News at Nine.
**Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana to be held on 21st October; Counting of votes on 24th ; By polls to 64 assembly seats in 18 states to be held simultaneously.
**Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches United States tonight; Scheduled to address Indian Americans in Houston tomorrow.
**India to undertake space mission, Gaganyaan next year says ISRO Chairman K Sivan.
**Postal accounts to be linked with Aadhaar for greater transparency says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
**US to send troops to gulf following drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
**In Sports, Amit Panghal wins Silver at World Boxing Championships in Russia.
**And Deepak Punia enters final of World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan.
