Indian Sub-continent

Bengaluru, Oct 14 (PTI): The workers of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited across its nine units in the country, began an indefinite strike on Monday, pressing various demands including wage revision.

All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee (AIHALTUCC) had on Sunday announced the indefinite strike after talks with the management ended in failure.

Srinagar, Oct 14 (PTI) Postpaid mobile services on all networks were restored in the Kashmir Valley on Monday, 72 days after they were snapped following restrictions.

Some 40 lakh postpaid mobile phones have become operational from Monday noon.

Restrictions were imposed after the Centre on August 5 abrogated the state's special status and bifurcated it into Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which will come into being on October 31.

Ayodhya, Oct 14 (PTI) Prohibitory orders under section 144 have been clamped in Ayodhya as the Supreme Court's revised deadline for wrapping up the proceedings in the sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case approaches.

The prohibitory orders will continue till December 10, officials said.

Posting the order on his official Twitter account, District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha said,"The order has been issued considering safety and security of Ayodhya and those visiting here as Govt's paramount concerns."

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 14 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape his 13-year-old daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Monday.

The 33-year-old father made an attempt to rape the minor while she was asleep. He also beat up his two sons for opposing him, they said.

According to Station House Officer Subhash Singh Rathore, police registered a case against the father and arrested him.

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 14 (PTI) A woman died of burns after being set on fire by her husband in Khatoli town here, police said on Monday.

The victim-- Anuradha and her husband Dinesh Singh had an argument over a family dispute, they said.

Singh, a sugar mill employee, lost his temper and poured kerosene over his wife before setting her on fire, police said, adding that he too sustained burn injuries.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 14 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly strangling a 14-year-old girl to death after she resisted his rape attempt in a village of neighbouring Shamli district, police said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Anuj (26), they said.

Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Shrivastava told newsmen here that during interrogation, Anuj confessed to the killing.

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 14 (PTI) Three men were booked and one of them was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 22-year-old woman and filming the act in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Monday.

The alleged rape attempt took place on Sunday and one of the accused was arrested the same day, they said.

Ahmedabad, 14 Oct 2019, (UMMn): An examination question on how Mahatma Gandhi committed suicide has shocked the world.

Another question about boot-legging in alcohol free Gujarat has also annoyed the local education officials.

Islamabad, Oct 13 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Tehran on Sunday on a day-long visit to help mitigate tensions between bitter regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Tension has been simmering between the two countries ever since the start of attacks on Yemen in 2015 by a coalition-led by Riyadh and execution of a prominent Shia cleric in the Gulf Kingdom in 2016.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir to return to normal after his government stripped the state of its special status in August and imposed harsh restrictions.

At a rally in the western state of Maharashtra, Modi said that his government had taken necessary steps to maintain security in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state that is also claimed by neighboring Pakistan.