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Banda (UP), Dec 13 (PTI) At least nine cows allegedly died at a government-run shelter from severe cold and starvation in the Attara area of the district.

The cattle at Kanha Pashu Ashram Kendra, run by the local civic body, were old and died in the past two days, Attara SDM Saurabh Shukla said.

The SDM said on inspection, the shelter was found dirty after which two employees were suspended in this connection.

Chatra (Jharkhand), Dec 13 (PTI) Two minor girls were allegedly sexually and physically abused in Jharkhand's Chatra district, with one of them succumbing to her injuries and the condition of the other being serious, police said on Friday.

One person has been arrested over the incident, a police officer said.

Bhopal,Dec 13 (PTI) Congress MLA Arif Masood has demanded that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath reject the amended Citizenship Act as well as proposed country-wide National Register of Citizens.

He would resign as legislator otherwise, said Masood, MLA from Bhopal Central constituency, while speaking to reporters on Thursday night.

Nath should emulate West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee who has said that the Citizenship Act and NRC would not be implemented in her state, he said.

Guwahati, Dec 12 (PTI) Efforts were being made on Friday to help passengers stranded at the airport, railway station and inter-state bus terminals here, an official said.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at these places due to the indefinite curfew in the city following violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

Guwahati, Dec 13 (PTI) All Assam Students Union(AASU) has on Friday filed a petition in Supreme Court challenging the amended Citizenship Act, its chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya said.

Bhattacharya, who was addressing a meeting here amidst the indefinite curfew, hit out at the BJP top leadership for "betraying" the people of Assam.

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Under attack for his rape remarks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he would never apologise and instead demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should do so over an old video in which he claimed that Delhi had turned into a "rape capital" under the UPA dispensation.

"As far as their (BJP's) demand for apologising, I am never going to apologise to them," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.

The Congress leader also clarified his rape statement that triggered protests by the BJP in both Houses of Parliament.

13 December 2019; AFP: The world's biggest cricket stadium, with space for 110,000 spectators, is taking shape in India and is likely to host its first international match early next year.

The new stadium in Ahmedabad, built at a cost of around $100 million, will seat more fans than Australia's Melbourne Cricket Ground which can accommodate around 100,000 spectators.

NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A divisive citizenship Bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the country’s northeast that could force the cancellation of a visit by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Two people were killed and 11 injured on Thursday when police opened fire on mobs in Assam state torching buildings and attacking railway stations. Protesters say the law would convert thousands of illegal immigrants into legal residents.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe canceled a visit to India, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions in a northeast region where he was due to hold summit talks with counterpart Narendra Modi.

Two people were killed in Assam state on Thursday when police opened fire on mobs torching buildings and attacking railway stations in protest at new citizenship rules signed into law on Thursday.

Aurangabad, Dec 11 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping his mother on multiple occasions over the last three months, police said.

Cidco police made the arrest following a complaint lodged by the woman early on Wednesday.