Indian Sub-continent

Gurugram, Oct 6 (PTI) The police here have booked a man for allegedly raping a 52-year-old woman repeatedly for more than a year, officials said on Thursday.

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The TMC has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission in connection with the public flogging of Muslim men by Gujarat Police personnel, party spokesperson Saket Gokhale said on Friday.

He said it is "a matter of shame" that the NHRC hasn't taken suo moto cognizance of the matter.

Kanpur: Employees working in Kanpur court started a ruckus on Friday morning demanding security.

After the sloganeering, work in all courts and offices came to a standstill. Judicial staff gathered in the verandah of the new building and sat on a dharna raising their demands.

During this, there was confusion among the litigants. Due to the uproar, all judicial work came to a standstill.

Staff leaders say that the provincial union has been informed about the incident. Only after his instructions, further course will be decided.

New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Telecom major Jio will start a beta trial of 5G services in four cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi - from October 5 with a select set of customers, the company said on Tuesday.

The company will send an invite to customers under Jio True 5G Welcome Offer to try its 5G services, and the subscribers will get unlimited 5G data with up to 1 gigabit per second speed.

Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) A group of experts in the United States has called for "pragmatic engagement" with Pakistan, saying the US administration had pinned great hopes on their alliance, only to be "disappointed and frustrated".

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) To put up an effective fight against the BJP across the country, Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to rename his party and unveil his "national political foray" plan on Wednesday, party sources said.

Mainpuri (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) A 19-year-old BSc student was allegedly raped and murdered in her house at a village under the Bhogaon police station area on Wednesday, police said.

The student was alone in her house when the incident took place, police said, adding that it came to light only when her younger sister returned from school.

As she knocked at the door, a 20-year-old accused opened it and ran outside.

Pandavapura (KTK), Oct 6 (PTI) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra here, participating in a public event of the party after a long gap.

Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by party workers, Sonia Gandhi walked besides her son Rahul Gandhi and other leaders for a few kilometres in Mandya district of Karnataka.

Kanpur: Five people were seriously injured in a road accident here on Thursday morning. A speeding truck hit an auto near the Majharia intersection.

Police reached the spot and took the injured to the hospital by ambulance.

The mishap occurred in the Naubasta police station area.w speeding truck hit an auto r the Majharia intersection.

In this accident, five people of the auto were buried under the damaged auto.

Relief and rescue work are being initiated. All the stranded people are being removed and sent for the medical treatment.

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – More than 20 people were killed and 20 others injured, after a bus fell into a gorge, in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, late yesterday, local police said today.

Twenty dead bodies have been recovered so far, and the injured have been admitted to a hospital, the police said.

The ill-fated bus was carrying guests to a wedding, when it fell into a 500-metre-deep gorge, the police said. About 45 people were on the bus when the accident occurred, near the Dhumakot area of Pauri Garhwal district.