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The incident happened in Maitha Bazar area of Kanpur Dehat on Tuesday.As per reports, the teenager had allegedly picked up a banana from the vendor’s cart.Communal tension prevailed in the area following the incident and Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists and Bajrang Dal volunteers reached the spot and created a ruckus, demanding strict action against the culprit.The fruit vendor Shanu Ahmad, 27, was arrested later.The complainant, Surendra Kumar, 18, suffered burns and was rushed to hospital by others who were part of the Shobha yatra.“The accused has been arrested and booked under IPC’s sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504…

“Today, I am announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of co-conspirators and masterminds behind the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” Blinken was quoted as saying in a release issued by the State Department on Thursday.The Secretary of State also announced a “second reward offer up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location of any individual holding a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group responsible for Villavicencio’s homicide”.Multiple assassins attacked Villavicencio, the Movimiento Construye…

The accused, a lawyer by profession, has been booked under IPC’s sections 307 (attempt to murder), 429 (mischief by killing or maiming cattle), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 504 (intentional insult).The incident took place two days ago.According to reports, Arvind Verma, who lives in the Vijay Nagar locality, had just finished cooking a pot of his favourite mutton dish after which he went for a bath.The accused said his neighbour’s pet dog sneaked into his house through the main gate and ate all the meat and returned to its owner.When he saw what the dog had done, an enraged Verma took…

Additional Sessions Judge V.S. Tripathi also imposed a fine of Rs 5,500 on Gabbar a.k.a. Sohrab Ali. The court’s verdict on Thursday came after the confirmation of his death penalty from the high court.Earlier, the court had held that the way he had committed murders of the two fell into the ‘rarest of rare’ category. He was produced in the court from jail through video conferencing. The court had held him guilty for two murders on September 4 and pronounced the sentence on Thursday. DCP (Central Zone) Aparna Rajat Kaushik said that the conviction was possible only because of the…

The girl’s brother handed over an audio clip to Sambhal SP Kuldeep Gunawat in which inspector Ashok Kumar, can be purportedly heard asking inappropriate questions related to the medico-legal exam and calling the survivor by objectionable names. The girl, daughter of a marginal farmer, was allegedly gang raped by five men in a forest on May 27. Subsequently, her father allegedly killed himself and her grandmother also died due to “severe shock” on June 2. As per guidelines, the IO is required to question a minor only in the presence of her parents or guardians. Meanwhile, the girl’s brother said…

The doctors complained of stomach ache and some of then started vomiting soon after the meal on Thursday night. After this, most of the doctors and employees went to private hospitals for treatment. Chief Medical Officer Manoj Aggarwal has ordered an investigation into the matter and expressed food poisoning in the case.He said that a team of doctors was sent late on Thursday night to the hotel to take food samples. Hotel security officer Chandramani Mishra said that the doctors had not fallen ill due to eating the food and added that he had no information about this. Doctors from…

The Pentagon on Thursday published the first Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) since 2014, describing China as the “pacing challenge”, Russia as an “acute threat” and the North and Iran as “persistent threats”, Yonhap news agency reported.”Capability developments provide the DPRK with options for nuclear weapons use at any stage of conflict,” the document read. “The DPRK is developing and fielding mobile short-, intermediate-, and intercontinental-range nuclear capabilities that place the US homeland and regional Allies and partners at risk.”DPRK stands for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.The document noted North Korea’s enactment…

The Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy on Friday announced that the Taipans will not return to flying operations before their planned withdrawal date of December 2024, Xinhua news agency reported.It comes after four Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel were killed in July when their MRH-90 crashed into the ocean off the coast of the state of Queensland during a military training exercise.”The government’s highest priority is the safety and wellbeing of our people,” Marles said in a joint statement with Conroy.”We continue to support the families of the four soldiers who lost their…

The Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy on Friday announced that the Taipans will not return to flying operations before their planned withdrawal date of December 2024, Xinhua news agency reported.It comes after four Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel were killed in July when their MRH-90 crashed into the ocean off the coast of the state of Queensland during a military training exercise.”The government’s highest priority is the safety and wellbeing of our people,” Marles said in a joint statement with Conroy.”We continue to support the families of the four soldiers who lost their…

“During this time, some of you will be temporarily furloughed while others who perform excepted functions will continue to execute your assigned duties,” according to one of the notices sent on Thursday to employees at the Homeland Security Department, reported by The Washington Post.The messages acknowledged the growing likelihood of a government shutdown amid a funding fight in the Congress, which means millions of federal government employees might not be able to receive paychecks starting from October unless lawmakers can reach a last-minute deal to extend government funding, Xinhua news agency reported.During what could be the 22nd government shutdown in…