Time will ditch the tide today to stop for a second — to allow the astronomical clock to catch up with the more accurate atomic clock, whose ticks are defined by the cycling of atoms. Researchers will add a sliver of time, a leap second, to clocks at 23:59:59 or 7:59 pm Eastern Time.

Big day for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Counting of votes for the by-polls to the RK Nagar seat will begin in the morning and results are expected later in the day. Jaya is seeking re-election from the seat.

Aruvikkara in Kerala will hog the headlines as counting of votes for the by-elections held for the Assembly seat will commence in the morning at Thiruvananthapuram. Final results are expected by 11 am in a fiercely fought political battle that pitched heavyweights such M Vijayakumar (LDF) and O Rajagopal (BJP) against newbie KS Sabarinathan (UDF).

Greece will top the agenda of market watchers and investors across the globe as the ailing European nation is due to pay back €1.6 billion to the International Monetary Fund; the same day the bailout expires. There are fears of a default and a possible Greek exit from the Euro bloc.

Apple will start playing its new music streaming service, Apple Music. The service will offer access to millions of songs on demand over the Internet on iOS devices — iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs initially, with Apple TV and Android devices following later in the year.

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