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Cries get louder as Assam arrests nearly 2,300 men for child marriage

Cries outside police stations in Assam are getting louder with the state police arresting 2,278 men on charges of child marriage since Thursday.

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Both Congress, BJP responsible for plight of farmers: KCR

In the first mega-rally of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) outside its home state, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao gave the call of ‘Abki baar, Kisan sarkar’ while lashing out at Congress and BJP for the current plight of farmers in India.

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J&K: 5 families evacuated after house develops cracks

Five families were shifted to a school building after their houses developed cracks following an expansion work on a highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district.

A resident told reporters that the cracks were developed after cutting activity was carried out by a construction company on the highway as a result of which the hill began to slide down in the Basti area.

It also slid down due to rain, he said.

The station house officer (SHO) and tehsildar evacuated the families and shifted them to a school.

NIA conductedmultiple searches andarrestedtwo accused, Tanveer Raza and Abid from Motihari in Phulwarisharif,Patna PFI case. Both accused had arranged weapons and ammunition to carry out the targeted killing,NIA said.

Sports finally being viewed from athletes' perspective in country: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government is encouraging youngsters to pursue a career in sports and the ministry's budget has been increased almost three times since 2014.

There was no lack of passion and talent for sports among the youth in India but it was the unavailability of resources and support from the government that created hindrances in the past, he said and underlined that these issues are now being addressed.

“In the Amrit Kaal of independence, the country is forging new definitions and creating a new order,” the prime minister said, noting that sports is finally being viewed from the athletes' perspective and not from the government's.

Punjab CM Mann dedicates 16 public sand mining sites to people

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday dedicated 16 public mining sites to people of the state and said that sand will be available at a rate of Rs 5.50 per cubic feet.

Interacting with the media here after dedicating 16 public sand mining sites spread over seven districts, Mann said now, sand will be sold at just Rs 5.50 per cubic feet in each of these public mining sites, giving a major reprieve to the people.

Only manual excavation of sand will be permitted in these public mining sites and no mechanical excavation of sand will be allowed, he said.

No mining contractor will be allowed to operate in these public mining sites, said Mann.

Calls to boycott the events to be organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal

As Cricket Association of Nepal allows rape accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to practice, calls for boycott of events organised by it have begun.

Blasts in Quetta, Pakistan

As per media reports, blasts took place at the Quetta-Sibi national highway in the Bolan district, leaving multiple people injured.

Bandra Police visits Vinod Kambli at his residence, serve him notice under Sec 41A CrPC

CISF personnel detect foreign currency worth approximately Rs 50 lakhs

NCPCR comes down heavily against those branding a child with hot rod

‘It is possible to live in harmony with nature without its undue exploitation,’ says Pralhad Joshi

Former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) passes away

TN CM Stalin extends his condolences to singer Vani Jairam

P Chidambaram opines that SC must put end to daily abuse of law

After the discharge of Sharjeel Imam and 10 others in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case by a Delhi court, P Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader said pre-trial incarceration is an affront to the Constitution and urged the apex court to end "daily abuse of the law".

Kit Harington, Rose Leslie expecting their second child together

Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie of 'Game of Thrones' fame, expecting their second baby together.

19 bottles of high-brand liquor, 3 Hooka sets recovered in Delhi

Devotees take holy dip in river Ganga in UP's Varanasi on occasion of 'Magh Purnima'

On the occasion of 'Magh Purnima', devotees took a holy dip in river Ganga in UP's Varanasi

Karmakar admits to doping violation after facing 21-month ban

After being handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the International Testing Agency, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar admits to doping violation.

BSF Punjab Frontier recovers 3 packets of narcotic substance

5 cartons of prohibited cough syrup recovered from a courier service in Assam

Delhi Police arrests member of fake coins syndicate from Mumbai

The Special Cell of theDelhiPolicehavearrestedaMumbai-based basedmemberof an inter-statesyndicateof Counterfeit Indian CurrencyCoin(FICC).

Ingit Pratap Singh, the DCP of the Special Cell, said thatfakeIndiancoinsin the denomination of Rs 10 having face value of Rs 9,46,000 were recoveredfromthe accused, identified as Jignesh Gala.

"Gala was part of the previous module busted in April 2022, wherein FICC to the face value of Rs 10,48,540 was recovered and the manufacturing unit was busted," Singh added.

Arrest made in shooting at San Francisco synagogue

Police havearresteda man suspected of firing a gun loaded with blanks inside aSanFranciscosynagogue.

The man wasarrestedon Friday evening in the Richmond District on suspicion of disturbing a religious assembly, brandishing an imitation firearm and causing another to refrain from engaging in a religious service, police said in a statement.

(AP)

Two held for stealing phones from consignments on way to IGI airport

The Delhi Police have arrestedtwodrivers for allegedlystealingmobilephonesfromtheconsignmentswhich were on thewayfroma warehouse situated at Rangpuri to the cargo area atIGIAirport, an official said on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Manish Kumar (22), a resident of Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), and Satender Yadav (35), a resident of Rajokri in Vasant Vihar (Delhi).

(IANS)

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