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One civilian injured as Pak violates ceasefire in J-K's Poonch

Poonch (J-K), Apr 05 (ANI): One civilian was injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting areas along Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday evening. Medical Superintendent of Poonch district hospital, Dr Shameem Bhati said, "Due to the heavy shelling that began in the evening, one injured civilian has been brought to the hospital. The 55-year-old has received injuries in the abdomen. He is undergoing treatment and if required we will refer him to Jammu."

Residents of Dabil village of Jamui constituency in Bihar to boycott upcoming LS polls

Jamui (Bihar), Apr 05 (ANI): Residents of Dabil village in Khaira tehsil of Jamui Lok Sabha constituency will boycott the upcoming elections. They said that until and unless the road connecting their village is made they will not cast their vote. According to a local, "Things become worse during monsoon. We feel cheated". "We were hopeful in 2009. Bhudeo Choudhary became the MP and we had hoped he would do something about the development here. But he couldn't do anything. Then Modi ji came in 2014, Chirag Paswan became MP. We became even more hopeful. But it was a waste", said another local.

They attacked us to which we took action: Senior Inspector on thrashing hawkers in Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 05 (ANI): Senior Police Inspector Parmeshwar B. Ganame of DN Nagar Police Station got captured in a video while thrashing hawkers in Mumbai's Juhu. He and his team thrashed 'illegal' hawkers. In 2016, a major fire at Wafa Medicals and fire brigade couldn't reach the spot because of illegal hawkers narrowing the route, causing 9 deaths. Parmeshwar said, "So BMC and police conduct regular drive in the area but hawkers occupy it again and again. Police and BMC went there with staff when 4 people surrounded an inspector and thrashed him. They attacked us after which we took action."

Political parties demanded to check distribution of money ahead of LS polls: EC

Chennai, Apr 05 (ANI): Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Election Commission of India addressed mediapersons in Chennai. Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa told about the demands that political parties raised. Lavasa said, "During our meetings with political parties, they brought out certain issues. All the political parties demanded to effectively check distribution of money and freebies to voters and urged a commission to take a criminal action against those who are involved. Some of the parties requested the commission to issue directions to avoid harassment of common people during the function of flying squads." The Lok Sabha election is scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning from April 11 and concluding on May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

New method better predicts tumour growth rate in 12 cancers

New Delhi, Apr 05 (ANI): In new research, scientists have come up with a new formula that predicts tumour growth rate more accurately, a crucial statistic used to schedule screenings and set dosing regimens in cancer treatment. The research, published in the AAPS Journal, was led by Dhaval Shah, PhD, associate professor in the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The mathematical method successfully estimated the doubling time, the amount of time for a tumour to double in size, for 12 types of cancer, ranging from breast and prostate cancers to melanoma."This novel method allows clinicians and drug development scientists to use routinely-generated clinical data to infer doubling times of solid tumours. This parameter can be used to design individualised dosing regimens and develop reliable models for anticancer therapeutics," said Shah. Tumour doubling time can significantly affect the outcome of anticancer therapy, but the rate is challenging to determine. The UB researc

8-year-old falls into borewell in UP's Farrukhabad, rescue operation continues

Farrukhabad (UP), Apr 05 (ANI): An 8-year-old girl fell into 60-feet deep borewell while playing outside her house. The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad which stirred the people and they immediately called the police. Soon, district administration and police reached at the incident site and started rescue operation to bring the kid outside safely. Rescue operation is underway by National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and paramilitary forces.

Ahead of LS polls, this Odisha village awaits its voters who migrated seeking work

Hinjili (Odisha), Apr 05 (ANI): As many as 2,000-2,500 houses out of around 3,500 have locks on gates in Saru, a small village which comes under Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's Assembly constituency Hinjili, as most of the people here are forced to migrate to cities like Mumbai and Surat in search of work. "Most of the people have gone to different cities, especially Mumbai and Surat, for work. Usually, most of these people don't even come back to cast vote in election. That's why you can see locks on most of the houses here", a local from the village said. Voting for Odisha Assembly election and Lok Sabha polls will be held in this area on April 18.

Massive fire breaks out at a chawal in Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 05 (ANI): Massive fire broke out at a chawl at Pednekar Wadi on Gupte Road in Mumbai's Mahim West on Thursday. Fire brigades reached at the incident site and started fire fighting operations, which is still underway. No injuries have reported till now.

BJP has given 20 big institutions to AP in last 5 years: Amit Shah

Narasaraopet (AP), Apr 04 (ANI): While addressing a public rally in Andhra Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Thursday said, "In the last five years, the government has given 20 big institutions and 11 new educational institutions to Andhra Pradesh. The work of IIT, IISER has been completed. The work for Central University has been sanctioned. The work of IIM, tribal university and Agriculture University has been approved in Andhra Pradesh."

India is continuing diplomatic efforts to ensure Masood Azhar is brought to justice: MEA

New Delhi, Apr 04 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday reacted on India's communication with China on Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar. Thanking every nation for supporting India at United Nations Security Council on Masood Azhar's issue, he said that India is continuing its diplomatic efforts to ensure that terrorists who are involved in attacks on citizens are brought to justice.

There is no political leader who can lead 'Mahagathbandhan': Amit Shah

Narasaraopet (AP) Apr 04 (ANI): While addressing a public rally in Andhra Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah said, "On the one hand, we have Modi ji and on the other hand we have 'Mahagathbandhan' that neither has a policy and nor a political leader to lead them. Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act had 14 main points which was supposed to be completed in 10 years. In just five years Government completed 11 of them, helping the development of Andhra Pradesh."

Rohingya immigrants deported in accordance with Indian law: MEA on OCHR's statement

New Delhi, Apr 04 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday reacted on MEA's statement by experts under Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR) on Rohingyas. He said, "Interpretation made of facts of case, as portrayed in the statement are misleading. Repatriation of illegal immigrants to their country of origin is in accordance with Indian laws." Kumar also added that actions are being taken in response to instructions of India's courts, which have required government at state and union levels to detect, detain and deport illegal immigrants." "Govt will continue to take actions as necessary in implementation of Indian laws and as directed by our Judiciary," he added.

Watch: Congress workers create ruckus at Patna's party office

Patna (Bihar), Apr 04 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress workers created ruckus at party office in Bihar's Patna. The workers were furious over denial of ticket to former party MP Nikhil Kumar from Aurangabad Parliamentary constituency. Grand alliance has fielded Upendra Prasad of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) as its candidate from Aurangabad.

Car-borne assailants attack woman constable with acid in Mathura

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 04 (ANI): A woman police constable was allegedly attacked with acid in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura today. Speaking to ANI, SP (Crime) of Mathura, Ashok Kumar Meena said, "At about 4:30 am today, few unidentified car-borne assailants threw acid on a woman constable while she was on her way to work; she has received 40 per cent burns and has been admitted to hospital. Efforts are on to nab assailants; reason behind incident is some old dispute." Further police investigation is underway in this incident.

Madras HC asks Centre to ban use of video app TikTok

New Delhi, Apr 04 (ANI): Considering Indonesia and Bangladesh government's decision to ban TikTok and USA's 'Children Online Privacy Act' to prevent children from becoming cyber victims, the Madras High Court today issued an interim direction to the Centre, to prohibit downloading of the application, saying it was "encouraging pornography". The order also directs the media from telecasting videos made using the app. Reacting on it, Hailing Madras High Court's decision, cyber expert Anuj Agarwal shared his views and said that TikTok and other social media platforms are good platforms to socialize but lot of people are misusing it to upload pornography materials and to spread fake news to create disturbance in the society. "The Centre has to follow it, there is no way they can avoid it, Centre should be doing it proactively" said Agarwal. TikTok mobile application allows users to create and share short videos with special effects. TikTok is a China-made app with million users in India.

LS polls: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Apr 04 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge filed his nomination in Karnataka's Kalaburagi today. He filed nomination from Gulbarga Parliamentary constituency. Kharge has credit of winning nine assembly and two Lok Sabha polls. The polling is scheduled to be held on April 23 in Karnataka.

1 dead, around 40 injured after bus falls into deep gorge in HP's Kullu

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 04 (ANI): One person died and around 40 were injured after a bus fell down from a cliff near Lag Valley in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The injured were taken to nearby hospital for treatment.

Rahul Gandhi bringing a proposal to punish Indian Army: Smriti Irani

Raebareli, (UP) Apr 04 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli said, "With whom Rahul ji has been with till date? 'Mahagathbandhan' left him, today he stabbed left party with whom he has enjoyed the pleasure of power, what is his intention towards nation is only then knew when he supports the slogan 'Bharat Tere Tukde Honge' and today in their manifesto pointed that they want the people shouldn't be punished those who want the balkanisation of India they are bringing a proposal to punish Indian Army."

PM Modi is responsible for pathetic situation in JandK: Omar Abdullah

Baramulla (JandK) Apr 04 (ANI): While addressing mediapersons, National Conference president, Omar Abdullah said, "We are facing militancy here from 30 years but we never find it necessary to close the highway. Narendra Modi is responsible for this pathetic situation of the state. The Government should review about the closing of highway. Mehbooba Mufti led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for the Governor rule, Mehbooba Mufti didn't dissolve assembly to protect her party and now we are facing the consequences of that."

Watch: Rahul Gandhi helps 3 journalists after barricade collapses on them

Wayanad (Kerala), Apr 04 (ANI): While conducting a roadshow in Kerala's Wayanad Congress president Rahul Gandhi helped three journalists who were injured after barricade collapsed on them. They sustained minor injuries and were helped to the ambulance by the Congress president.