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Rupee falls 22 paise to close at 76.51 against US dollar

Rupee falls 22 paise to close at 76.51 against US dollar

The rupee fell 22 paise to close at 76.51 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a strong American currency in the overseas market and significant foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 76.34 against the American currency and settled at 76.51, down

Man held for raping daughter

Man held for raping daughter

A 45-year-old man has been arrested in Kaushambi for allegedly raping his minor daughter, police said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena said the man raped his 14-year-old daughter at their house. Acting on a complaint lodged by the girl’s brother, the man was arrested on Tuesday, Meena said,

4 held in tribal girl rape case in Bengal’s Birbhum dist

4 held in tribal girl rape case in Bengal’s Birbhum dist

Four persons, including two minors, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a tribal girl’s rape case at Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, a police officer said on Monday. All four of them were picked up from Badlodanga village in Parui police station area on Sunday, the officer

Man arrested for raping 3-year-old in UP’s Bulandshahr

Man arrested for raping 3-year-old in UP’s Bulandshahr

A man was arrested for allegedly raping his three-year-old niece in a village under Anoopshahr Police Station in the district, police said on Monday. In a complaint, the girl’s mother claimed that upon returning home on Sunday, she caught her brother-in-law in the act of raping her minor daughter who

Congress wins Khairagarh Assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh

Congress wins Khairagarh Assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh

The ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh on Saturday won byelection for the Khairagarh assembly constituency. Congress’ Yashoda Verma defeated her nearest rival, BJP’s Komal Janghel, by 20,176 votes, a poll official here said. Khairagarh constituency, which falls in Rajnandgaon district, had become vacant following the death of sitting JCC (J) MLA