Indian Sub-continent

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Global rating agency S&P on Tuesday said even though the US and the Euro zone are headed to recession, India is unlikely to face the impact given the "not so coupled" nature of its economy with the global economy.

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here on Wednesday, hours after he indicated that he may enter the AICC presidential poll fray.

Sources said the Congress presidential poll was on the agenda during the discussions between Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi.

NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Pakistan raised its concern about the rise of Islamophobia during a meeting of the Contact Group on Muslims in Europe of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The meeting was held in New York on Monday on the request of Turkiye on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly Session.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Islamophobia has now become endemic in several countries across the globe, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

Pilibhit (UP), Sep 19 (PTI) A Dalit girl, who was allegedly burnt after rape by two men in Madhotanda area here, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Lucknow on Monday, 12 days after the incident.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar Prabhu said that the victim died during treatment at the King George Medical University hospital in Lucknow. The relatives took her body and left for their village after post mortem, he said.

Adequate police force has been deployed in the village as a precautionary measure.

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday held the policies of the ruling BJP dispensation responsible for farmer suicides in the country and claimed that one farmer ended his life every hour.

Pune-based farmer Dashrath Lakshman Kedari, who allegedly killed himself on September 17, in his suicide note said he did not have any money to pay back his loans and held the BJP government's policies responsible for his death, party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate told reporters.

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of making the elderly dependent by abolishing the old pension scheme.

He assured that the Congress, if elected to power in Gujarat, will restore the old pension scheme, saying it is the right of government employees who strengthen the nation.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to arrive the United States of America tonight mainly to represent Pakistan at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly besides interacting with the global leaders.

The prime minister, who is currently in London to attend the final rites of Queen Elizabeth-II, will land in New York to attend the High-Level General Debate of the UNGA session scheduled from September 20 to 26 at UN Headquarters.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 30-year-old woman has tested positive for monkeypox in the Indian capital, an official of the Delhi health department said on Monday.

With this, the total number of monkeypox cases in the capital city went up to nine, as the country's tally rose to 14.

The latest patient has been admitted to a local government hospital. She has blisters and pus-filled lesions on various parts of her body.

A suspected male patient was admitted to the state-run hospital on Sunday. His test reports are awaited, said media reports. 

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Monday there have been no fatalities for the past three days from the deadly floods that engulfed the country since mid-June, a hopeful sign that the nation is turning a corner on the disaster.

Since the start of the unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding, 1,545 people have died and thousands more have been injured. The floods have affected 33 million people, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Swelling waters have swept away villages, roads and bridges, and at one point inundated a third of Pakistan’s territory.

Kanpur: The CSJMU students are enraged at the disparity in the results.

Reacting to the matter Dr Anil Mishra, Controller of Examinations of the University, said that the students feeling discrepancies in their results should register their problems at the Grievances' Cell.

He also added that their problems will be solved according to the rules of the university. If there is a need to review their results, they will also be reviewed. Copies will also be rechecked.