Day: August 18, 2019

UP: Two minor boys held for gang-raping 5-yr-old girl

11:12 pm August 18, 2019

Banda: Two minor boys were held in neighbouring Fatehpur district for allegedly gang-raping a five-year-old girl, police said on Sunday. Circle officer of Bindki (under Fatehpur district) Abhishek Tiwari said, “On Saturday, two minor teenager boys had allegedly gang-raped a five-year-old girl at a lonely place.” “When the girl returned to her home on Sunday, […]

Woman set ablaze by in-laws in Delhi

11:08 pm August 18, 2019

New Delhi: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws in south east Delhi’s Nizamuddin area, police said on Sunday. Yasmeen sustained 80 per cent burnt injuries and was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital, they said. She is a widow and has three minor daughters. The incident took place on Friday, police said, adding […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

NRC authority mulls action against official for irregularities in checking documents: sources

11:04 pm August 18, 2019

Guwahati: The NRC authority is considering recommending strong action against a senior Assam government official for alleged irregularities in checking documents of people from Chamaria and some nearby areas in Kamrup district after which re-verification had to be done, sources close to the development said. Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kumar Baishya has sent a report […]

UP rivers flow above danger mark

10:59 pm August 18, 2019

Lucknow: Rivers in Uttar Pradesh, including the Ganga, Yamuna and Ghaghra, are in spate following heavy rainfall in neighbouring states. According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga is flowing above the danger mark in Badaun, Garhmukteshwar, Naraura and Farrukhabad. Similarly, the Sharda in Palia Kalan and the Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki of […]

Vidya Balan to play the role of a forest officer in her next film

Religion and science don’t have to be divorced: Vidya Balan

10:56 pm August 18, 2019

Mumbai: Science and religion can co-exist rather than being pitted against each other, says Vidya Balan about her character of a god-fearing ISRO scientist in “Mission Mangal”. The actor said a person can have multiple identities but there is a problem in the way being religious is interpreted today. “I think there is a problem […]

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