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Lucknow, Feb 14: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly thrown off a terrace after a failed rape attempt by two of her neighbours, police said on Sunday. The two pushed the girl down when they saw her father enter the house, alleged the family. The girl has suffered several fractures and internal injuries, said her father while lodging a complaint with the police in Jahanabad area. Harish Vardhan Singh

Riyadh, Feb 14: A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said it destroyed two explosives fired into Saudi Arabia on Sunday afternoon in an attack by the Iran-aligned Houthis. A spokesman for the coalition said the drones had been fired by the Houthis towards civilian targets in Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, close to Abha. A military spokesman for the Houthi group said

New Delhi, Feb 14: A Delhi court on Sunday sent a 21-year-old climate activist to five days police custody in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a "toolkit" on social media related to the farmers' protest. Disha Ravi, arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on Saturday, was produced before a court here and police sought her seven days' custody. The police

Lucknow, Feb 14: Desperately looking to revive itself in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, the Congress plans to capitalise on the farmer agitation and pursue 'soft Hindutva' in the state, where assembly election is barely a year away. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was also the in-charge of the state, made the party's revival strategy quite clear by her temple

New Delhi, Feb 14: Side-effects after COVID-19 vaccination — 'reactogenicity' in medical linguistic — was reported in 66% of the healthcare workers, which mostly subside within a day of their onset, said a survey conducted by noted public health experts for the Kochi chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA). A total of 5,396 healthcare professionals across India, who had received COVID-19

Guwahati, Feb 14: Labelling AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal as the "enemy of Assam", state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that he is an extremist in protecting Indian and Assamese culture. Accusing Ajmal of trying to do something alien to Assamese culture, Sarma, the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor, said he will talk about politics of identity till the Lok Sabha MP and

Riyadh, Feb 14: Saudi Arabia has decided to extend COVID-19 restrictions for another 20 days starting Sunday night on gatherings, events, entertainment activities and dining services, the Saudi Press Agency reported early Sunday citing an official source at the Interior Ministry. The move, which will be effective from 10 p.m. on Sunday (Feb.14), has been taken as part of efforts to curb the spread

New Delhi, Feb 14: Petrol price crossed the Rs 99/litre mark in Rajasthan on Sunday while diesel topped Rs 91 after rates were increased for the sixth day in a row. Petrol price was increased by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 32 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. This pushed retail rates, which differ from state to state depending on incidence of local sales

New Delhi, Feb 14: The Ministry of Labour and Employment has finalised rules under the four labour codes paving the way for making reforms a reality by notifying those for implementation soon. The four broad codes on wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety, health & working conditions (OSH) have already been notified after getting the President's assent. But for

Srinagar, Feb 14: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed he and his family, including his father and Member of Parliament (MP) Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities. "This is the "naya/new J&K" after Aug 2019. We get locked up in our homes with no explanation. It's bad enough they've locked my father (a sitting MP) & me in our home, they've