In India, voting in a state may occur in a single phase or multiple phases depending on logistical and security considerations. After polling, EVMs are sealed and securely stored until counting day. Counting is generally completed within the same day, with most results becoming available within a few hours.
The Apollo 16 lunar module, named Orion, touched down on the Moon on this day in 1972.
With the help of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, seen on the far side of Plum crater in this photo, John Young and Charlie Duke (shown here) drove 16.6 miles (26.7 km) in the Moon's Descartes Highlands and collected 211 lbs (96 kg) of lunar samples.
To date, Duke is the youngest person to have walked on the lunar surface.
A German family has lived in the same place for 3,000 years
Scientists have discovered that the Huchthausen family from the village of Förste (Lower Saxony) has lived there continuously for around three millennia, Bild reports.
DNA analysis showed that the ancestors of Manfred Huchthausen lived just two kilometers away — in the Lichtenstein Cave, where archaeologists found human remains buried around 1000 BC, along with bronze jewelry, animal bones, and traces of funeral pyres.
Researchers believe these ancient inhabitants of the Harz region traded salt — the “white gold” of the Bronze Age.
The local museum director noted that they looked almost identical to their modern descendants.
“I always thought our family had been here a long time — but three thousand years?” Huchthausen laughed.