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The Maoists also left leaflets at the spot that falls under Katkamsandi police station, in which they have taken responsibility for the arson. It is suspected that the Maoists carried out the attack in a bid to intimidate and extort money from the construction company.About a dozen Maoists reportedly reached the construction site of the Kathautia-Tori Chandwa railway line at 3 a.m. and they burnt two Hyva trucks, a payloader and a pickup vehicle that belonged to the railway company, sources said.Police reached the spot and are investigating the matter. They are also conducting a search operation against the Maoists.This…

Citing paucity of time, the bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Dipankar Datta adjourned the hearing till November 1.Khalid has filed special leave petition against the Delhi High Court’s decision to deny him bail last year.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khalid, said that he could demonstrate in 20 minutes that there was no case against Khalid.”He is a young student, PhD holder, three years behind bars, it is going on,” Sibal requested the court to consider the hearing on Thursday.Appearing for the Delhi Police, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju said that the delay in the trial was caused due…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Global IT services firm Accenture is reportedly skipping pay hikes for its employees and reducing promotions at senior positions in India and Sri Lanka. Accenture said on Thursday it considers a variety of factors, including the macroeconomic environment, in making its decisions around pay and benefits.A MoneyControl report, citing an email sent by country managing director Ajay Vij to employees, said that Accenture “will not be paying out hikes to its employees in India and Sri Lanka in 2023 except where it is legally mandated or where it has committed to it in critical skill…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Apple on Thursday released a new 1.5-hour-long “Study With Me” campaign video on its YouTube channel, showcasing the new 15-inch MacBook Air to provide a guided study session for Apple device users.Hosted by Emmy-nominated Storm Reid, currently a student at University of Southern California, the campaignvideo uses the Pomodoro technique for three 25-minute study sessions with three five-minute breaks.”Storm uses the Pomodoro Technique on the new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip to study. The Pomodoro Technique is a proven method that’s broken into 25-minute study sessions followed by five minutes of break time,” Apple…

Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) The rape of a Class 8 student by an auto driver who took her to school for almost seven days, has made experts — doctors, police officials and social scientists — warn parents about the deviation in their child’s behaviour when he or she returns home.Dr Adarsh Tripathi, senior faculty, department of psychiatry, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), said, “When you talk about good and bad touch every two months, you gain two things. First, you keep on reminding / revising about bad touch. Second, by keeping the communication channel open, you make your child believe…

New York, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian-American teen Gitanjali Rao and 14 other young women leaders have been honoured by US First Lady Jill Biden for leading a change and shaping a brighter future in their communities across the nation.Marking the International Day of the Girl on Wednesday, 17-year-old Rao was honoured at the first-ever “Girls Leading Change” celebration at the White House to recognise the efforts of young women in strengthening the country for generations.“It is my honor to celebrate this exceptional group of “Girls Leading Change” at the White House,” Jill Biden, an educator for more than 30 years,…

‘The Nilgiri Tahr’, locally known as ‘Varai Aadu’, is an endangered species and known for their gravity-defying skills in climbing steep cliffs.Tamil Nadu Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department in a statement on Thursday said that there are multiple references to ‘The Nilgiri Tahr’ even in the Sangam Tamil literature written more than 2,000 years ago, including Silappatikaram, Sivaka Chindamani and others.The statement added that under the ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’, the department will develop a better understanding of Nilgiri Tahr population, the distribution and ecology, and reintroduction of ‘The Nilgiri Tahr’ to their historic habitats.The Environment, Forest and Climate Change…

A bench comprising CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra heard the matter in which another bench had delivered a split verdict on Wednesday.While hearing the petitioner’s counsel, the CJI stated that undoubtedly, the autonomy of women trumps, but the right of the unborn child should also be balanced out.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati representing the Centre submitted that the doctors were of the opinion that termination could not be done unless foeticide was done. She further said that reproductive rights was not an absolute right.”What do you want us to tell the doctors to do? To…

However, with ‘Ghost’, the director has become one of the few people in Indian cinema to have their own cinematic universe.‘Ghost’ is the second instalment in this universe and will pick up from the events of the first film ‘Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni’, which was released back in 2019.Srini shared, “The idea to make the second part of ‘Biribal’ trilogy big has only been achieved thanks to the way ‘Ghost’ has shaped up. There will be a ‘Ghost 2’ as well. This film is very special and it’s all thanks to Shivanna for making Ghost so power-packed.”The movie…

After winning the toss, Australia made the strategic decision to bowl first, with an eye on exploiting any assistance from the overcast conditions. Their decision appeared right as they restricted the West Indies Women to 107/8 in the shortened game of 29 overs per side, after a rain delay of 3.5 hours.For Australia, Alana King and Annabel Sutherland took three wickets each. Making a return after being rested for the ODI series opener due to quad soreness, skipper Hayley Matthews found some rhythm with a run-a-ball 20, including four boundaries, while her opening partner Rashada Williams made a patient 23…