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According to a lawyer associated with the case, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait also issued notice to the CBI and sought its response on the appeal filed by Ray, challenging his conviction and sentence in the case.

Unlike the rites observed in the plain, those at the hill temple are a unique confluence of Hindu and ancient Khasi traditions. In earlier years, human sacrifice was said to be a prevalent practice in the sacred temple painted in red.

Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a weaker dollar and worries over a second surge in coronavirus cases, while investors held back from making large bets ahead of next week's U.S. presidential election.

A total of 294 rape and murder cases were registered in 2018, and 283 cases were filed in 2019. The Committee was also informed that as per NCRB data, reporting of crimes against women has increased by 7.3% in 2019 compared to the year before.

This decline is particularly noteworthy because in other countries of the northern hemisphere there is a severe increase in the intensity of pandemic, an official said.

Fear of the novel coronavirus has cast some Americans into an unfamiliar role: litigants in an unprecedented wave of court battles over voting procedures.

Designer-duo Pankaj and Nidhi recently showcased their latest collaction at the Lakme Fashion Week 2020, which according to the designers, stemmed from the idea of positivity during this bleak time.

Somalia's al Qaedalinked al Shabaab insurgency is collecting almost as much tax as the government through a sophisticated system of levies on activities from importing goods to irrigating crops, a thinktank report found.

The KPPGCA has decided to conduct the exam online in remote-proctored computer-based test mode owing to COVID-19 pandemic.

For months, by Zoom calls and then by jet, Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asia's biggest country is struggling to control. This month, their campaign paid off.

Outside experts warned against over-interpreting a new study suggesting mouth wash can “inactivate” coronaviruses and help curb their spread, noting that the findings might not have practical relevance to COVID-19.

TV actor Malvi Malhotra has suffered from three serious wounds after being stabbed by Yogesh Kumar, a TV producer known to her, on Monday night.

In August, Pompeo said that China poses a threat to the West that is in some ways worse than that posed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. What's happening now isn't Cold War 2.0.

Farah Khan walked down memory lane and recalled choreographing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the cold weather of London in movie Mohabbatein.

The new updates also bring a Bedtime Reminder to YouTube that will alert users when its time for bed, if they are watching a video during that time.

Italy's main medicines regulator gave the goahead on Tuesday for human clinical trials on raloxifene, a generic osteoporosis drug that researchers hope may also help reduce COVID19 symptoms and make patients less infectious.