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The accused identified as Yamanurappa, is a staffer attached to Godavari Micro-Finance Company. The accused had set his eyes on Nagamma and planned to lure her.When Nagamma was sanctioned a loan as per the procedure, he objected to it and allegedly asked her to spend a day with him.Following the development, Nagamma, her mother, thrashed Yamanurappa with their footwear in the village.The incident has created tension in the village and local police are yet to file a case in this regard.A video of Nagamma assaulting the micro-finance company staffer has gone viral on social media.–IANSmka/shb

Mies, Switzerland, Sep 16 (IANS) The United States claimed back to the top position of the latest FIBA men’s world rankings, as the basketball world governing body announced.The fourth place at the FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup was enough for the US to push down former No. 1 Spain to second place. Spain failed to qualify for the quarterfinals and finished only ninth in the tournament, reports Xinhua.New world champion Germany made a big vault from 11th to third place, the first time for the Germans to step into the top three on the rankings. Another big winner was Canada,…

On the eve of CWC meeting, beginning in Hyderabad on Saturday, the former Congress president said, “We had made a promise to the people of Telangana. We have fulfilled that promise. Congress has always stood by theaspirations of people of Telangana. Now it’s time to lead the state into a new era of progress and prosperity.””The Congress Working Committee stands ready to write a new chapter of development with dignity for all people of Telangana and our nation,” she added.All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge stated in his message that the Congress Working Committee will craft a comprehensive…

The UK Home Office said on Friday that the fee for applying for a student visa from outside the country will rise by 127 pounds to 490 pounds, to equal the amount charged for in-country applications. Changes have also been made to the cost for a visit visa for less than six months, which is rising by 15 pounds to 115 pounds. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the immigration and nationality fees will increase from October 4, the Home Office announced. With more than 120,000 Indian students studying in the UK in 2021-2022, Indian students make up among the largest international…

“One terrorist killed. Search going on,” police said.The encounter started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.After security forces cordoned off the area, terrorists hiding there started firing, drawing retaliation by the security forces.There have been a series of encounters between terrorists and security forces across Kashmir in the recent past in which many terrorists were killed.–IANSzi/shb

The announcement followed Santos’ 3-0 home defeat to Cruzeiro on Thursday, a result that left the eight-time Serie A champions in the relegation zone with just five wins from 23 games, reports Xinhua.Santos said in a statement that assistant manager Juan Verzeri and Juan Andres Iraola had also departed, along with fitness coaches Fernando Pinatares and Ignacio Pinatares.Aguirre led Santos to one win and four defeats in his five matches in the Santos dugout.The 58-year-old Uruguayan is the third manager to be sacked by Santos this year, joining Odair Hellmann and Paulo Turra.Santos said assistant coach Marcelo Fernandes would take…

Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that although a circular has been issued on related aspects, it was not enough and that concrete steps should be implemented to ensure the privacy of HIV-positive persons. “The learned government pleader is, therefore, directed to obtain specific instructions from the Government as to the steps/ initiatives required to implement in such manner that the petitioner (an HIV positive person) and similarly placed persons would not be prejudiced on account of breach of confidentiality,” the court ordered. The counsel appearing for the petitioner, informed the court that there was a government order granting certain benefits under…

The Bavarians caught a perfect start on home soil as new arrival Harry Kane opened the scoring after heading home Leroy Sane’s deflected cross at the far post with only seven minutes gone, reports Xinhua.Leverkusen responded well and restored parity in the 24th minute when Alejandro Grimaldo drilled a free kick from 16 meters over the wall into the top right corner to stun the hosts.The “Werkself” gained momentum and kept Bayern’s defense busy as Victor Boniface forced goalkeeper Sven Ulreich into action at the half-hour mark before pulling wide from a promising position a moment later.Boniface remained in the…

The arrested were identified as J. Nixon Deluxe (39) and D. Kayus Subathiran (36) from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.According to Coastal police sources, the fishermen had ventured into sea from Talaimannar and were stranded after their mechanised boat developed a technical snag.The Coastal Security Group found them near Kodiyakarai coast and were arrested.Police said that a probe has been launched in all the coastal areas of Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram districts on whether there were some other motives to the Sri Lankan fishermen to reach Kodiakkarai coast.Notably, there is an increase in smuggling, including that of narcotic substances, from Nagapattinam and…

For the 30-year-old, it’s not only a new club and language, as Kane seemed to break common patterns in many ways, reports Xinhua.In the recent break for internationals, the Three Lions captain for the first time in his career traveled directly from Munich to the game venues abroad, not like he had done for decades from London.What might be a small puzzle is completing a bigger picture such as a new strategy to take him to a higher quality level.It might sound curious in connection with an icon to talk about improvements after he became the record scorer in the…