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The POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar had issued a notice to Alia to appear before it on October 7.She had filed a complaint against Nawazuddin and her in-laws in 2020 for allegedly harassing her and her daughter.”Alia requested time to file a protest against the police closure report.”The court granted her time until November 9 to submit her application. If she objects to the police report, the court may order a re-investigation or file a case,” said additional district government counsel (ADGC) Pradeep Balyan.–IANSamita/dpb

About 1,000 injured people have been taken to the hospital in the provincial capital Herat city, the official said, adding that 12 villages in Zindajan and Ghorian districts of Herat were destroyed due to the earthquakes, said Mawlawi Musa Ashari, Herat’s provincial director for the National Disaster Management Authority.According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.Earlier, a statement from the country’s National Disaster Management Authority said 15 people were dead and 40 were injured, but locals believe the number of casualties could be higher.The statement added…

Where trees should have been growing, you now have houses and public utilities.”The craze for laying cement tiles everywhere, has further affected seepage and percolation of rainwater resulting in alarming drop in the water table in Agra district,” says green activist Rajiv Gupta.Eco-activists have now warned of a steadily diminishing green cover in the Taj City, with one expert blaming monkeys for it.The Supreme Court has been repeatedly asking authorities since 1996 to intensify efforts to develop a green belt to contain air pollution in Agra, India’s most popular tourist destination, to protect the 17th-century monument of love, the Taj…

As she returns to Delhi from London where she received the honour on September 28, she tells IANS, “I am kind of a slow person, so have been somewhat stunned with the events of the last days which I am yet to fully process–I had my weepy moment over breakfast 36 hours post the actual ceremony! The love and deluge of messages from friends and strangers has been utterly and deeply and overwhelmingly kind, beginning with the unstinting and unselfish acknowledgment I have received from my peers in the shortlist–a truly stellar group that includes Alessandro Cinque, Federico Ríos Escobar,…

California will not become the first US state to ban caste specifically, which had looked possible in the aftermath of Seattle becoming the first American city to prohibit caste. The same people and groups that had made it possible in Washington state, were now determined to make California the first state to do so, triggering perhaps a domino effect into other states.”California already prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, colour, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics, and state law specifies that these civil rights protections shall be liberally construed,” Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat,…

They were killed at 7:10 p.m. local time when a Turkish drone attacked a group of PKK militants at a refugee camp for Turkish Kurds near the town of Makhmour, nearly 60 km southeast of the northern city of Mosul, the statement said on Saturday.The Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in northern Iraq against the PKK, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group, Xinhua news agency reported.The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US, and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more…

This will be after 72 years that the IAF will be unveiling its new ensign.The ensign will be first brought in front of the Air Chief by four air warriors fixed on a movable mini-stage and as the Air Chief will unveil the new ensign, two drones will lift a larger version of the ensign from behind the curtain wall which has been put as the background of the parade.The new ensign will then also be hoisted at the flag post, which will be at the tarmac of the airbase where the parade will be held.While the new ensign will…

The accused has been arrested, the police said.According to reports, the girl had come to her maternal uncle’s house in Kaila Bhatta area.The accused relative took her with him on the pretext of giving her some eatables on the terrace of the adjoining house and started touching her inappropriately.When she objected, he covered her mouth, said DCP (City) Nipun Agarwal.The accused fled the spot when the girl fell unconscious. She was found unconscious by the family and the maternal uncle took her to hospital where doctors declared her dead.”We have lodged an FIR under sections of the Indian Penal Code…

The girl, however, panicked and sought help from neighbours when her mother fell unconscious after consuming the poisoned tea.The mother, Sangeeta Yadav, 48, was immediately admitted to a hospital and is now out of danger.Rae Bareli Superintendent of Police (SP), Alok Priyadarshini, said the girl and her boyfriend have been booked under IPC section 328 (causing hurt by means of poison).The police said the girl had asked her boyfriend, Himanshu Kumar, 18, to bring the poison from the market.The girl is being questioned while Himanshu is absconding, the SP added.Station House Officer (SHO), Deeh, Jitendra Pratap Singh, said the girl’s…

“Should we have to keep quiet if our Sanatan Dharma is compared with malaria? The blood of Sanathan Dharma is flowing in our veins. We will not keep quiet if someone tries to hurt our sentiments,” Bommai warned on Saturday.Speaking at the Hindu Jagruthi convention here on Saturday, he said, “Attempts have been made to stop the Hindu Ganpati celebrations and then the powers of the Ganpati will come to the entire state. The step of Lord Ganpati will become a road and nobody has the power to stop it. This is the strength of the devotees of Lord Ganesha.…