Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur: A major fire broke out in two battery cabinet manufacturing factories situated at Dada Nagar Industrial Area Site 5 of Govind Nagar area here on intervening night. The fire also engulfed another adjacent unit of the battery cabinet factory.

As many as sixteen fire tenders rushed on the spot to dodge the leaping fire. Efforts to put out the fire continued throughout the night.

Though the loss is expected to be in several crores due to the fire, the figure is awaited.

Kanpur: One died and two others fell unconscious while cleaning the sewer tank in Pali Bhognipur village of the district.

The poisonous gas coming out of the sewer tank took the life of one man and two were recouped. Although the police officer has said of affirming cause of death after the post-mortem report.

According to the news reports, One Malkhan, had hired Hari Kishore, 28 years of age, to clean the sewer tank on Tuesday.

Kanpur:  A woman belonging to the city claimed that her husband forced her to abort the child she bore with him. She added that the man, a resident of Gaya in Bihar, allegedly planned on getting married to another woman in Bihar.

Senior Superintendent of Police Aditya Kumar said woman's complaint has been given top priority. The police are making efforts to arrest the accused on the run.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received US$ 2.75 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation announced by the fund recently, the central bank confirmed through a tweet here Tuesday.

“#SBP has received US$ 2.75 billion from the IMF, as part of SDR allocation announced by IMF recently,” the central bank tweeted Tuesday morning.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): Managing Director International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has sent a note of thanks to Prime Minister Imran Khan, expressing gratitude over the “safe and swift evacuation” of its staff from Afghanistan

“| wish to offer my deep and sincere gratitude on behalf of the International Monetary Fund and its staff for Pakistan’s assistance, in the safe and swift evacuation of Fund personnel and their families from Afghanistan,” reads the letter dated 23 August 2020, as shared by the PM Office on Tuesday.

Srinagar, 24 Aug 2021: Three Kashmiris were killed on Tuseday by Indian security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said the total number of Kasmiris killed in this year has crossed 100.

KABUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States should withdraw all troops and contractors before Aug. 31 deadline, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.

Afghan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country by the ongoing U.S. evacuation process after the deadline, he told reporters.

25 Aug 2021; MEMO: The suspension of parliament in Tunisia has been extended indefinitely by President Kais Saied, Anadolu has reported. Saied announced the initial 30-day suspension on 25 July.

The president also extended the suspension of MPs' immunity, his office added. He will deliver a speech to the nation about this in the coming days.

New Delhi, August 23 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Monday directed the city police to handover the keys of the residential portion of the Nizamuddin Markaz to its occupants after it was locked by the authorities in the wake of an FIR in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation there last year.

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case, told a Delhi Court on Monday that there were various contradictions in the police's claims and called it a "cooked up" case.

Khalid, along with several others, has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA. They are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. He has sought bail in the case.