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New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.

Modi said in a tweet, "Warmest wishes to Prime Minister @naftalibennett, the friendly people of Israel, and the Jewish people around the world celebrating Rosh Hashanah today.

Ballia (UP), Sep 7 (PTI) A teenage girl was allegedly raped by four people in a village in Bansdeeh area, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on September 5 when the girl, aged around 15 years, had gone to attend nature's call, they said.

They threatened me with dire consequences if I reported the incident to my family members, the girl told reporters.

The assailants also said that they would circulate the video of the incident on social media, she added.

Srinagar, Sept 7 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday claimed that she has been placed under house arrest, and said the move has exposed the government's claims of normalcy.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also posted on Twitter pictures of a security force vehicle blocking the main gate of her Gupkar residence here.

"Ive (I have) been placed under house arrest today because according to admin(istration) the situation is far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims of normalcy," she tweeted.

Kanpur: Researchers of both the The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, are conducting a study to find out the appropriate policy instruments that can help the country to reduce lead pollution.

The problem of lead recycling harms not only the mental and physical health of people but also contaminates the environment.

The lead-acid batteries in a fashion causes spillage of acid and lead dust in the soil and surroundings. The melting in open furnaces release poisonous gases into the air.

06 Sep 2021; MEMO: Turkey's envoy to India, Firat Sunel, said Turkey and India would benefit from improving comprehensive bilateral relations in all fields, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to WION TV, Sunel said Turkey and India are both rising stars in their respective regions, owing to their growing economies and expanding roles in the area. He added that Ankara was among the first nations to recognise India's independence in 1947, opening a diplomatic mission the following year.

Ballia (UP), Sep 6 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 24-year-old man in a village here, police said on Monday.

The attack on the minor girl took place on September 4, when she had gone to a field to get grass, they said.

An FIR was registered based on a complaint by the victim on Sunday under relevant sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act.

The police said a search was on to nab the accused, identified as Chhotu.

Ranchi, Sep 6 (PTI) Ruckus by the opposition BJP over allotment of a room for offering namaz in Jharkhand assembly disrupted proceedings on Monday.

Before the session began for the day, BJP MLAs sat on the stairs at the entrance of the assembly chanting Hanuman Chalisa and 'Hare Rama' with placards.

As soon as the proceedings for the day began, the BJP members trooped into the Well chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Srinagar, Sept 6 (PTI) Normal life remained affected for the fifth day on Monday as authorities imposed restrictions in parts of the city to prevent exhumation of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body from the Hyderpora graveyard for burial in the Eidgah Martyrs' graveyard in old city.

"Restrictions have been imposed around Hyderpora and Eidgah areas of the city as a precautionary measure," officials said.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indian authorities are stepping up contact tracing after the death of a 12-year-old boy from the Nipah virus on Sunday in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said.

According to Kerala's Health Minister Veena George, so far 158 people who came in contact with the victim have been identified.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir charged family members of late resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani under a harsh anti-terror law for raising anti-India slogans and wrapping his body in the Pakistani flag, officials said Sunday.

Geelani, who died Wednesday at age 91, was the emblem of Kashmir’s defiance against New Delhi and had been under house arrest for years.