India

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) Opposition leaders on Tuesday took out a protest march here demanding that action be taken against Union Minister Ajay Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying they will not rest till the minister is sent to jail.

Leaders of several opposition parties took out the march from Gandhi statue inside Parliament complex to Vijay Chowk demanding that the minister, whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur violence case, be immediately sacked.

Kanpur: The minimum temperature was recorded at 5° Celsius today. Clouds continued throughout the day.

The cold day conditions in isolated pockets over west Uttar Pradesh are likely during next 24 hours and abate thereafter, the weatherman reports.

It is, however, very likely to continue in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours.

Chances of cold waves from December 22 are very low due to the arrival of two back-to-back western disturbances, the first in Wednesday nigh and the other on December 24.

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) The word lynching was practically unheard of before 2014 when the BJP came to power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter on Tuesday and went on to taunt the prime minister with a "Thank you Modiji".

Asked about the lynching jibe at a media briefing later in the day, the former Congress president said, "Sarkar ki dalali mat karo (Don't do mediation for the BJP)."

Guwahati, Dec 20 (PTI) The Assam government on Monday said that it will discuss and consider a proposal to introduce a bill against mob lynching, in line with states like Manipur, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Replying to the issue of bringing in legislation to stop incidents of mob lynching, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika said in the Assembly that the state government has not thought about it so far.

Unnao (UP), Dec 20 (PTI) A sub-inspector (SI) was suspended on Monday after a video emerged in which he was allegedly seen justifying taking bribe from people for doing their work.

"If police takes money, it also does the work. Go to some other department, they will take money but they won't do your work," SI Umesh Tripathi, posted at Bighapur Police Station, was reportedly heard saying in the video made during a programme here.

The video was stated to be of November 29, when a police programme was held at a local school.

Kolkata, Dec 20 (PTI) Amit Mitra, West Bengal's former finance minister and current chief advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said he fears India may be heading towards stagflation .

Mitra, an economist by training said, India is already suffering from rising inflation and unemployment simultaneously.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in the last two years, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this while replying to a question in the House.

"A total of seven aircraft of the Air Force have crashed in the last two years, including the Mirage 2000 which crashed recently in Madhya Pradesh," he said.

The minister said every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Prayagraj (UP), Dec 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at a programme here transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self help groups (SHGs) to benefit around 16 lakh women.

The amount was transferred under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).

The mission aims to provide women, especially those at the grassroots, with necessary skills, incentives and resources.

Kota, Dec 21 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl belonging to Scheduled Caste in Dadwada area of the city, police said.

Accused auto driver Mithun Mali was arrested under various sections of the IPC, POCSO act and the SC/ST Act, Bhimganj Mandi police station SHO Laxmichand Verma said Tuesday

Kanpur: Commuters are at odds to know the fare of the roadways city bus and the tempo remains the same for the distance from Jajmau Nai Chungi to Circuit House. in Cantonment area here.

Only upto a distance of three Kms, the state transport bus charges a sum of 5-rupee  and the fare increases after that.

Several commuters point out that the parity in the fare compels them to board tempo.

If the government fixes the similar fare the chance of carrying more passengers will not be possible for the roadways buses.