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Man gets life term for raping minor stepdaughter

LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- A POCSO court in Ghazipur district on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his minor stepdaughter, stated a note from the police headquarters. It stated that the... Read More


Amid drone, theft rumors: Man opens fire, four injured

GORAKHPUR, Sept. 27 -- Four people, including three minor girls, were injured in Luxmipur Adanga village, under Sinduri Police Station limits in Maharajganj district, on Thursday night when a man open... Read More


Bahraich court sentences two drug traffickers to 15-year RI

LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- A Bahraich court convicted two individuals under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on September 23. Terming it a milestone in its fight against drug traffi... Read More


3.77 lakh girls join dialogue, 2.98 lakh enrol in self-defence clubs

Lucknow, Sept. 27 -- Under Mission Shakti 5.0, inspirational dialogues with renowned women, self-defense training, and the formation of self-defence clubs were conducted in government-run schools acro... Read More


'India, US to continue talks for mutually beneficial trade deal'

NEW DELHI, Sept. 27 -- India and the US will continue negotiations for an early conclusion of a "mutually beneficial" bilateral trade deal, the government said on Friday as commerce minister Piyush Go... Read More


Delhi HC permits Sunjay Kapur's widow to list assets in sealed cover

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Delhi high court on Friday permitted Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur to submit details of his assets in an ongoing partition suit filed by Samaira and Kiaan Kapur regarding ... Read More


SC directs MP to arrest accused cops by Oct 7 or face contempt action

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday told the Madhya Pradesh government to arrest two policemen facing custodial death charge by October 7 or face contempt proceedings, observing that th... Read More


T'gana govt notifies 42% reservation to OBCs in local bodies

Hyderabad, Sept. 27 -- The Telangana government on Friday issued orders providing 42% reservations to the other backward classes (OBCs) in the urban and rural local bodies in the state, four days ahea... Read More


SC junks plea seeking ban on Rushdie's novel

nEW dELHI, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses." A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandee... Read More


Tej Pratap floats new party ahead of Bihar polls

PATNA, Sept. 27 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday announced that he has floated a new party, Janshakti Janata Dal, for "a long battle" in poll-... Read More