Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur:  Alarming revelations have come to light In the judicial commission's inquiry report of the ambush in Kanpur's Bikru village in July last year.

Police could not find a total of 21 out of 65 case files registered against gangster Vikas Dubey. The cases were registered at Shivli, Kalyanpur, Chaubepur and Billhaur police stations in Kanpur.

On July 3, 2020, eight police personnel were gunned down by criminals in an attack from a rooftop when a police team entered Bikru village to arrest Dubey.

Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has urged the opposition parties to win people's trust and also called upon them to stay united and strong.

He made this appeal during a virtual meeting of opposition leaders convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday.

Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said, "During the meeting, Thackeray stressed that the parties must win people's trust."

Panaji, Aug 21 (PTI) In separate incidents, two Russian women were found dead at their residences at a beach village in North Goa on two consecutive days, police said on Saturday.

While Alexandra Djavi, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her rented place late on Thursday, the body of her 34-year-old compatriot - Ekaterina Titova - was recovered from her apartment on Friday, a senior police official told PTI.

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) A group of Indian nationals is learnt to have been stopped and taken to an unknown location near the Kabul airport on Saturday for questioning and verification of travel documents, triggering some confusion and concerns in India.

People tracking the developments in Kabul said there were no specific reports of any harm to Indians in Kabul so far.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (APP): The national flag carrier – PIA, with the support of Pakistan embassy and local authorities brought back another 350 passengers from Kabul to Islamabad on Friday, as part of its massive airlift efforts to evacuate the people, wishing to leave Afghanistan after the take over by the Taliban.

According to the available details around 350 passengers including around 250 staff members of the World Bank were brought back to Islamabad aboard two Boeign 777 flights.

Srinagar, 20 Aug 2021: Two Kashmiris were killed on Friday by Indian security forces in Pulwama district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Merely because an arrest can be made as it is lawful does not mandate that it must be made, the Supreme Court has said, while observing that personal liberty is an important aspect of constitutional mandate.

The apex court said if arrest is made routine, it could cause "incalculable harm" to the reputation and self-esteem of a person.

New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Indian startups got USD 16.9 billion of venture capital funding in 2021, next only to Chinese counterparts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, GlobalData said Friday.

Chandigarh, Aug 20 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member strategic policy group to ensure better coordination between the party and the state government and expedite implementation of various government programmes.

The development is seen as a sign of thaw between Singh and Sidhu, amid the ongoing tussle between the two of them.

Gorakhpur (UP), Aug 19 (PTI) A sub-inspector posted in UP's Basti district was allegedly held hostage and beaten up by people when he went to Ooji village to meet a woman, police said on Thursday.

The sub-inspector has been suspended on villagers' allegations, who alleged that he opened fire when stopped by them, according to an official.