Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur: Father of a rape survivor died under mysterious circumstances in Kanpur.

The relatives took the body to his native village for the last rites on Tuesday.

But as soon as police came to know about it, they reached the village and took the body in their custody and sent it for a post-mortem.

According to the police, the last rites will take place only after the post-mortem examination.

The rape survivor had accused a retired inspector Dinesh Tripathi, a resident of Prayagraj, of rape.

SHYAMNAGAR, Bangladesh (AP) — With each tide, Abdus Satter watches the sea erode a little more of his life.

His village of Bonnotola in southwestern Bangladesh, with its muddy roads and tin-roofed houses, was once home to over 2,000 people. Most were farmers like the 58-year-old Satter. Then the rising seas poisoned the soil with salt water. Two cyclones in the last two years destroyed the mud embankments that shielded the village from tidal waves.

Now, only 480 people remain, with the rest rendered homeless by the sea.

KABUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said it would announce good news soon on older girls being allowed to go back to school, but urged the international community to help it fund the process as most external aid has been halted.

Ensuring rights for women and girls has been one of the most sensitive issues facing the Taliban since they seized power in August, with international bodies demanding proof they were being respected before any discussion of formal recognition of the new government.

KABUL, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- A bomb blast occurred next to a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, casualties feared, spokesman for Interior Ministry Qari Sayed Khost said.

The blast took place at the gate of the 400-bed military hospital at around noon and security personnel had rushed to the site, the official added.

Without providing more details, the official noted that the details would be shared after an investigation.

In the meantime, locals close to the site said that two blasts rocked the area and were followed by gunshots.

Srinagar, Nov 1 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was on Monday put under house arrest to prevent her from visiting Anantnag to meet the family of a youth who was killed in cross-firing between security forces and militants last week, a party leader claimed.

The Peoples Democratic Party leader claimed that the police have locked the main gate of Mehbooba's house.

A police official said the PDP chief was not allowed to visit Anantnag due to security reasons.

Ayodhya, Nov 1 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government will light 12 lakh earthen lamps, nine lakh of which will be lit on the banks of the Saryu, bettering the previous Diwali record.

Last year, over six lakh earthen lamps were lit during the "Deepotsav" to celebrate the festival, creating a world record.

According to government statement, the staging of Ram Lilas, a 3D holographic display, laser show and fireworks will be part of the five-day-long celebrations, beginning Monday.

Kanpur: The mosquito buzzez in the day. The place does not remain safe.

Thank God the Zika virus has not touched more than eleven patients here.

With appearance of one more fresh case,  the total cases now reach up to 11.

With one more Zika virus case recorded in Kanpur , the total infection tally in the city has reached to 11, as reported.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kanpur, Dr Nepal Singh, said that pathology samples of a 42-year-old woman was collected from Shiv Katra, in  Lal Bangla area.

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Monday over the rise in fuel prices and said one should beware of "pickpockets".

"Beware of pickpockets," he said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag "#TaxExtortion".

The former Congress chief cited a news report along with his tweet that said the petrol prices in some states have crossed Rs 120 a litre and that the Centre collected Rs 2.3 lakh crore in 2018-19 and Rs 2.58 lakh crore in 2017-18 by way of fuel taxes.

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September, according to its compliance report.

In its latest report released on Monday, WhatsApp said 2,209,000 Indian accounts on the platform were banned in September.

An Indian account is identified via a '+91' phone number, it added.

Jaipur, Nov 1 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday targeted the BJP government at the Centre, alleging that the Constitution is in danger and tension is prevailing in the country.

The chief minister made the claim at a programme on the launch of a membership drive by the Congress.

"The forces which have come to power are communal and fascist forces. They have no faith in democracy. They come to power in the name of religion," Gehlot alleged.