India

Bengaluru, Nov 23 (PTI) Terming the swearing in of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra chief minister as "murder of democracy", AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Saturday said the BJP will have to pay a "heavy price for it."

He said the Congress will raise the issue in Parliament on Monday, as he predicted that the Fadnavis-led government will collapse in two-three days.

Mumbai, 24 Nov 2019, PTI: Here are the latest political developments in Maharashtra;

12.02 am: Maha case: SC says none is disputing that floor test is best method to show majority.

11.53 am: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appears for Centre, says combine does not have fundamental right to form govt, their plea can't be allowed.

11.50 am: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appears in SC for some BJP and independent MLAs, says this plea should have been filed in Bombay HC.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 23 (PTI) A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in a sugarcane field at Bhikka Majra village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

According to Babri station house officer Nem Chand, the incident happened on Friday and police registered a case against Sikander Singh (21) after the victim's grandmother lodged a complaint.

Mumbai, Nov 23 (PTI) NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the decision of his nephew Ajit Pawar to join hands with the BJP to form a government in Maharashtra was an act of indiscipline and attracts provisions of anti-defection law.

Pawar was addressing a joint press conference with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray here.

"Ajit Pawar's decision is an act of indiscipline. No NCP worker is in favour of the NCP-BJP government. NCP MLAs who support the BJP should know this move attracts provisions of anti-defection law," he said.

Kanpur: Jajmau has two petrol pumps which help the residents to get their vehicles filled with petrol or diesel. But the consumers remain annoyed with the way the attendants weigh the quantity of petrol or diesel. The vehicle owners who flock the petrol pumps always face some problem. 

Etah (UP), Nov 22 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, police said on Friday.

The incident took place when the girl, living with her maternal grandparents, went to visit her father at his house to see her ailing grandmother on November 18, ASP Sanjay Kumar said.

According to the FIR filed by the victim's maternal grandfather, she told her mother about the incident after returning home.

Panaji, Nov 22 (PTI) A Goa court on Friday granted bail to suspended swimming coach Surajit Ganguly accused of raping a minor girl in September this year.

Ganguly, employed at the time with Goa Swimming Association, was accused of rape by a 15-year-old girl training under him.

Imphal, November 22 (PTI) Two CRPF personnel on patrolling duty were injured in a bomb explosion by unidentified persons in Manipur's Imphal West District on Friday, a senior police official said.

The bomb explosion took place at Thangmeiban Lilasing Khongnangkhong on Friday at around 5.20 pm, the official said.

Kolkata, Nov 22 (PTI) Virat Kohli on Friday became the fastest to 5000 runs as captain, completing the feat in 86 innings during day one of the Day/Night Test between India and Bangladesh here.

As captain, Kohli was also the quickest to 4000 Tests runs (65 innings). He is the sixth captain to reach the 5000-run mark.

Varanasi (UP), Nov 22 (PTI) A group of Banaras Hindu University students protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor at the Sanskirt literature department ended their 'dharna' on Friday.

The university had announced on Thursday that classes at the department would resume, indicating that the stir against the appointment of assistant professor Feroze Khan had ended.