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A 5th grade student was allegedly raped by a 54-year-old peon who worked at her MCD-run school and his three accomplices after they sedated her, PTI reported.

Pakistan wants peaceful relations with all neighbors, including India, and the “core issue” of Jammu and Kashmir must be settled in accordance with UN resolutions and the wishes of the people of Kashmir, Pakistani chargé d’affaires Salman Sharif said on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court reserved its order on Thursday on a plea by Delhi Police challenging a court order allowing JNU student Sharjeel Imam and student activists Asif Iqbal Tanha and Safoora Zargar in a violent case by Jamia Nagar from 2019 were released.

An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale struck 60 km ESE of Moirang, Manipur, IST: National Center for Seismology at 18:51 today.

Hindenburg Research announced on Thursday that it had shorted Jack Dorsey-led payments firm Block Inc.

Amid the surge in influenza cases in the country and the spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, Union Health Minister Rajesh Bhushan said Thursday that a mock exercise will soon be held in all states and union territories to assess their readiness to deal with the twin threats to the to address public health.

Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that attempts to arrest Vladimir Putin abroad after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him would be treated as a “declaration of war” by Moscow, AFP reported.

Students protest the state’s new domicile policy in Ranchi.

Punjab police have arrested Tajinder Singh Gill, the gunman of Amritpal Singh, ANI reported.

The Department of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday advised all states to remain focused on the 5-fold strategy of test-track-treat vaccination and Covid-appropriate behavior to combat Covid-19.

Three people died and three others were injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta near the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday evening.

FIR filed a lawsuit against six police officers after the death of a child under police boots in Jharkhand, an official says, PTI reports.

EU countries on Thursday reached a tentative deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping sector by increasing the use of renewable fuels on ships, Reuters reports.

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes legislation to ban online gambling again, PTI reported.

Rahul Gandhi is released on bail after serving a two-year sentence by Surat court in 2019 in the “PM Modi surname” defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years in prison by the Surat court in 2019 in the “Surname PM Modi” defamation case.

Malaysia plans to abolish life imprisonment and the death penalty for six offenses as the new government seeks to reform the Southeast Asian nation’s criminal justice system, Bloomberg reported.

A massive fire broke out at a packaging factory in Valsad, Gujarat.

Firefighters are on site.

Two passengers traveling from Dubai to Mumbai on Flight 6E 1088 were observed to be in an intoxicated state and continued to consume alcohol despite multiple warnings from the crew on board. They insulted the crew and fellow passengers. As per protocol, they were handed over to CISF security personnel for unruly behavior. A complaint was filed at the nearby police station: IndiGo

A meeting of leaders of political parties in Rajya Sabha begins with leader Jagdeep Dhankhar in his chamber.

Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, Arjun Ram Meghwal, V Muraleedharan and others attend the meeting.

Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blew up an apartment block, but a months-long ground attack on the eastern city of Bakhmut could stall in the face of fierce resistance, Ukrainian and British military experts said, Reuters reported.

A three-storey building has collapsed in the Rohini district of Delhi, police said on Thursday.

“A three-story building collapsed at E 4/114 in Rohini Sector 16,” officials said.

According to information, 4 fire engines were rushed to the scene when a building collapsed within minutes.

“In Madhya Pradesh, Elton and Freddie, two male coalition cheetahs were released at a roaming area in Kuno yesterday at 6.30pm. Both are fine and healthy,” Kuno National Park told ANI news agency.

A Swiss bank estimated the fortune of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya €7,500 crore in August 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation said. Continue reading.

“Around €1.90 million unaccounted cash seized at checkposts in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka €1.40 crore was confiscated at Kinni Sadak check post and €50 lakhs confiscated at Jewargi check post. Before the general election in Karnataka, the Kalaburagi District Administration had set up 42 checkpoints in the district,” Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar told ANI news agency.

“Acts of violence against staff at the Indian High Commission in London are unacceptable and I have made our position clear to High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami. Police investigations are ongoing and we are in close contact with the Indian High Commission in London and the Indian Government in Delhi,” said British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Thursday invited leaders of opposition parties to discuss the rural electronic voting machine (EVM) at his residence.

Fair price shop traders protested at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, demanding €50,000 fixed income and continued supply of foodgrains under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana.

“Covid cases have been detected in Himachal Pradesh in the last few days so we are doing spot checks and treating the suspects. We are fully prepared,” said State Health Minister Dhani Ram Shandil.

The Chhattisgarh Assembly has passed legislation protecting media workers.

The Aam Aadmi party said it will launch a “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” (Remove Modi, Save the Nation) campaign from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday.