Hathras gangrape-murder case: Court awards life sentence to main accused Sandeep Sisodia

Against the backdrop of the nearly three-year military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Thursday that ties between the two countries are “abnormal” and the two sides have to address “real problems”.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday hit out at Russia over its ongoing offensive in Ukraine, saying it was not just an act of war but against the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation and in violation of principles of international order, while reaffirming support to Kiev and cheering the spirit of the Ukranian people.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov had a brief interaction for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war, US and Russian officials said on Thursday.

A court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday awarded life sentence to main accused Sandeep Sisodia in the Hathras rape-murder case.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly on Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first high-level meeting in months between the two countries.

An incursion into Russia by Ukrainian fighters that has been reported by Russian authorities in a region near Ukraine was a "terrorist attack", the Kremlin said Thursday.

"We are talking about a terrorist attack," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was being kept "constantly" informed about the situation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Thursday unanimously rejected attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meet in New Delhi.

“Met Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on sidelines of #G20FMM this afternoon. Our discussions were focused on addressing current challenges to the bilateral relationship, especially peace and tranquillity in the border areas. We also spoke about the G20 agenda", the minister tweeted.

‘The state has 2 adenovirus cases & 10 cases with pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome. There is no need to panic, we have arranged 5,000 beds. Since children cannot wear masks they need to be kept at home. Take special care of children up to 2 yrs’: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was quoted by ANI.

Three of four men accused in the 2020 Hathras case - in which a young Dalit woman was raped and murdered by her so-called upper caste attackers - were set free by an Uttar Pradesh court Thursday. The fourth - a Sandeep Sisodia - was found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and under sections of the SC/ST Act but not of rape, reports indicated.

The opposition BJP in Bihar on Thursday created ruckus inside the state assembly and staged a walkout as its demands for an apology from a CPI(ML) Liberation MLA met with angry rebuttal, PTI reported.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Palghar in Maharashtra for raping his wife's brother's minor daughter several times in 2019, reported PTI.

Netflix's video streaming services were down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage, Reuters reported citing tracking website Downdetector.com.

A fire broke out at a manufacturing unit in Maharashtra’s Palghar district and there were no casualties, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.

Punjab Police on Thursday said they have arrested a man on charges related to the desecration of a copy of a religious scripture in Phagwara, PTI reported.

Stating that truth will prevail, the Adani Group has welcomed the Supreme Court order on initaing a probe into the Adani-Hindenberg crsis. The group said SC's order will bring finality in time-bound manner.

Over 26,000 people were evacuated as floods hit Malaysia again in which one person has been found dead.

The Supreme Court has ruled on Thursday that the Chief Election Commissioner, ECs are to be selected by panel of PM, LoP, CJI till the Parliament passes a law.

In the ongoing Adani row, the Surpeme Court has ordered a probe and formed a panel to be headed by its retired judge AM Sapre. The top court has also sought a status report from SEBI on its ongoing investigation within two months.

Indian Navy actively deploys its assets to enhance security in the Indian Ocean Region and engages closely with all maritime neighbours for this purpose. Our ships and submarines undertake OTRs at friendly foreign ports regularly, reported ANI citing Indian Navy.

“As leading economies of world, we also have a responsibility towards those who are not in this room,” said PM Modi at G20 foreign ministers' meet.

“Pakistan is home to at least a dozen terrorist organisations. #CutEveryCent,” Haley tweeted Wednesday.

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Vietnam's National Assembly elected on Thursday Communist Party veteran Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president, reported Reuters.