India

Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) A complaint has been filed with police against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups with her remarks made in support of her sister Rangoli Chandel, an official said on Friday.

The complaint was filed by a lawyer, Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh, at the suburban Amboli Police Station on Wednesday.

Ballia (UP), Apr 24 (PTI) A teenage girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in the Rasra area here, police said on Friday.

The 16-year-old girl was raped by the neighbour on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath said.

On the complaint of the girl, an FIR was registered against the accused on Thursday and subsequently he was arrested, Nath said.

A probe into the matter is on, he said.

Diphu/ Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) Two cadres of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) were killed in an encounter with security forces in central Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Friday, police said.

District Superintendent of Police Debajit Deori said based on specific information joint team of police and Army launched an operation at Dugudisa Reserve forest in Dhansiri area where the militants exchanged fire with the security forces.

Nawada, Apr 24 (PTI) Already grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, Bihar has also reported bird flu cases from Nawada district, officials said on Friday.

Nawada District Magistrate Yashpal Meena said that samples collected from a poultry farm in Rajahat village under Akbarpur block of the district have been found positive for bird flu.

A total of 6,800 chicken have been culled so far, the DM said.

Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) A court here on Friday granted bail to actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ejaz Khan, who was arrested for allegedly uploading an objectionable post on Facebook.

Khan was arrested last week by Khar police in connection with the comment made during a Facebook live session.

He has been charged under section 153A and others of the IPC for promoting enmity among communities.

Damoh/Bhopal, Apr 24 (PTI) A 22-year-old man was arrested for the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, police said on Friday.

The police followed several leads to arrest the man involved in the crime late on Thursday, Damoh district's superintendent of police (SP) Hemant Chouhan said.

Aurangabad, Apr 24 (PTI) Leading automobile manufacturer Bajaj Auto restarted operations at its plant at Aurangabad in Maharashtra on Friday, a senior official said.

Working with a limited work force amid lockdown to contain coronavirus, the company has decided to concentrate on export orders at present, said plant head Abhay Patki.

The plant would be running with 800 employees, he said.

KANPUR: The holy month of the Ramazan in the city begins tomorrow. There goes a tradition: Begin the fast by seeing the new moon and end it also by seeing the new moon. This is followed in strict words.

It is a one-month experience. The devouts stay without the intake of food and water from dawn to dusk. 

When the ninth month of Ramazan starts the Muslims try to exceed their everyday Ibadat in prayers and Quran reciting. Taraweeh is surely the added prayers.

Pune, Apr 22 (PTI) Amid the daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases and a high mortality rate, recovery of a 92-year-old woman from COVID-19 has brought some cheer for Pune.

What makes the recovery of the woman, resident of Kondhwa area, even more remarkable is that she had suffered a paralysis attack seven months ago.

Guwahati, Apr 22 (PTI) Prominent citizens of Assam, including Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and former DGP Harekrishna Deka, on Wednesday met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and urged him to release peasant leader Akhil Gogoi following the Supreme Court's directives to decongest jails to stop the spread of COVID-19.