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READ MORE Ranchi:  Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday ordered a CID probe into the allegations by a minor girl that she was raped by some persons, including two police officers, and then blackmailed by them, an official release said in Ranchi. The direction for the CID probe came during the ‘Sidhi Baat’ programme of the chief minister when the girl, a resident of Jamshedpur, complained to him that she was raped by the accused who also made a video to blackmail her. She accused three people along with MGM police station in-charge and a deputy superintendent of police rank officer of rape, the release said. Jamshedpur Superintendent of Police Anoop Birtharay said in the release that three persons were arrested and sent to judicial custody while a probe is on into the alleged involvement of the two police officers into the crime.  Following this, the chief minister assured the girl of justice and ordered the CID probe, it said.  Article source: http...

READ MORE Bastar:  A few government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar have complained that the tablets given to them by the government to track the attendance of teachers and students online show obscene photographs on the screen when the devices are started. “Since last few days, we had received complaints from different schools regarding the malfunction of the tablets given to them by the government. While checking it was found that tablets show obscene photographs whenever somebody tries to log in. Similar incidents have happened in other schools also in the state. We are working on this and the problem will be rectified soon. Till then, we have asked the schools to work offline,” Garun Mishra, Cluster Resource Coordinator, told ANI. The Ministry of Human Resource Development had earlier distributed tablets in schools across Chhattisgarh to help teachers to record routine details. The move was taken to enable better assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of ...

READ MORE Mumbai:  The Maratha Kranti Morcha, a local outfit in Maharashtra who have been demanding reservations in government jobs and education for the community, plan another phase of their agitation today. According to a press note issued by the Maratha outfit, the community is organising a “Jail Bharo Andolan” , or “fill the prisons protest” for their major demands. The protest will take place at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. The major demands of the protesters include, decision on the Maratha quota at the earliest, all cases against Maratha protesters be taken back, action against the officers responsible for firing and lathi charge during the July 25 protest, resignation or sacking of ministers and MLAs who gave irresponsible statements against Maratha community. Besides reservation, the outfit has also been demanding for a complete loan waiver, “justice” in the Kopardi rape case, and a solution to unemployment for their community. After police ...

READ MORE New Delhi:  A woman’s screams rang out in a Delhi slum colony late on Tuesday night and brought neighbours rushing out of their homes. They found the woman, Renu, lying on the floor in a pool of blood, her two-year-old son sitting nearby. Neighbours took the heavily bleeding woman to hospital in an auto-rickshaw but she was declared brought dead. Renu, 26, was stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife, allegedly by her husband Rajesh, in the presence of their infant son. The police have arrested Rajesh. Relatives say that the couple fought constantly over Rajesh’s unrelenting dowry harassment. Her family had even filed a police complaint in Chandigarh. “The husband used to beat her up and her in-laws used to harass her over dowry. They also have a role to play in this. The matter was earlier reported to Chandigarh police station as well,” Renu’s cousin Sahdev Singh told news agency ANI. The couple, married for four years, lived in a rented ...

READ MORE The Maratha Kranti Morcha, a local outfit in Maharashtra are demanding reservations in government jobs Mumbai:  The Maratha Kranti Morcha, a local outfit in Maharashtra who have been demanding reservations in government jobs and education for the community, plan another phase of their agitation today. According to a press note issued by the Maratha outfit, the community is organising a “ Jail Bharo Andolan “, or “fill the prisons protest” for their major demands. The protest will take place at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. The major demands of the protesters include, decision on the Maratha quota at the earliest, all cases against Maratha protesters be taken back, action against the officers responsible for firing and lathi charge during the July 25 protest, resignation or sacking of ministers and MLAs who gave irresponsible statements against Maratha community. Besides reservation, the outfit has also been demanding for a complete loan waiver, “jus...

READ MORE Hyderabad: Illegal Bangladeshi settlers and Rohingya should be shot if they do not return to their countries like gentlemen, BJP MLA from Telangana T Raja Singh Lodh said on Tuesday. He made the statement in the context of the Supreme Court-monitored exercise to identify genuine Indian nationals living in Assam which excluded over 40 lakh people from the final draft list of the National Register of Citizens. “If these people, illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya, don’t go back with ‘sharafat’ (like gentlemen) then there is a need to make them understand in their own language. They should be shot. Only then India will be safe,” the legislator from Goshamahal in Hyderabad said in a video message on a social networking site. He said such illegal settlers were “shot and driven out” from some other countries. During the 1971 war, he said, India supported Bangladesh, and it was then that a large number of Bangladeshis “infiltrated...

READ MORE New Delhi: Taking exception to Mamata Banerjee’s remarks against the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a police complaint has been registered against the Bengal Chief Minister by the BJP’s youth wing in Assam’s Dibrugarh district. The complaint was filed at Naharkatia police station in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district by three workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha or BJYM. The police confirmed that they are examining the complaint and are yet to register an FIR in the matter. The complaint accuses Banerjee of inciting ‘hate and tension’ among the co-existing communities with the intention of derailing the citizen’s charter process. On Tuesday, Mamata Banerjee accused the Modi government of trying to make millions of people “stateless” in Assam for political gains and warned that stripping of their citizenship could lead to “bloodbath” and a “civil war” in the coun...

READ MORE Lucknow: Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh seems to be getting political attention once again. He is being offered ticket by BJP ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) to contest from Azamgarh in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is the current MP from Azamgarh seat who defeated BJP’s Ramakant Yadav to win this seat. Speaking to media in Varanasi on Tuesday, SBSP Chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said, “Amar Singh is a big leader, if he wishes to contest the 2019 polls from Azamgarh, and if the seat comes to our quota, we would gladly offer it to him. Also, SBSP’s doors are always open for him. However, the sharing of seats among NDA partners is yet to be decided.” On his recent visit to Lucknow, PM Modi, while taking on the opposition for targeting him for favouring industrialists, drew attention to Amar Singh, who was sitting in the audience, and said those who have doubts can consult the latter on the...

READ MORE Mamata Banerjee has launched an all out war against BJP government over Assam NRC issue.  (File Photo) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remark that Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft will lead to ‘civil war, bloodbath’ has now earned her police case. According to reports, BJYP, BJP’s youth wing, in Assam’s Dibrugarh have filed a case against Mamata accusing her of inciting “hate and tension” among communities. Mamata Banerjee has been leading the Opposition’s charge against the Centre over the Assam NRC draft controversy and has accused the BJP government of trying to divide the country on religious lines. NRC issue: Congress questions non-inclusion of more than 40 lakh people, urges to convene all-party meeting Issued new advisory, states have right to deport ‘illegal’ Rohingyas: Rajnath in Parliament Assam NRC draft ‘defective’, most of excluded 40 lakh Indian citiz...

READ MORE Image Source : PTI Sensex scales new high of 37,690.23 Breaking all previous records, the BSE Sensex on Wednesday advanced by over 80 points to hit a new peak of 37,690.23, while the Nifty scaled a fresh high of 11,378.95 in opening trade ahead of the Reserve Bank’s bi-monthly policy meet outcome due later in the day. The 30-share index surged 83.65 points, or 0.22 per cent, to an all-time high of 37,690.23. The RBI is said to be under pressure to increase the key interest rates as it tackles rising oil prices and inflation. The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, will be making a decision on whether to hike the lending rates or maintain a status quo on Wednesday. The gauge had gained 1,110.21 points in the previous seven record-setting sessions and closed at an all-time high of 37,606.58 points in the previous session. The broader NSE Nifty too hit a new high by rising 22.45 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 11,378.95. All sectoral ...

READ MORE Munger girl falls into borewell, rescue operations underway  Rescue operations are underway to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 110 feet-deep borewell in Munger district of Bihar on Tuesday evening. The girl, Sana, who is reportedly stuck at 42 feet inside the borewell is responding to calls from her parents. The rescue team which includes jawans from the SDRF and Army have managed to lower in an oxygen pipe to ensure supply of fresh air to the kid. Rods have been put in place to prevent the kid from slipping further down the borewell.  Trapped boy seen covered under mud in Karnataka borewell 4-year-old girl rescued from borewell in Haryana after 8 hours ordeal Mahi pulled out dead from borewell Rescuers struggling to reach the girl who fell into borewell “We’ve provided her oxygen and made all arrangements for her safety. We’ve placed rods to ensure that she doesn’t fall further down. It might take another...

READ MORE Image Source : PTI Assam NRC draft has excluded at least 40  lakh people. (File Photo/PTI) “No Indian citizen should be concerned and natives of any other state living in Assam would not be touched,” BJP president Amit Shah said in a press conference on Tuesday evening after his speech in Rajya Sabha over the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue was cut short following protests by the Opposition.  While the ruling BJP and the Opposition led by the Congress and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress are engaged in a slugfest over the issue, the NRC draft released on Monday has exposed several irregularities.  Assam NRC Final Draft List 2018: Here is how you can check your name online Assam NRC issue triggers war between Centre, Opposition both inside, outside Parliament ULFA leader Paresh Baruah’s name included in final NRC draft, wife and sons dropped BJP leader compares Rohingyas, illegal Bangladeshis with ...

READ MORE Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Andre Russell in a file photograph. Andre Russell made an unbeaten 35 from 21 balls to guide the world champion West Indies to a seven-wicket win Tuesday in the rain-affected first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh. Russell hit three fours and three sixes as the West Indies took only 9.1 overs to reach a target of 91, adjusted under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system after Bangladesh made 143-9 in 20 overs on being sent in to bat. West Indies crush Bangladesh in the 2nd Test to sweep series 2-0 Bangladesh open ODI series with 48-run win over West Indies Ton-up Tamim Iqbal helps Bangladesh beat West Indies 2-1 in ODI series Light rain began to fall just as the Bangladesh innings ended, keeping the players from the field for some time and causing the West Indies’ target to be revised to 91 from 11 overs. They reached the target with 11 balls to spare. Andre Nurse backed the West Indies’ decision to field first with an ope...