Indian Sub-continent

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 14 (PTI) A woman who was seriously injured in an attack by monkeys in a village here, died on Tuesday, officials said.

The victim, identified as Shimla, was rushed to a government health centre after the attack in Firozpur village that falls under Bhopa police station.

According to her family members, she wasn't administered the rabies vaccine at the health centre.

Later, her condition worsened and she was admitted at the medical college in Muzaffarnagar, where she succumbed to injuries Tuesday, they said.

Allahabad, Sep 14 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has stayed the second suspension order against Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan.

On July 31, 2019, the doctor was suspended for the second time while he was already under suspension for allegedly forcibly treating patients at the Bahraich District Hospital and criticising policies of the government.

He was earlier suspended following a tragedy at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College, where around 60 children had died in August 2017 due to an alleged shortage of oxygen.

Ghaziabad, Sep 14 (PTI) A POCSO court here sentenced a man to 20 years in jail in a rape case and also slapped a fine of Rs 30,000.

Jogesh (23), alias Jogan, was convicted for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, special public prosecutor Utkarsh vats said.

According to complaint, the incident had taken place on October 29 last year when the girl's parents had gone out of home for some work.

The girl and her brother were at home, when the convict turned up there.

He shunted out the boy and raped the girl.

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) In an apparent reference to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'abba jaan' remarks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what kind of a Yogi propagates hate.

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister's office hit back at Gandhi, saying in a tweet, "If bulldozing the empire of criminals and miscreants is hate, then this hatred will continue unabated."

Earlier, taking to Twitter, Gandhi posted, "Jo nafrat kare, woh yogi kaisa! (What kind of a Yogi propagates hate)."

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new foreign minister said Tuesday that the Taliban governing the country remain committed to not allowing militants to use their territory to launch attacks. But he refused to say when or if the country’s new rulers would create a more inclusive government.

Kanpur: As many as 103 cases of dengue across the district has been reported, informs Dr A Shukla, CMO on Tuesday.

According to the news reports, nine dengue cases were reported on Tuesday and out of the total 103 cases, 80 cases have been reported in the rural areas of the district.

The report also discloses  that 206 and 1025 tests were conducted for dengue and malaria respectively across the district.

Meanwhile, the patients have been visiting hospitals in Kanpur with complaints of fever these days.

Kanpur: A scheme develops for the project across Lucknow, Kanpur and Jhansi. It is perceived that this initiative would lead to the inception of around 70 ancillary units. 

This production line of DRDO will be a part of the Defence Corridor.

Notably, supersonic cruise missile BrahMos is one of the most dangerous missiles of the 21st century. 

Reportedly, Kanpur has the honour of the biggest production infrastructure for the development of defence equipment in the state.

Sept 14 (Reuters) - The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.

Sulail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former head of the Taliban political office who was named deputy prime minister last week, issued a voice message rejecting claims he had been killed or injured in a clash.

Mumbai, Sep 14 (PTI) Filmmaker Boney Kapoor on Tuesday said he and his family have received the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa.

The 65-years-old producer shared the news on his official Twitter account.

"Grateful to Dubai government for granting me and my family a 10 years golden visa. Dynamic and kind hearted leadership. Best Destination .. Dubai and UAE #Goldenvisa #Dubai #UAE (sic)," Kapoor, who has backed films like ,"Mr India", "Wanted" and the upcoming "Maidaan", said in a tweet.

New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Monday extended the stay on Rs 25,000 costs imposed on the police by a trial court which had called the investigation in a case related to north-east Delhi riots "callous and farcical".

Justice Subramonium Prasad was informed by the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, representing Delhi Police, that they have not received the reply of complainant Mohammad Nasir in the matter.