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The poll is the first in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a strict virus lockdown in late March that led to millions of poor migrant workers, many from Bihar, losing their jobs with some having to walk for days or weeks back home. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. But opinion polls indicate disquiet with the incumbent regime. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. IMAGES
Stores reopen in an open-air shopping zone in Buenos Aires as Argentina eases quarantine despite still struggling with COVID-19 and registering more than 320,000 cases. Argentina's state statistics institute said its economy contracted by almost 13 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. IMAGES
Images show the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, in Queens, New York, where the US Open Tennis Championship takes place at the end of summer. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament, which is being staged in the epicentre of the US coronavirus crisis, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the US Open will be held, but without fans. IMAGES
Prince William reportedly wants to return to the air ambulance service amid the coronavirus pandemic, as sources say he's keen to help the National Health Service (NHS).
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says that Israel's military campaign in Gaza has turned the territory into the world's "greatest open-air graveyard". Borrell's comment comes as he arrives in Brussels for a meeting of EU foreign ministers. SOUNDBITE
A thick layer of smog covers Delhi following a frenzied night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. The air quality dipped to the “very poor” category early Monday, with authorities warning of further deterioration in the levels. IMAGES