Breaking News, September 22 | HIGHLIGHTS

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Friday said it would file an appeal against the tax notice of Rs 290 crore by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authority of Patna.

A 50-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death at the Jagatpura railway station here, police said on Friday.  The victim, Chandrash Meena, a resident of Bassi, had a dispute with some people on Thursday over occupying a train seat, Jawahar Circle Station House Officer Arvind Charan said.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum when she was out with her fiancee, police said on Friday. The incident happened near Barijal village in Mufassil police station area on Thursday evening when the couple was out for a stroll, they said.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum when she was out with her fiancee, police said on Friday. The incident happened near Barijal village in Mufassil police station area on Thursday evening when the couple was out for a stroll, they said.

Seven additional judges of the Allahabad High Court were on Friday elevated as permanent judges. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X announced the elevations.

Two persons were killed after a boiler exploded at an aluminum factory in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police said. The incident happened at a factory in Damodih village in Katkamdag police station area, they said. "The blast happened a few minutes after 1 pm. Two workers were killed. However, the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained. 

A 32-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by his cousin brother in an inebriated state over a land dispute here, police said on Friday. On Thursday night, Hariom (42) shot his cousin Rinku Verma with his licensed gun in Gaurchak village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar Singh said

Four persons were killed and one injured on Friday after a truck rammed into a stationary lorry in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. The incident took place in the early hours of the day near a toll plaza in Mohtra area under Gosalpur police station limits, some 32 kilometres from the district headquarters, the official said.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday took "serious note" of certain objectionable comments made by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the House and warned him of "strict action" if such behaviour is repeated in the future, as the remarks sparked outrage with opposition leaders calling for his suspension. Bidhuri made certain objectionable remarks targeted at BSP member Kunwar Danish Ali on Thursday night during a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday demanded that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla take action against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri for his remarks on the floor of the Lower House. “What is very disgusting is BJP MPs Harsh Vardhan and Ravi Shankar Prasad were laughing instead of stopping or correcting Bidhuri from speaking in such a manner,” Clyde Crasto, national spokesperson of NCP’s Sharad Pawar-led group, told reporters. Crasto wondered why Bidhuri had still not been suspended. “The Speaker must take action immediately. Will the BJP suspend him from the party or will they give him a promotion,” asked Crasto. Bidhuri’s remarks targeting Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Kunwar Danish Ali during a discussion on the “success of Chandrayaan-3” in the Lok Sabha triggered a furore, with opposition leaders calling for strict action against him.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging service provider Statiq has signed an initial pact with Noida Power Company Ltd to install EV charging stations at residential complexes in Greater Noida, near the national capital. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) marks a further consolidation of Statiq's recent efforts towards leading the energy transition drive in the Indian e-mobility ecosystem, the firm said in a statement.

The Congress on Friday took strong objections to BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's remarks in the Lok Sabha and demanded his suspension from the House. Terming the remarks as an insult to all MPs, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the apology offered by Union Minister Rajnath Singh was a mere eyewash and not sufficient. Strict action should be taken against him, he demanded. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday took "serious note" of certain objectionable remarks made by Bidhuri in the House and warned him of "strict action" if such behaviour is repeated in the future, officials said. Bidhuri's remarks targeting Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Kunwar Danish Ali during a discussion on the "success of Chandrayaan-3" in the Lok Sabha triggered a furore, with opposition leaders calling for strict action against him. The Defence Minister had expressed regret in the House immediately after Bidhuri made the objectionable remarks on Thursday night.

The Thane police in Maharashtra have registered a case against a man for threatening the teaching staff of a college after a supervisor reprimanded a student for copying during an exam, an official said on Friday. The incident happened on Tuesday after the supervisor at a college in Bhiwandi caught a Third Year Bachelor of Arts (TYBA) student copying during a Geography exam, said assistant inspector Vaishali Sarwade of Narpoli police station.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded that the women's reservation bill be implemented immediately and alleged that the government does not want to do this while distracting from the demand for caste census.

A Prantiya Raksha Dal (PRD) jawan was killed after his bicycle was hit by a pickup truck in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday. Station House Officer (SHO) of Gosaiganj RB Suman said, "Lal Prajapati (40), a PRD jawan, was on his way to work on his bicycle, which was hit by a pickup truck near the Dwarikaganj area on Thursday night." The injured PRD jawan was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. Police have sent the body for post-mortem. The truck driver fled the spot after the incident.

A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. The bus was one of six in a caravan taking the marching band, colour guard and dancers from Farmingdale High School on Long Island on a beloved annual trip to a camp in Greeley, in northeastern Pennsylvania. It was only about 30 minutes from its destination when the wreck happened a little after 1 p.m. on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles (72 kilometres) northwest of New York City.

The Maharashtra government has put on hold a women empowerment scheme within 24 hours of issuing an order regarding its implementation. The scheme – ‘Mukhymantri Mahila Sashaktikaran Abhiyan’ – was to be implemented in the state from October 2, 2023, to October 1 2024. The programme was to be monitored by the woman and child development minister, who would submit monthly reports to the “chief minister and deputy chief minister”, said the order issued on September 20.

Voting for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election has begun for the students of the day classes, whereas the students of the evening classes will cast their votes from 3 pm. While the students of the day classes can cast their votes until 1 pm, those from the evening classes will have time until 7.30 pm to cast their votes.

The allegation of India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on human and surveillance intelligence, including signals intelligence of Indian diplomats in Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The official said Thursday that the communications involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats in Canada and that some of the intelligence was provided by a member of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance — US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

India is set to become the first nation in the world to witness the waking up of Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander and rover after the end of a two-week long "sleep" due to sunset on the moon, as the sun is set to rise during the early hours of September 22, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha on Thursday "Tomorrow when the nation will be rejoicing the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, we may also hopefully become the first nation in the world to make our Chandrayaan-3 mission land on the moon's South Pole (which happened last month) and then witness the resumption of navigational activities of both lander Vikram and rover Pragyan after a 14-day slumber (owing to a fortnight-long sunset on the moon)," Singh said while replying to a discussion on Chandrayaan-3 mission's success in Lok Sabha. In his more than an hour-long reply, the minister, while responding to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's comment earlier in the day that the BJP creates an impression that all scientific accomplishments occurred only after 2014, referred to the famous photograph of scientists carrying rocket parts on a cycle, said, "That miracle was of pre-2014 days. Unlike in the Nehruvian era when we were devoid of resources, we are now technologically advanced."

To another Tharoor's remark that unlike in Parliament, women don't need reservation in scientific fields, Singh said that there are more women scientists in ISRO than ever before and informed that even the Aditya L-1 mission is headed by a woman scientist.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered unspecified steps to further develop relations with Russia after his recent visit to the country as his foreign rivals warn that any cooperation on military weapons would be dangerous and bring consequences. Experts speculated North Korea and Russia likely discussed banned arms transfer deals and other cooperation measures during Kim's six-day trip last week. They say the two countries are serious about sharply boosting their ties while they are engaged in separate confrontations with the West.

A charter bus carrying schoolchildren crashed on a New York highway and went down an embankment Thursday, killing one person and hurting multiple other people, police said. The wreck happened on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles northwest of New York City, state police said.

Russia has announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilise rising domestic prices and improve the country's fuel supply. The government decree issued on Thursday said the restrictions would be temporary but did not give a date for them ending. The move was expected to lead to increased fuel prices in the world market.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the women's reservation bill has been welcomed by everyone but is incomplete without OBC reservation and the caste census. Speaking to reporters after a programme here, Gehlot said the bill has been brought for political gain with an eye on upcoming elections under the pressure of the opposition. "If they (Centre) wanted, they could have done it nine years ago because they had full majority. If you have majority then the work becomes easy. Even then they did not do it.”

The Gautam Buddh Nagar police on Friday revised the traffic advisory on movement of goods carriers on expressways in Noida and Greater Noida till September 25, according to an official statement. While the earlier advisory had banned the movement of goods carriers on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and the Yamuna Expressway, the revised advisory stated that the no-entry order would be enforced from 6 am to 12 pm and from 3 pm to 10 pm from Friday to Monday. However, police made it clear that the restrictions will not apply to vehicles carrying essential items like milk, vegetables and medicines, etc.