India

New Delhi; GANASHAKTI: Tension has gripped Gujarat ever since the alleged rape of a 14-month-old girl by a Bihar native, forcing over 50,000 migrants from North India to leave the state amid the spate of violence. The 'exodus' of people has kicked off a storm in the political circle with Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam reminding Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he too will have to visit Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to seek votes.

Jajpur (Odisha), Oct 8 (PTI) A farmer allegedly committed suicide on Monday in Odisha's Jajpur district with his family claiming that he was under stress due to debt burden, police said.

Sisir Khatua (38) was found hanging from a beam in his house at Digambarpur village under the jurisdiction of Dharamsala police station.

His family members took him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, Inspector In-Charge of Dharamsala police station Umakanta Nayak said.

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) A 26-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed to death allegedly by his passengers over charging extra fare at night and carrying an additional passenger at Connaught Place here, police said Monday.

The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam who used to live alone in Joga Bai extension, Jamia Nagar. Alam's family including his wife, children and mother, live in Malda in West Bengal, a police officer said.

Dholpur (Rajasthan), Oct 9 (PTI) Taking his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to poll-bound Rajasthan, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax, which he referred to as Gabbar Singh Tax, had destroyed India's economy.

Addressing a rally in Dholpur's Mania area, Gandhi said the prime minister had declared during elections that he wanted to be a 'chowkidar' but never clarified who he wanted to guard. The Congress president alleged that he benefited 15-20 industrialists of the country instead of farmers.

New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) BJP MP Udit Raj Tuesday termed the #MeToo movement in India a "wrong practice" and questioned the relevance of making sexual harassment allegations against anybody after 10 years.

The #MeToo storm has intensified in the country with more women recounting their experiences of sexual harassment in the entertainment and media industry.

"#MeToo movement is important but what is the relevance of making sexual harassment allegations against anybody ten years later? How will the truth in these allegations be established after so long?

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (PTI) Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said Tuesday the BSP and the Samajwadi Party would be part of the grand alliance of opposition parties against the BJP-led NDA in the next year's Lok Sabha polls.

He also claimed the Congress will win at least four of the five states where assembly elections will be held over the next two months.

KANPUR: In order to give at least one holiday in a week or maximum ten days, there has been rustling up a novel idea in the minds of Anant Dev, senior superintendent of police, Kanpur city.

In a meeting with superintendents of police and circle officers, he apprised them of his plans for day off. This, in his view, will not only help the policemen to take physical rest but also to give them a mental relaxation.

8 Oct 2018; PTI: The rupee slumped by 30 paise to finish at a fresh lifetime low of 74.06 against the US dollar on Monday amid strengthening of the greenback and steady capital outflows.

The rupee had opened lower by 14 paisa against Friday’s close of 73.76 in early trade as the US dollar strength against major global currencies weighed on the rupee sentiment.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local currency opened lower at 73.89 a dollar against its previous closing of 73.76.

Ajmer: Rajasthan’s BJP government minister Shambhu Singh Khetasar was photographed urinating in open. When asked, he defended his action saying urinating in the open is “an age-old tradition”.

According to The Indian Express, “The minister’s remarks come at a time when 27 out of 33 districts in Rajasthan have been declared open-defecation free, according to data on the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) site.”

Kolkata, October 8; GANASHAKTI:  On 7th October ,2018 it was a Red letter day  for Siliguri  when umpteen  people joined  the march of the commoners to protect the essence of democracy. Siliguri Mayor Ashok Bhattacharya, Party District Secretary Jibesh Sarkar and other Left Front leaders  joined the March  against the ploy  of the ruling party to weaken the democratic process in the state .

Taking democracy to the grass root, it can be recalled that the Left Front in Siliguri has converted  the demands of development of Siliguri into a movement.