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A police source said that the accused repeatedly raped the minor daughter of his friend for months between 2020 and 2021, with the assistance of his wife.”As his wife also aided him in the act and did not report the matter to the police, we have added Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) in the FIR against his wife,” said the source.The victim is a Class XII student. She met the accused at a church. In 2020, the victim’s died, after which she got into depression.As the accused had befriended her, he took her to his house on the pretext of helping…

Landslides, building collapses, and road damage were reported as a result of these extreme weather conditions.The monsoon trough, a low-pressure area that stretches from Pakistan to the Bay of Bengal, is a semi-permanent feature of monsoon circulation, according to the India Meteorological Department.It typically passes over the Indo-Gangetic plains, but its northward movement shifted it towards the Himalayan foothills, leading to heavy rainfall in the region.Experts have noted that the Himalayan and northeastern states have experienced heavy rain since August 7, causing soil loosening, erosion, and flash floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.In this period, Uttarakhand recorded 232.5mm of rain,…

Since the past two and a half months after the first rains on June 8, rains have been playing hide and seek with the state which gets its maximum rainfall from June till the middle of August which has been very poor in 2023.According to weather statistics, the state was supposed to receive 1556 mm of rain from June 1 to August 15 but only 877.1 mm of rain was recorded. This means that there is a shortage of 44 percent rain in the state during the period.In June there was acute rain deficit and according to the weather department,…

Anvesha played the role of Pankaj’s onscreen daughter Damyanti in the movie. The flick is a spiritual sequel to ‘OMG – Oh My God!’, which was released in 2012. Directed by Amit Rai, the movie talks about sex education in Indian schools.The film also stars Yami Gautam, Pavan Malhotra and Arun Govil in pivotal roles.Opening up on the valuable lessons she learned from her co-actors Pankaj and Akshay, Anvesha expressed: “I’ve learned something important from Pankaj Sir and Akshay Sir. It doesn’t matter how great of an actor you become; being a good human comes first. It’s really crucial to…

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, coming under attack from all directions, stated that Karnataka, especially its capital Bengaluru, has received the highest rainfall of the past 90 years. The present Congress government is maintaining that the state has received less rainfall in the past 30 years. The government is facing the heat from farmers for releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has stated that there is shortage of drinking water in the state.From the vast dry, parched lands of north Karnataka to the coastal regions, from hilly regions known as malnad areas to south Karnataka…

Berlin (Germany), Aug 20 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen staged a powerful performance and smoothed the win with two first-half goals, upsetting Leipzig 3-2 in the first round of the Bundesliga.Both sides traded attacks from the starting whistle on Saturday night as Benjamin Henrichs’ unleashed a hammer to test Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky in the early stages before the Werkself opened the scoring through Jeremie Frimpong who benefitted on Victor Boniface’s cutback pass in the 24th minute.Leverkusen gained momentum and doubled its advantage 11 minutes later when Jonas Hofmann’s pinpoint corner kick allowed Jonathan Tah to nod home the 2-0 lead from…

Cincinnati (USA), Aug 20 (IANS) American young sensation Coco Gauff advanced to her first WTA 1000 final after upsetting world No.1 Iga Swiatek 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 in a thrilling three-set semifinal at Cincinnati Masters.Saturday’s win was Gauff’s first over Swiatek, having lost their seven prior meetings. Their last meeting came at Roland Garros, where Gauff played one of her best matches against the World No.1 only to lose 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.The American become the seventh teenager to make a WTA 1000 final, joining Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, Belinda Bencic, Jelena Ostapenko, Bianca Andreescu and Swiatek.In Sunday’s final, Gauff…

London, Aug 20 (IANS) Julian Alvarez scored the only goal of the game in the first half as Manchester City made light of any tired legs from Wednesday’s European Supercup final to beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the Premier League. The Argentinean hit a powerful shot into the top corner of the net in the game on Saturday night in which City had the better of the chances against the side that finished fourth in the table last season.Pape Sarr scored his first goal for Tottenham as Ange Postecoglou celebrated his first home league game in charge in north London…

San Francisco/New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Top industry groups and tech giants, including Apple and Intel, have sent a letter to the US Department of Commerce, protesting against India’s recent import restrictions on PCs, laptops and servers. In the letter, the biggest players in technology and manufacturing said the move “could significantly disrupt trade, hamper efforts to more closely integrate India into global supply chains, and harm businesses and consumers in both countries”.Eight American trade groups asked the government to urge India to reconsider the policy, reports Bloomberg News.The industry groups included the Information Technology Industry Council, the National Association of…

Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s moon lander is all set to make a landing on the lunar soil on August 23, 2023 evening as the final deboosting operation got over in the wee hours of Sunday, said Indian  The moon lander or the lander is part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.The spacecraft comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg).“The second and final deboosting operation has successfully reduced the LM orbit to 25 km x 134 km. The module would undergo internal checks and await the sun-rise at…