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Palghar, Jul 13 (PTI) A 55-year-old man and his 19-year-old son were arrested Saturday for allegedly raping and making pregnant their 17-year-old relative in Vasai in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said.

According to police, the victim girl has been staying with the accused, a resident of Jambulpada, because her father is an alcoholic.

The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, a student of class 8, between January and June this year, a Valiv police station official said.

Bengaluru, Jul 13 (PTI) The BJP will press Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to seek trust vote in the Assembly on Monday, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said Saturday.

The former chief minister asserted that the Congress-JD(S)coalition government has lost majority and its collapse was imminent.

Kanpur: Humble-hearted police officers like ADG Prem Prakash has directed the subordinates at different police stations and the office to bring in use the wooden long plate with words like 'May I help you' for the people seeking help in trouble. 

He made it clear that the police officials should maintain humble attitude with the victims as this would enhance the police image. In his directives he instructed them to maintain complete description on the day and night duty charge. 

Karimnagar (Telangana), Jul 11 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2016.

Additional Sessions Judge S Srinivas Reddy also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on the man, Macha Ajaya, a resident of Gundi Village.

The fine amount will be paid to the victim, the judge said.

According to the prosecution, Ajaya had taken the victim from Gopalraopet village to Warangal on the pretext of marrying her. He raped her on April 13, 2016, and deserted her.

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Jamia Millia Islamia Thursday introduced four new courses under Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDP).

The courses will be run by the varsity's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and have been introduced in collaboration with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Madhubani (Bihar), Jul 11 (PTI) An 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy at a village in Madhubani district of north Bihar, following which he was arrested, police said Thursday.

The incident took place at Jamaila village under the Andhrathadi police station limits late Wednesday night, Superintendent of Police, Madhubani, Satya Prakash said.

He said the accused, who is a distant relative and a neighbour of the victim, allegedly raped the woman around midnight and tried to muffle her screams by forcing a piece of cloth into her mouth.

Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Fourteen rebel MLAs from Karnataka returned to a luxury hotel here Thursday evening after submitting their resignations to the Assembly Speaker in Bengaluru, a local BJP leader said.

The MLAs have returned to the Renaissance hotel in suburban Powai and they would be staying there for another two days, the leader said.

Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The Pakistan Army on Friday violated ceasefire by firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Poonch districts, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian troops, a defence PRO said.

"At about 0800 hours today, Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation with firing of small arms & later shelling with mortars along LoC in Mankote, Krishna Ghati sectors of Poonch district and Nowshera sector of Rajouri district@, Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) told PTI.

New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The Opposition Congress on Friday criticised the Union Budget for 2019-20, saying it lacks any bold programme to revive the economy.

Resuming the debate on the Budget, Wansuk Syiem (Cong) said the budget had dealt a major blow to people by raising excise duty and cess on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre at a time when international oil rates are stable.

"There was no reason for the government to resort to this," she said.

"The Budget has no new bold programme for reviving the economy," she added.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.

The Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch a spacecraft using homegrown technology on Monday, and it is scheduled to touch down on the moon Sept. 6 or 7. The $141 million Chandrayaan-2 mission will analyze minerals, map the moon’s surface and search for water.