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India: Bhagwat meeting chief of imams' org no deviation from Sangh's line: RSS leader

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to a mosque and his meeting with the head of an organisation of imams were not a deviation from the outfit's line, its senior leader Indresh Kumar said on Friday.

He slammed the Congress for saying Bhagwat's meeting with All India Imam Organisation chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi was due to the "impact" of the party's "Bharat Jodo Yatra".

India: Pitbull injuries cow in Kanpur's Sarsaiya ghat

 Kanpur: A Pitbull dog has now attacked a cow in here. The municipal authorities asked the dog owner to show the dog`s licence.

A viral video shows a dog attacking a cow in the Sarsaia Ghat area here. The ferocious dog is seen clinging to the cow`s jaw.

The owner of the cow rescued the animal after repeatedly hitting the Pitbull with a stick.

Later, as the video went viral, the Kanpur Municipal Authorities took hold of the dog and put it in a cage. 

The cow that suffered a serious injury in the jaw, was sent to a veterinary hospital.

PM thanks U.S. president on his call for global response action on Pakistan floods

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the United States President Joe Biden for highlighting the need for urgent action in the wake of massive floods in Pakistan.

“Thank you President Joe Biden for highlighting the plight of the flood victims in Pakistan and urging the world for an immediate response, as my country is facing the ravages of unprecedented floods,” he posted on his Twitter handle.

India: Showers bring water logging in Kanpur city's areas

Kanpur: With 93% clouds in the sky there continues to maintain the possibility of a downpour.

Today there has rained two times. It went on for a considerable length of time. However, the humidity prevails still.

Rains have been occurring for the past several days. Water logging on the roads has heightened people's woes.

The roads are beset with potholes filled with rainwater. This troubles road users as they fail to realise the depth. 

Students are aggrieved as their exams are being held. They yearn that there should not occur showers in the morning. 

36 Killed Due To Lightning, Heavy Rain In India’s Bihar

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – Lightnings and heavy rains have caused a total of 36 deaths in India’s eastern state of Bihar, in the past 24 hours, the state-run broadcaster, All India Radio reported, yesterday.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning strikes, lashed the state in the past 24 hours, affecting 12 districts, including Araria, Purnea, Supaul, Saharsa, Nawada, Jamui, Begusarai and Sheikhpura.

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least three people and wounded 13 others, a Taliban official said on Wednesday.

According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the blast occurred in a restaurant in the city’s western Dehmazang neighborhood. A team has arrived in the area to find out the cause of the blast, he added.

Police did not say if the blast was an accident or the result of an attack. Afghan cities are sometimes the target of the local Islamic State group affiliate.

India: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari moves SC against AAP govt's decision to ban firecrackers in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi government's decision against production, storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in order to check the rising pollution levels in the city.  Contending that freedom of religion cannot be taken away under the pretext of right to life, Tiwari has sought directions to the city government to issue fresh guidelines with regard to sale, purchase and bursting of permissible firecrackers.

Nepal President Bhandari refuses to sign Citizenship Amendment Bill; experts say "unconstitutional move"

Kathmandu, Sep 21 (PTI) Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has refused to sign within the stipulated deadline a key bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act, which was endorsed twice by both the houses of Parliament, a move described by constitutional experts as a serious blow to the Constitution.

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