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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct. 23 : Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party' national convener Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting Ludhiana on Sunday to release the party's trade and industry manifesto for Punjab.

As per report, the manifesto will be released at a resort on Chandigarh Road in presence of representatives of trade, transport and industry associations.

Earlier, in a direct move aimed at reaching out to voters, especially the farmers, and luring them to cast their votes in favour of the AAP, the latter has been distributing forms declaring that it would waive off the farmers' loans after coming to power in the state.

For the past one week, such forms of assurance are being circulated door to door by AAP leader Sanjay Singh.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 23 : Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh will begin a three-day visit to Bahrain from today.

Mumbai [India], Oct. 23 : Dubbing the expulsion of Samajwadi Party MLC Udayveer Singh for six years as one more 'drama', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the people of Uttar Pradesh are fed up with the theatrics of the party, and added that the saffron party can only provide development to the state.

"This is one more drama in the Samajwadi Party. Whether somebody is expelled or somebody is fighting or agitating within, I would only want to say that the people of Uttar Pradesh are clearly fed up with the Samajwadi Party family drama. They want development and nothing but development which the BJP can offer," BJP leader Shaina NC told ANI.

Brussels [Belgium], Oct. 23 : Taking strong exception to the atrocities committed by the Pakistan authorities on the people of occupied Kashmir ( PoK), United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) leader Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has said Kashmiris could die but won't compromise on their motherland.

Delivering a tough message on ' Black Day' on Saturday, the UKPNP leader said, "This day is very important for all those Kashmiris who do care for their own people and want them to be safe and secure; and this day is also a message to those who are committing atrocities, that Kashmiris can die, but they cannot compromise on their motherland."

Chennai [India], Oct. 22 : Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao visited ailing Chief Minister Jayalalitha at the Apollo Hospitals here on Saturday, where he was briefed about the treatment given to her and was informed that she was interacting now and responding to treatment remarkably.

Apollo Hospitals Chairman Dr. Reddy said that Jayalalithaa is being treated by a team of experts consisting of doctors from Critical Care Group, Senior Cardiologist, Senior Respiratory Physician, Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinologist, Diabetologist and dieticians.

He further informed that the Chief Minister continues to be under treatment and observation for all vital parameters, respiratory support and passive physiotherapy.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 22 : A study finds fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development.

In the course of an infection or upon vaccination, specialized cells of our immune system, so-called B cells, produce antibodies that bind viruses and inactivate them. In the context of chronic viral infections such as HIV or hepatitis C virus, however, antibody production by B cells is quantitatively inadequate and starts too late.