India

Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said his elevation to the top post is due to the masterstroke by BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.

People thought that the BJP was desperate for power. But truly, this is a masterstroke by Devendra ji. To hand over power to another person despite having larger numbers (of MLAs) requires a big heart.

New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The government has hiked gold import duty to 15 per cent from 10.75 per cent to check current account deficit (CAD) and rising import of the yellow metal.

The duty changes came into effect from June 30.

Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) The BJP, which is expected to stake claim to form the next government in Maharashtra soon following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister, will be holding a series of meetings here on Thursday to decide the future course of action, where party's state in-charge C T Ravi will remain present, party sources said.

Kanpur: A minor girl's nose was chopped off by the miscreants who had barged into her house and they were reportedly trying to pull her away with them.

The incident took place in Kanpur Dehat district on Thursday evening. 

They attacked the girl with a sharp weapon when she tried to raise an alarm.

The miscreants had been stalking the girl for the past several days.

The girl, profusely bleeding, was first taken to the district hospital.

Subsequently, she was referred to the Hallet hospital here for the needful treatment.

Kanpur:  Thursday remains relatively a day of solace from the intense heat and humid weather in June.

A mainly cloudy sky prevails and sparse rains went on with the temperature going at a lower level.

The month that ends today has brought only troubles due to the hot weather. The residents of the area except for tolerable weather.

Though power cuts in the Jajmau area kept the residents disturbed for the whole day, the pleasant climate did not make them think of interruptions in the power supply. 

MUMBAI, June 29 (Reuters) - Fearing outbreaks of religious violence, police in the Indian state of Rajasthan banned public gatherings and suspended internet services a day after two Muslims posted a video claiming responsibility for killing a Hindu tailor in the city of Udaipur.

Two suspects were being interrogated by federal investigators on Wednesday, while state police were on guard against any unrest in the northwestern state.

Kanpur: A massive fire broke out in a foam mattress manufacturing factory in Devki Nagar under the Naubasta police station area here on Wednesday.

Soon the fire took on a formidable form that caused chaos in the area. The people of the area tried to control the fire but were not successful.

As soon as the information reached, about eight fire tenders reached the spot. The fire was brought under control after hours of effort.

Sanu, a resident of Babupurwa, was reported to be the owner of the factory in Devki Nagar.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested a Muslim journalist for allegedly hurting religious sentiment in what many slammed as the latest example of shrinking media freedom under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested Monday evening over a tweet that police said deliberately insulted “the god of a particular religion.” Senior police officer K.P.S. Malhotra said the case was brought following a complaint from a Twitter user and Zubair was remanded in custody for one day.

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday termed as "extremely disturbing" the arrest of AltNews co-founder Muhammad Zubair on charges of hurting religious sentiments, and demanded his immediate release.

"It is apparent that AltNews' alert vigilance was resented by those who use disinformation as a tool to polarise society and rake nationalist sentiments," the Guild said in a statement here.

Kanpur: A female leopard has extended its terror in a range of ten Kms in Kanpur rural areas for the past five days.

Owing to the fear villagers of numerous villages are reported to have been avoiding coming to their fields. They are so terrified that their movement closes after evening.

The forest department team is trying to find it by bursting firecrackers and playing canisters in the forests.Searches are also being made in bushes and mud tunnels.