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BJP fields Chandrabhan Paswan for Milkipur Assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jan 14 (PTI) The BJP Tuesday nominated Chandrabhan Paswan as its candidate for the assembly bypoll to Uttar Pradesh’s Milkipur seat in Ayodhya district which is scheduled to be held next month. The Samajwadi Party has fielded Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad for the bypoll to the seat. Awadhesh Prasad was the MLA of Milkipur before be got elected to the Lok Sabha necessiting the bypoll. The Congress has decided not to field its candidate and instead support the nominee of the Samajwadi Party (SP), a constituent of the INDIA bloc. The bypoll is scheduled for February

Indian police arrest 44 men accused of raping teenager over five years

KOCHI, India, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Police in India’s southern state of Kerala have arrested 44 men accused of raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of five years, a police official said on Tuesday, in a case that has shocked the coastal tourist resort. The victim, an athlete who belongs to the so-called lower caste community known as Dalits, told police in a statement that she was sexually abused by 62 people over a period of five years. Police have identified 58 of those men, some of whom are minors and arrested 44 over the last two days, officials

Jailed former PM Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi secures bail in over a dozen cases

Islamabad, Jan 14 (PTI) Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Tuesday secured interim bail in more than a dozen cases despite telling the court she has lost faith in the justice system of Pakistan. Anti-terrorism court Judge Tahir Abbas Supra, who presided over the hearing, granted Bushra interim bail until February 7 in 13 cases related to the D-Chowk protests apart from another case involving the killing of paramilitary rangers during the demonstration last year. Apart from Bibi, her spouse Khan, 72, and other party leaders have been nominated in the first information report (FIR) registered

India to promote its textiles as political crisis hits Bangladesh’s exports, say sources

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – India aims to boost its textile and garments industry in next month’s budget with financial support, tariff cuts on key inputs and incentives to produce locally, two government sources said. An ongoing political crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh, opens new tab has prompted global retailers to explore alternatives, including India, for garment imports, exporters told Reuters. “Indian exporters are finding it difficult to meet the rush of export orders in last few months as many U.S. companies are looking for alternative suppliers,” said Mithileshwar Thakur, secretary general at India’s Apparel Export Promotion Council. India’s textile

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