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The three youths aged between 25 and 27, allegedly broke into the minor’s home on September 9 while her parents weren’t there.Partha Pratim Das, the Superintendent of Police in Karimganj, told IANS that preliminary investigations indicated the accused, who killed the girl and afterwards raped her body, was known to the victim.”The minor was first strangled to death. Post-mortem examination found that she had also been sexually molested,” he said.All three have been arrested in accordance with section 376 of the IPC after the crime was confirmed.The accused were identified as Biplab Paul, Subhra Malakar, and railway worker Rahul Das—all…

Hangzhou, Sep 29 (IANS) Indian shooters Palak and Esha Singh won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event at the 19th Asian Games, here on Friday. The 17-year-old Palak set a new Asian Games record winning score of 241.2, while Esha, who is 18 years old, achieved a score of 239.7.Earlier in the day, the pair was part of the women’s 10m air pistol team that secured a silver medal.This was Esha’s fourth medal at the continental event as she claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual 25m pistol event. Additionally, she…

Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) In a stark warning about the ongoing existential threats to US democracy, President Joe Biden said “there’s something dangerous happening in America now”.In an address on Thursday in Arizona to honour his late friend Republican Senator John McCain, the President said: “There’s an extremist movementthat does not share the basicbeliefs of our democracy: The MAGA movement.”Using the acronym for former President Donald Trump’s political movement, “Make America Great Again”, Biden went on to say that “there’s no question that today’sRepublican Party is driven and intimidatedby MAGA Republican extremists”, CNN reported. “Their extreme agenda, if carried out,…

According to police, the operation, which resulted in the seizure of the cattle, was conducted on Thursday night along the inter-district border between Nagaon and Karbi Anglong in Assam.In the Dalmari area of Karbi Anglong district, a vehicle transporting the cattle was stopped by the local police.”The driver of the vehicle initially claimed that the cattle were intended for sale at the Bhoksong Market in Diphu in the Karbi Anglong district. However, there isn’t an open cow market in the Bhoksong bazaar,” the police said.Based on suspicion, the police team responded quickly and stopped the vehicle and seized the animals.Safiqul…

The incidents happened late Thursday. In the first incident that occurred near Sanjeevaiah Park abutting Hussain Sagar lake, a boy died after falling from a truck carrying an idol for immersion. The minor came under the wheels of the same vehicle and died on the spot.The deceased was identified as Praneet Kumar, a resident of Kishan Bagh area in the city.In the second incident, a four-year-old boy died after falling from a two-wheeler. The incident occurred near Basheerbagh flyover when Ayush along with his parents was heading to Hussain Sagar lake for immersion.Ayush’s father Rajasekhar, who was riding the motorbike,…

In episode 34 of the quiz-based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15, host Amitabh Bachchan welcomed Naresh Ratare from Bhopal to the hot seat.For Rs 10,000 question, he was asked: The lead couple in which of these movies got married in 2022?The options given were: ‘Jagga Jasoos’, ‘Saawariya’, ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’, and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’.The contestant gave the correct answer which was ‘Brahmastra’.Big B then said: “Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor got married in 2022. They are talented artistes. And both are very nice human beings too.”The contestant said: “Sir, you were there too.” To which…

In a post on X, Ramesh said, “Social audits by the gram sabha are an essential part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. They are meant to enforce accountability and enhance transparency – basically to stamp out corruption. Each state has an independent social audit that is funded directly by the Centre so as to preserve its autonomy. Of late this funding has been getting inordinately delayed.””As a result, social audits don’t get done on time, and the social audit process gets compromised, which is then used as an excuse by the Modi government to deny funds…

He will be in Chittorgarh on October 2 and in Jodhpur on October 5.PM Modi may make some big announcements during the rallies before the announcement of the model code of conduct in the state, said sources.On Wednesday a closed-door meeting of Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda was held here with state party leaders.Sources said that Vasundhara Raje and Shah also had a separate closed-door meeting.Several ideas were discussed in the meeting and the next phase of meetings will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Delhi in which leaders like Vasundhara Raje, Rajendra Rathore,…

The trailer shows the events following the heavy deluge caused by incessant rains in the maximum city of Mumbai and how the medical infrastructure at Bombay General Hospital – a government hospital deals with it in the face of limited resources.The staff at Bombay General Hospital once again needs to put aside their personal issues; some of which threaten to destroy them, their relationships and their very futures, to help a city survive. They will have to come to terms with past demons and present circumstances to try and stay afloat and do what they do best – save lives.The…

The Indian team also shattered the world record, previously held by the United States, with 1769 points. China took silver and the Republic of Korea won bronze.Aishwary and Swapnil also made the 50m rifle three positions individual final with a joint-qualification Asian record score. However, Akhil despite finishing fifth with 587-30x score, missed out on the final due to the two players per nation rule.–IANSbc