India

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) -- The death toll from the chemical factory explosion on Wednesday in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has risen to seven, as one more body was recovered in the methane gas boiler tank, police said Friday.

The gas boiler tank exploded on Wednesday at Mohit Petro Chemical Factory in Bijnor district, some 440 km from state capital Lucknow.

At the time, 11 people were working at the site repairing the tank that had developed some fault a couple of days back.

The Supreme Court of India has awarded Rs 5 million as a compensation to former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan for his unnecessary arrest and harassment by Kerala police.

Narayanan was arrested on November 30, 1994 on allegations of espionage.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar alias Ravan has been released from Saharanpur jail after Uttar Pradesh government revoked the National Security (NSA) against him.

Release was ordered after considering a representation submitted by his mother, but Chandrashekhar thinks the real reason of his released is because UP government is “scared”. The Dalit leader, however, expects the government to “frame some charges against” him.

Jammu: Two Kashmiri separatist were killed by Indian security forces in Reasi district of J&K. Five CRPF jawans and three policemen were injured.

It is alleged that the two Kashmiris belonged to JeM, which calls for Kashmir’s independence from India.

Security forces, comprising CRPF, police and Army personnel, were on a search operation near a house in the district's Kakriyal area.

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 13 (PTI) A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two youths after she was abducted from her house in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday in a village under the Kairana police station.

Based on a complaint by the woman, the youths were arrested, Station House Officer (SHO) Bhagat Singh said.

She has alleged that the youths abducted her from her house and raped her near a tube well, he said.

Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh; 12 Sep 2018: Four priests have been arrested and a Police Inspector suspended for converting Hidus in Jaunpur.

Locals accused Durga Prasad Yadav, Chief Administrator of the local Church, for using ‘magic water’ and ‘blind faith’ to convert Hindus to Christianity.

According to Punjab Kesary, active Christian Missionaries have converted about 10,000 people in Jaunpur, Azamgarh and Gazipur to Chistianity.

Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh; 12 Sep 2018: CM of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, was scheduled to inaugurate a Medical College in Ratlam, but a Congress MLA decided to cut the ribbon and crack the coconut a day before.

It is alleged that Congress MLA Kantilal Bhuriya went to the Medical College with 14 other Congress leaders a day before the official inauguration of the college by Shivraj Singh Chauhan, and inaugurated the new Medical College by cutting the ribbon.

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon on Wednesday has closed a mosque after a group of people belonging to Hindu outfits Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Kranti Dal objected the use of loudspeakers for azan.

MCG commissioner however gave the reason of mosque closer being too close to the Indian Air Force (IAF) ammunition depot.

New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) A Delhi court today allowed the Enforcement Directorate to quiz an UAE-based businessman arrested by the NIA in a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

District Judge Poonam A Bamba granted two days to the ED to quiz businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor, who is currently lodged at the Tihar Central Jail.

New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) The press should "draw a line" and strike a balance as media trial of cases cannot be allowed, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in which several women were allegedly raped and abused.

The apex court, which was dealing with a plea challenging a Patna High Court order restraining the media from reporting on the investigation into the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, said the issue was not "simple".