to start giving rides without humans behind the wheel. Pride and pique as Louboutin takes Pakistan chappal global Famed for luxury red-soled stilettos,French shoe designer Christian Louboutin has taken inspiration for a new sandal from Pakistan's tribal frontier. Neogen Chemicals IPO set to open: Should you invest? The Rs 132 crore initial public offering (IPO) of specialty chemicals firm Neogen Chemicals will hit the market on Wednesday. On the block are fresh issue of shares aggregating up to Rs 70 crore. The issue will close on April 26. Sunny Deol, Urmila & other stars who've joined politics Politics has managed to draw people from all walks of life - sports, cinema and business - into its fold. The Indian film industry, has had a close relationship with politics, and has seen many eke out a post-stardom career as well.

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