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Court grants protection to UP MLA's daughter, her husband

Allahabad, Jul 15: Sakshi Mishra, who claimed she and her husband Ajitesh Kumar were feeling threatened by her MLA father Rajesh Mishra for marrying outside caste, were granted protection by the Allahabad high court on Monday.

Justice Siddharth Verma granted protection to Sakshi and Ajitesh who had asked for security contending that there is a threat to...

Babri Masjid case trial judge retiring; SC seeks detailed response from UP govt

New Delhi, Jul 15: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed response from the Uttar Pradesh Government with regard to the trial judge in the Babri Masjid disputed site demolition case as the judge is retiring on Sep 30.

The trial court judge, in a letter written to the SC had said that he needed at least 6...

Elderly man, suspected to be Pakistani, shot dead by BSF personnel in J-K

Jammu, Jul 15: A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF personnel while he was trying to cross the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday, officials said.

The incident took place around 3 am when a man in his 60's was trying to sneak into the Indian territory near the S M...

UP BJP MLA’s daughter, husband kidnapped from outside Allahabad High Court

Prayagraj, Jul 15: In a sensational turn of events, the couple from Bareilly, who have been making headlines since last week claiming to be under threat from a BJP MLA over their inter-caste marriage, was on Monday kidnapped at gunpoint by armed men from outside the Allahabad High Court, where they had gone to seek protection.

The...

7.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Indonesia's Malaku Island

Jakarta, Jul 14: An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck off the Maluku islands in Eastern Indonesia on Sunday, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at around 9:10 (UTC), was registered at a depth of 10 kilometres, about 102 kilometres off the coastal town of Laiwui.

There were no...

Doctors have lost respect by giving priority to commercial interests: Yogi

Lucknow, Jul 14: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday batted for a dialogue between the doctors and the patients, saying it will help them to improve their relationship.

"There should be an emotional dialogue between the patients and the doctors. We have lost it in this commercial age. The respect for the doctors has diminished due to...

Former Bangladesh army ruler Ershad passes away at 91

Dhaka, Jul 14: Bangladesh's former military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad died on Sunday due to complications from old age at a hospital in Dhaka, officials said here.

He was 91 and is survived by his wife Raushan Ershad, a teenage son from his now severed second marriage and two other adopted children.

Ershad, the Jatiya Party chief and...