Newsprint: November 20, 2017

Don’t have time to keep a tab on news throughout the day? CNN News18 brings you the day’s top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes! Here are today’s top picks: Patidar factor key in #BattleForGujarat, BJP releases third list of candidates, Cong runs into rough waters, NCP to go it alone NEWS The decks were cleared for the elevation of Rahul Gandhi in the Congress party. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) announced the schedule for the election of the next party president. The entire process will stretch from December 1 to 19. Rahul Gandhi will likely become the Congress President by next month and the party’s PM candidate in 2019. SPORTS Australia's cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their "explosiveness" off the mark. Bolt added that he was trying to increase the awareness about running between the wickets in cricket. ENTERTAINMENT Kicking off a classic movie season in earnest, the International film festival of India begins its 48th edition at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Bambolim, Goa. Nearly 200 movies are set to be screened, beginning with opening night film, 'Beyond the Clouds'. The festival will conclude on November 28 with Pablo Cesar’s Indo-Argentinian production 'Thinking of Him'. TECH HP has introduced Omen 15 and Omen 17 gaming notebooks in India which boast of the latest "NVIDIA 10 Series GTX" graphics, high-resolution display with optional G-Sync technology and a single-access service panel to upgrade RAM and storage. The new OMEN line-up comes with 7th-gen Intel Core Quad Core CPUs, dual-fan cooling system, Dragon-red backlit keyboard and HP "Audio Boost" technology. The OMEN 15 laptop is available for Rs 80,990 while OMEN 17 will cost Rs 1,59,990.