Breaking News, September 10

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, terming his remarks against his government as "false and ridiculous".

A 46-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector was found dead inside his house in central Delhi on Saturday, Police said. At 2.43 pm Saturday, police got a call informing them that a police personnel was found dead in his home on Mir Dard Road, opposite GB Pant hospital, and there were two kids with the body.

A 27-year-old Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, an official said. Lallu Modiyan, a member of the Jharkhand Regional Committee, surrendered before the police citing indiscrimination and exploitation in the banned organisation, he said.

An 85-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide in Latur in Maharashtra reportedly over distress at not getting adequate compensation or other forms of relief post land acquisition for a power infrastructure project.

A man was arrested here for raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl, police said on Saturday. The family members came to know about the incident after the girl became pregnant, they said.

At least 20 persons died, 14 of them due to drowning, in different incidents that occurred during the immersion of Ganesh idols in parts of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday paid tribute to the first Chief Minister of the state Bharat Ratna Govind Vallabh Pant on his 135th birth anniversary at Lok Bhavan here.

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' questioning him on who has harmed the unity of India that required the opposition party to take out such a campaign. Making an indirect reference to Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, Irani also took a dig at Gandhi for being in the company of people who allegedly chanted "anti-India" slogans.

Robbers broke open an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) using a gas cutter and decamped with around Rs 9 lakh in Chotala village, about 24 km from here, police said on Saturday. They also damaged the CCTV cameras at the kiosk before feeling late on Friday night, the police said. Assistant manager of the bank branch Anil Kumar, who was on a morning walk, noticed the robbery and informed the police that Rs 9 lakh had been removed from the machine. Tanda Deputy Superintendent of Police Kulwant Singh said teams have been formed to trace the accused and they are examining footage from CCTV cameras installed in the area. The exact number of robbers involved in the crime is yet to be ascertained, he added. 

A differently abled woman was gang-raped by five men at a village in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Saturday. The police have apprehended three accused involved in the crime, while a manhunt has been launched to track down two others, an official said. The incident took place in Dabhadi village in Badnapur tehsil of the district on August 28 and it came to light earlier this week, he said. The family members of the differently abled victim found out about the assault on Wednesday and approached the police, the official said. The arrested accused were presented before a local court, which remanded them to police custody for five days, he said, adding that further probe is underway. 

Highlighting the Centre's science and technology-based development model, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India's Global Innovation Index ranking improved from 81 in 2015 to 46 at present due to the central government's efforts.The Prime Minister on Saturday inaugurated the Centre-State Science Conclave via video conferencing.

A man was stabbed to death over a friendship with a woman in north Delhi, police said on Saturday. Nazim stabbed Ajay around 9 pm on Friday at Subash Marg road. Ajay was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, they said. According to police, both the victim and the accused are vagabonds and were living in the Jamna Bazar area. The incident took place over a friendship with a woman, they said. The accused has been arrested, police said. 

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has collaborated with the Indian Army for implementing a CSR project to coach and mentor less-privileged girl students in Kargil, a company statement said. The project -- 'Kargil Ignited Minds' -- aims to prepare 50 girl students for various national-level engineering and medical entrance examinations. It will focus on empowering the underprivileged girls with limited resources, residing in extreme weather conditions. The selection of students for this project is through a rigorous process involving screening, preliminary test and interviews. "HPCL has collaborated with the Indian Army to provide a learning platform 'Kargil Ignited Minds' for coaching and mentoring aspiring but less-privileged girl students of Kargil Region in UT Ladakh," the statement said.

A 25-year-old man was booked for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in the Nagra area here, police said on Saturday. The accused lured the girl when she was playing outside, took her to his house on a motorcycle and raped her, they said, adding the incident took place on September 5. A case has been registered against the accused following a complaint by the girl's father, police said, adding he initially felt hesitant to report the matter to the police. Efforts are on to arrest the accused, they said. The victim is a Class 2 student, police said. 

Months after a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was killed, the mining mafia again attacked a joint team of the police and local Mining Department and Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on Friday during a raid at an illegal mining site in the Nuh district of Haryana, said police. The team was allegedly attacked by unidentified people during a raid at an illegal mining site in Nuh. "FIR has been registered against five identified people and around 40-50 unidentified people. 3 porcelain machines have been seized," said Usha Kundu, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nuh. Earlier on July 19, DSP Surendra Singh Bishnoi was mowed down by a truck at a site where he was probing illegal mining in Nuh in Haryana on July 19.A total of nine people have been arrested in connection with the killing of Nuh DSP. The main accused in the Nuh DSP killing, identified as Shabir alias Mittar hailing from Tauru, Haryana was arrested after an encounter with the Haryana Police on July 20.

A man was stabbed to death on Saturday morning, at Kaloor near here, after a skirmish between two groups due to previous enmity, police said. Thammanam native Sajjan was killed after he, along with a group of seven others, went to one Kiran Antony's house to question him over an alleged provocative Facebook post. Antony (28), who also got injured in the fight, was taken into custody following Sajjan's death, police said. He is admitted to a private hospital, police added. "It seems like there was already some previous enmity between the groups. Today morning, Sajjan and others went to Antony's place to question him over some Facebook posts. We are examining the backstory. There were many incidents of fights between them in the past," a senior police official from the district told PTI. The official said others also suffered minor injuries in the incident.

Four members of a family, including two minor brothers, were killed after they were tossed up in the air and fell off a flyover when a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) rammed into their motorcycle in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, police said. The accident took place in Sakkardara area of the city around 9 pm on Friday. The driver of the SUV, Ganesh Adhav, was later arrested by the police, an official said.

Milma, a state government-owned milk cooperative society, has achieved an all-time record in the sale of milk, curd and other dairy products during the Onam festival days from September 4 to 7, registering a steep increase from last year's figures. Milma said the total sale of milk during these four days stood at 94,59,576 litres, marking an increase of 11.12 per cent compared to the Onam days last year. "A record quantity of 35,11,740 litres of milk was sold on Thiruvonam day alone which fell on September 8, showing a rise of 7.03 per cent from last year," Milma said in a release on Friday.

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A sweeper and a security guard died on Friday in Outer Delhi's Mundka area after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean, police said. Police got a call at 3.43 pm informing them that a man had fallen inside a sewer in Pocket-D of Lok Nayak Puram, Bakkarwala, they said. They reached the spot, Highway Apartment, and found two men lying unconscious in a sewer, a senior police officer said. They were identified as Rohit Chandiliya, 32, a resident of JJ Colony Bakkarwala, and Ashok, 30, a resident of Jhajjar in Haryana, police said. Chandiliya worked as a private sweeper in the colony and Ashok as security guard in DDA flats, police said. There was a complaint of sewer blockage in the society and Chandilya was the first one to go down the sewer. But as soon as he inhaled the toxic fumes inside, he fell unconscious and fell down, said a police officer.

A series of strong inland earthquakes shook Indonesia's easternmost province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said at least four land-based earthquakes between 6.2 and 5.5 magnitude were centred about 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Central Mamberamo district of West Papua province at a depth up to 16 km (10 miles). Those earthquakes posed no danger of triggering a tsunami, said Daryono, who heads the Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Division. He said the earthquakes were triggered by a thrust in the Memberamo Anjak fault.

A passenger train and freight train collided Friday night in central Croatia, killing at least three people and injuring another 11 or more, authorities said. The collision happened around 9:30 pm near the town of Novska, which is close to Croatia's border with Bosnia, police said in a statement. “The impact was huge,” said Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who rushed to the scene with other government officials.

Five Congress MPs have written to AICC central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry expressing concern about the "transparency and fairness" of the party chief's election and sought that the list of PCC delegates that make up the electoral college be provided to all electors and potential candidates. In a joint letter to Mistry dated September 6, Congress's Lok Sabha members Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Karti Chidambaram, Pradyut Bordoloi and Abdul Khaleque said this list must be made available in order to verify who is entitled to nominate a candidate and who is entitled to vote.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday compared Jawaharlal Nehru with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that unlike him the current PM is “proud” of the country’s heritage. The country has now got a PM who not only feels proud in connecting with his heritage, but is also determined to make India ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’, Adityanath said. Adityanath was speaking as the chief guest at the launch of a book titled Modi@20, here at the Rudraksh Convention Centre.

“The Crown,” Netflix's acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch's death. A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen's funeral. The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen. The show has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.

India has not yet agreed to the commitments of the trade pillar of the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and will wait for further clarity on the issue and take decision based on its national interest. All the other 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for prosperity countries have joined the four pillars -- trade, supply chains, clean economy, and fair economy.

As the United Kingdom mourns a beloved queen, the nation is already wondering how King Charles III will reign and whether his monarchy will depart from the traditions of his mother. If his first full day on the throne is any indication, Charles seemed ready to chart at least a slightly different course. When Charles traveled to Buckingham Palace for the first time as the new king Friday, his limousine snaked through a sea of spectators then stopped short of the palace gates before he got out and shook hands with well-wishers. Charles looked more like a US president on the campaign trail than the latest steward of a 1,000-year-old hereditary monarchy.

A swarm of drones lit up the night sky over India Gate on Friday, showcasing the life and legacy of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose and celebrating his newly unveiled statue. The drones took to air in phases and made eight different formations, including 'Jai Hind', Netaji's portrait and 'Grand statue of Netaji'. Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi also attended the show.

US President Joe Biden has said that he would attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. “Yes. I do not know what the details are yet, but I will be going,” Biden told reporters at the Columbus International Airport in Ohio on Friday. He was responding to a question of whether he will be going to the Queen's funeral. In response to another question, the president said he has not spoken to King Charles III yet. “I know him. I have not spoken to him yet,” he added. In Brussels, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Queen Elizabeth II was a powerful, unifying force, and a source of comfort and resilience to millions of people from all walks of life. “On behalf of the United States, I extend our deepest condolences to our British friends, government of the United Kingdom and to the royal family,” he said.