PARIS, Sept 14 - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen maintained her lead ahead of the presidential election and far-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon was second in most tested scenarios, a poll showed on Monday, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Allegations over Yash Dabas' academic record surfaced online soon after the DUSU nomination list was released. The row has sharpened the contest as rival student groups gear up for the September 18 poll.