India

Kanpur: One died and two others fell unconscious while cleaning the sewer tank in Pali Bhognipur village of the district.

The poisonous gas coming out of the sewer tank took the life of one man and two were recouped. Although the police officer has said of affirming cause of death after the post-mortem report.

According to the news reports, One Malkhan, had hired Hari Kishore, 28 years of age, to clean the sewer tank on Tuesday.

Kanpur:  A woman belonging to the city claimed that her husband forced her to abort the child she bore with him. She added that the man, a resident of Gaya in Bihar, allegedly planned on getting married to another woman in Bihar.

Senior Superintendent of Police Aditya Kumar said woman's complaint has been given top priority. The police are making efforts to arrest the accused on the run.

Srinagar, 24 Aug 2021: Three Kashmiris were killed on Tuseday by Indian security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said the total number of Kasmiris killed in this year has crossed 100.

New Delhi, August 23 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Monday directed the city police to handover the keys of the residential portion of the Nizamuddin Markaz to its occupants after it was locked by the authorities in the wake of an FIR in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation there last year.

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case, told a Delhi Court on Monday that there were various contradictions in the police's claims and called it a "cooked up" case.

Khalid, along with several others, has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA. They are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. He has sought bail in the case.

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) A possible third wave of coronavirus may peak in November if a new variant, more virulent than the Delta, emerges and becomes fully active by September end, a scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of pandemic said on Monday.

At the same time, the third wave may not see the number of new cases going as high as the second wave and is more likely to be on the lines of the first wave.

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) The government has called an all-party meeting on Thursday on the developments in Afghanistan.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief the floor leaders of political parties on the present situation in Afghanistan in the in-person meeting.

Lucknow, Aug 23 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has refused to allow a suspended Muslim policeman keep a beard while in service, saying it violates official orders and he can't seek protection under Article 25 of the Constitution.

The Lucknow Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed the order on a writ petition filed by police constable Mohd Farman, who was suspended in November last year for maintaining a beard despite being told to shave it.

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 24 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being abducted by two men in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

According to the complaint lodged by the girl's parents, she was raped by a man identified as Sanjiv Kumar who abducted her with the help of his friend on Monday.

The girl has been sent for medical examination, a police official said, adding a case has been registered against two persons including Kumar.

Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI) Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut on Tuesday demanded that BJP leader Narayan Rane should "show some respect for the Constitution" and step down as Union minister after being arrested.

Rane was arrested on Tuesday afternoon over his remark that he would have slapped Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.