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16-year-old Girl's Body Found in UP Village Pond, Rape Suspected
A youth has been detained for questioning and the case will soon be solved, Superintendent of Police (city) Pankaj Pandey said. He said the complaint was file.
Sabarimala's Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens for Five-day Monthly Puja in Kerala
While the priests will worship Lord Ayyappa as per the rituals, the temple authorities have maintained some rules on the entry of the devotees, keeping the COVID-19 health protocol in mind. There will be a restriction on the entry of the devotees, as befo...
Kamala Harris Appoints Indian-American Sabrina Singh as Her Press Secretary
Sabrina Singh is the granddaughter of Sardar J J Singh of the India League of America, a non-profit organisation which champions the interests of Indian-Ameri.
Two Held for Allegedly Raping Minor Girl, Burning Her Body with Cigarette Butts in UP's Gorakhpur District
The girl was found unconscious on Sunday by her parents, who work as labourers at a brick kiln, and is currently undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
'He Raped Me, is Father of My Child': Uttarakhand Woman Accused of Blackmailing BJP MLA Files Complaint Against Him
She said Mahesh Singh Negi, BJP MLA from Almora's Dwarahat constituency, had raped her on various occasions and forced her to also file a false complaint against her in-laws.
Australian state premier apologises for cruise ship failures after COVID-19 spike
The leader of Australia's New South Wales state apologised on Monday for failing to stop people carrying the novel coronavirus from disembarking from a cruise ship in Sydney in March, triggering that was at the time Australia's worst outbreak.
Four Fishermen go Missing as Boat Hits Breakwater in Karnataka's Koderi
Coastal security police sources said there were 11 fishermen in the boat and the remaining people managed to reach the shore.
CB-CID Approaches Sri Lankan Govt For Samples of Gangster Angoa Lokka's Kin to Establish Identity
The department has written to the Sri Lankan government to secure the fingerprints of Lokka and DNA samples of his parents so that cross matching can be carried out to confirm the identity.
In Another UP Horror Tale, Teenage Girl Raped And Singed With Cigarette Butts by Duo in Gorakhpur
The girl was found unconscious on Saturday and is currently undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
'We're Just Preaching but They've Done it': Sena's Praise for Russia Has an 'Atmanirbhar' Dig at Centre
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said that Russia gave the first lesson of being aatmanirbhar to the world, while in India self-reliance is just being preached.
PIL Filed by BJP Leader in SC Seeks Uniform Grounds of Divorce For All Citizens
The plea filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay sought directions to the Centre to take steps to remove anomalies in divorce laws and make them uniform for all citizens without prejudice on the basis of religion, race, cast, sex or place...
No Idol Immersion, Community Celebrations this Ganesh Chaturthi: Delhi Pollution Body
Idol immersion in the Yamuna was banned following an order by the National Green Tribunal in 2015.
Petrol Prices Rise Across Delhi, Mumbai, 2 Other Metro Cities after 47-day Halt
In the national capital, the fuel was sold at Rs 80.57 per litre, 14 paise higher than the previous level. Petrol price was at Rs 80.43 in Delhi since June 29.
Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor now living in Russia whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013.
Pity That Even after Constant Monitoring, Pollutants Continue to be Discharged in Ganga: NGT
The NGT said the states should take the matter with more seriousness instead of neglecting it in this manner.
TN Govt Has Spent Rs 6,650 Crore in Combating Covid-19, Says CM Palaniswami
The government has appointed around 1,800 new doctors and 7,000 nurses in its measures to contain the spread of the virus, Palaniswami said.