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The accused was identified as Ram Pravesh Mahto, 30, a native of ward number 7 under Shingauli outpost in the district. The victim, along with her brother, were on the way to a tuition centre and Mahto intercepted them midway, lured her with ‘thekua’ (a local sweet made of flour and sugar), and took her away on his bicycle to a deserted location and raped her. After committing the crime, he left the victim at the same place and fled. Her brother reached the crime scene and alerted his parents. The victim was profusely bleeding. Following the incident, villagers became…

“We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to organise the Olympics on Indian soil in the year 2036. This is the age-old dream and aspiration of 140 crore Indians. This dream has to be built with your cooperation and support,” Modi said during his address at the inaugural ceremony of the 141st IOC Session at the Jio World Centre here.India is hosting the IOC Session for the first time since New Delhi organised it in 1983.This is the first time a senior constitutional authority has declared the government’s support for a proposal articulated by the Indian Olympic Association…

The direct path of the eclipse extends to portions of eight states from Oregon to Texas, while a partial eclipse minus the ring of fire,will be visiblein all 41 of the other continental states including Alaska, media reports said.The NASA will stream live the solar eclipse as seen from its telescopes on its website.An annular eclipse is one in which the moon passes between the Sun and Earth, close to its farthest point from the planet. Since the earth is 400 times smaller than the Sun, it cannot envelop the star completely thus producing the image of a dark disk…

A Delhi court on Friday extended ED custody of four accused individuals, including Chinese national Guangwen Kyang aka Andrew Kuang by three days.Kuang, Lava International MD Hari Om Rai, Rajan Malik and chartered accountant Nitin Garg were produced before Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Courts on expiry of their three-day ED remand.The ED sought 10-day remand, but the judge granted only three more days till October 16.The high court said that the trial court’s order had adhered to the provisions of Section 19 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma…

“It didn’t seem like an ICC event tonight. It seemed like a BCCI event. I didn’t hear ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ coming through the mics too often. I won’t use this as an excuse,” said Mickey Arthur.I didn’t hear Dil Dil Pakistan coming through the microphones too often tonight. So yes, that does play a role, but i’m not going to use that as an excuse because for us, it was about living the moment, it was about the next ball and it was about how we were going to combat the Indian players tonight.” he added.The charge of India’s third…

Against 1,338 cases this year, there were only 203 cases of dengue reported in 2021 while in 2022, it increased to 503 cases. State Malaria Officer of the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Dr S. Priyokumar said that Imphal West district was classified as the worst-hit district with 898 cases, including three suspected deaths and in Tamenglong along with the two newly-formed districts of Pherzawl and Jiribam yet to report any dengue case so far. According to the status report, Imphal East district reported 241 dengue cases followed by Thoubal with 79, Tengnoupal 15, Channel 4, Senapati 28, Kangpokpi 8,…

Speaking to reporters Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S.Somanath said the first unmanned test mission TV-D1 will happen on Oct 21.Somanath said there will be three more test flights TV-D2, TV-D3 and TV-D4 to test the systems.“Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway,” ISRO had said recently.The first development flight Test Vehicle (TV-D1) is in the final stages of preparation. The Test Vehicle is a single-stage liquid rocket developed for this abort mission.“The payloads consist of the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape Systems (CES) with…

Addressing the CII Roundtable in Morocco on “Reviving Growth with Inclusivity: Galvanising Private Capital to support Governments, and Multilateral Institutions”, Sitharaman said that private sector capital can go a long way in advancing the SDGs.Official sources of finance from the MDBs and other development finance institutions (DFIs) can help reduce the real and perceived risks associated with projects in emerging markets and developing economies, she added.In this endeavour, the Finance Minister noted that philanthropic capital can also play a similar role in absorbing risks and lowering costs thereby helping to mobilise private capital.”In 2023, we have focused on social related…

The charge of India’s third straight victory on a sluggish pitch with variable bounce was led by Bumrah’s intelligent variations and Kuldeep Yadav’s accurate wrist-spin fetching them figures of 2-19 and 2-35 respectively. Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja also took two scalps each as India bowled out Pakistan for just 191 in 42.5 overs.“It felt good. You get to analyse the wicket as soon as possible. We knew the wicket was on the slower side so the hard lengths were the way. We were trying to make it as difficult as possible for the batters. Just the awareness…

The accused was identified as Gayatri Deori, also known as Arti and Janet, a resident of Guwahati, Assam.She was also carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 for information leading to her arrest.The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Alok Kumar, said that there was information regarding Gayatri’s movements in Delhi.After sustained efforts spanning more than three months, specific information about Gayatri’s location in Mayur Vihar was obtained, and she was apprehended on a Saturday.During the interrogation of Gayatri, it was revealed that she was married to Okeleke Frankline Vhbundum Zule, a Nigerian national.“Together with her husband and some other associates,…