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New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Secularism as principle and practice in India is in "danger" and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that "forces of hatred" cannot alter the country's secular character.

Secularism is only a word and even if the government takes it out of the Constitution, it would still be a secular Constitution because of its basic structure, Tharoor told PTI in an interview on his new book 'The Battle of Belonging'.

Hamirpur (UP), Oct 31 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly attempting to rape a four-year-old girl here, police said.

According to Kotwali SHO Vikramjeet Singh, the girl's father alleged that Ramkaran, who runs a motorcycle repair shop, took his daughter to a secluded place and tried to rape her.

As locals rushed to the spot on hearing her cries, the accused, who was in an inebriated condition, fled, Singh said.

Shahjahanpur (UP), Oct 31 (PTI) A yoga trainer was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on the promise of marriage, police said on Saturday.

Rishi Pandey was arrested in Basti district Friday evening on the complaint of a woman yoga trainer, Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said.

D K Saroj, Station House Officer of Walterganj police station, said an FIR was lodged on the complaint of a woman against Pandey on September 17.

Hyderabad, Oct 31 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister and ruling TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday hit out at the BJP for allegedly spreading lies vis--vis social security pensions in the context of November 3 byelection to Dubbak Assembly segment in the state.

He said the state governments expenditure on pensions is between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 11,000 crore every year but the amount given by the Centre is only Rs 105 crore.

Kanpur (UP) Oct 31 (PTI) A former Block Development Council member was allegedly shot dead by some policemen and their accomplices in Bhadras village of the district leading to the arrest of a police sub-inspector and two others on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Pappu Bajpai, 45, a resident of Bhadras village in Ghatampur area, said Kanpur Superintendent of Police (Rural) Brajesh Srivastava on Saturday.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) The "re-release" of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not attract provisions of the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has concluded.

Responding to a recent complaint by a private citizen that the reported release of the biopic in cinema halls during the Bihar assembly polls was in violation of the poll code, the poll panel concluded "re-release" did not attract provisions of the model code in this matter, sources said on Saturday.

31 Oct 2020; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has angered both India and Pakistan after leaving Kashmir out of its map of the two countries on its new banknotes, leaving both countries confused and outraged at a move that gives the disputed region symbolic independence.

Kanpur: One woman working as a reservation booking clerk at Central station here was disappeared in mysterious circumstances on Wednesday. A missing report was lodged with the GRP by the relatives on Friday.

According to the reports the GRP made it clear that she proceeded to her husband's house.

While the relatives said she did not return to the house after completing the duty in the shift timing from 6 am to 2 pm on October 28.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Cooperative Nafed on Saturday invited bids from importers for supply of 15,000 tonnes of red onions by November 20 in order to boost the domestic availability and check price rise.

The cooperative has asked bidders to supply 40 to 60 mm size of red onions from any country of origin at Rs 50 per kg by November 20. They can bid for a minimum quantity of 2,000 tonnes to be supplied in multiple lots of 500 tonnes, it said.

New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the Delhi government's proposal to allow buses to run with full seating capacity even as COVID-19 cases are witnessing a surge in the city.

The buses are currently running with 20 passengers in view of the outbreak of coronavirus.