Indian Sub-continent

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Hitting out at the Modi government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the economy is falling into a "deep abyss" of recession and asked when will the dispensation "open its eyes".

Her remarks comes amid opposition's criticism of the government after growth in the last quarter slipped to 5 per cent.

Ballia (UP), Sep 9 (PTI) A statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was found damaged at Barauli village under the Bhimpura police station area here, police said.

Some anti-social elements damaged the statue on Sunday night, SHO Raj Kumar Singh said, adding that the villagers found the hand of the statute broken in the morning.

Senior police officers, who rushed to the spot, got the statue repaired, the SHO said.

He added that a case had been registered and the investigation was on.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) In a suspected case of honour killing, a 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling his daughter to death in July in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar, police said on Monday.

Lakhan's friend Raju (30), both residents of Lal Bagh, was also arrested on Sunday in connection with the killing, they said.

According to police, on July 24, they were informed that an 18-year-old woman committed suicide and her family members took her to cremation ground in a "hurry".

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Amid reports of Pakistan's plans to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Council, the Congress on Monday said with what face will that country talk about Kashmir after releasing JeM chief Masood Azhar, who is issuing threats to Indian security forces.

The Congress's attack on Pakistan came after reports that Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar to carry out terror attacks in India.

Mumbai, Sep 9 (PTI) In a rare occurrence, a woman from Maharashtra has become pregnant for the 20th time, doctors said on Monday.

The 38-year-old woman from Beed district, who has had 16 successful deliveries and three abortions so far, is now seven months' pregnant, doctors said.

Each time, she delivered a single child and five of them died within a few hours or days of delivery, while 11 have survived, doctors said.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 21-day-old daughter following a fight with his wife in Dwarka's Bindapur area, police said on Monday.

Mukesh (26) allegedly strangulated his daughter and then drowned her in a water tank on Friday, they said.

Kiran (23), the girl's mother, lodged a police complaint against her husband who is a businessman.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) A 63-year-old man filed a case on Monday against the in-laws of her daughter for allegedly killing her for dowry in Rohini's Kanjhawala area, police said.

In his complaint, Lakhi Ram, a resident of Kaithal in Haryana, stated that his daughter Meena married Ajay on January 21, 2015 in Qutubgarh village.

Bijapur, Sep 10 (PTI) Five naxals were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district by a joint team of security forces from the forests of Bandaguda village, police said on Tuesday.

They were apprehended on Monday by a composite squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and local police during a search operation in Bandaguda, Chipurbhatti, Pusbaka and Pegdapalli villages, a police official said.

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (PTI) A former legislator from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has sought asylum in India, claiming that minorities were deprived of their rights in the neighbouring nation.

Baldev Kumar (43), along with his wife and two children came to India last month and is presently staying at Khanna in Punjab's Ludhiana district.

"I have come here to seek asylum and will request (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi Sahib to help us," Kumar told reporters in Khanna on Tuesday.

Jaipur, Sep 10 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by three men in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, police said on Tuesday.

The girl, along with her friend, was going to a temple on Monday evening when the three accused, who were consuming alcohol liquor at a roadside, allegedly attacked them and forcibly took them to an isolated place, they said.

The men allegedly raped one of the girls while the other managed to escape and rushed to her home, police said.