Indian Sub-continent

Tikamgarh, Sep 4 (PTI) An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a history-sheeter in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening following which the accused, Udaybhan Lodhi, 24, was arrested, Superintendent of Police Anurag Sujaniya said.

Pratapgarh (UP), Sep 4 (PTI) A 14 year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped while returning home from school and gangraped by two persons, police said here on Wednesday.

The victim, a student of Class IX, was returning home when she was given lift by one Narendra Yadav on the pretext of dropping her at her home but instead taken to Allahabad, where she was kept hostage for two days, ASP (West) Dinesh Dubey said.

Chandigarh, Sep 4 (PTI) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar here on Wednesday said they do not foresee any war between India and Pakistan, amid heightened tensions between the two nations after the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

"We do not foresee any war (with Pakistan)," Javadekar said when asked that a Pakistan minister has expressed apprehensions about it.

Gwalior (MP), Sep 4 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh Police has booked a local Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader for selling a booklet titled 'Dhara 370 - Setu Ya Surang' at a protest here.

The booklet on the abrogation of Article 370 was being sold at a protest organised by the Muslim Adhikar Manch to demand the cleaning of a local pond on Tuesday.

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) here were affected for the second day with cancellation of 30 flights and another 118 getting delayed on Thursday.

As per a live flight-tracking website, 14 incoming and 16 outbound flights were cancelled on Thursday. In addition, 118 flights were delayed, including 86 departure.

In a brief statement, Mumbai International Airport Airport Ltd (MIAL) said that "operations are normal".

New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) In a setback to former Union minister P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant him pre-arrest bail in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.

The top court dismissed Chidambaram's plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict denying him anticipatory bail in the case, saying economic offence has to be dealt with differently as it affects economy of the country.

Kanpur: Teacher's Day comes again. The students feel relaxed at this day as one more holiday is added in the list. Away from the routine class, they feel quite at ease. 

It is, of course, a day to see the teacher's contribution in shaping a student's life. 

Prior to September 5, those students who profess to attend the school on this very day prefers to sleep in the morning so as to avoid attending the school. This is because of their overburdened with the homework.

LAHORE, Sep 4 (APP): The third round of talks between Pakistan and India on Kartarpur Corridor was held at Attari on Wednesday to discuss and finalize draft agreement on opening of the Corridor.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Spokesperson of Foreign Office Dr Muhammad Faisal accompanied by other officials from various departments.

Later, briefing the media, Dr Muhammad Faisal said the environment of the meeting between the two countries remained good despite tension over Kashmir and the meeting only focused on the Kartarpur corridor.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 4 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday said that Pakistan would exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps taken by India and will continue to apprise the civilized world about Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir and sufferings of its people.

Talking to private news channel, he said that Pakistan has undertaken a diplomatic surge in the wake of India’s unilateral actions and security lock down in occupied Kashmir.

Ramgarh, Sep 4 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district for allegedly raping a teenage girl and making her pregnant, police said on Wednesday.

The officer-in-charge of women police station in Ramgarh, Menjari Birua said, the mother of the teenage girl lodged complaint with the police, alleging that the boy maintained physical relationship with her daughter for six months and later she became pregnant.

The boy was arrested on Tuesday and sent to a probation home in the neighbouring Hazaibag district, the OC said.