India

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Noted actor Shabana Azmi, who was injured in an accident last week, is "recovering well", her husband and veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar said on Wednesday.

Azmi suffered head injuries when her car met with an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on January 18. Akhtar was also there in the vehicle but escaped unhurt.

Ahmedabad, Jan 22 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking a review of its direction to the CID to probe a 1996 case of alleged drug planting in which he was arrested.

Justice J B Pardiwala rejected the jailed former officer's petition last week.

Pune, Jan 22 (PTI) Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed on Wednesday that pre-Budget meetings are being held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) but Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is not being invited.

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not happy with Sitharaman's performance, he should ask her to resign, the former Maharashtra chief minister said here.

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) A 35-year-old priest has been arrested in Navi Mumbai for duping people on the pretext of performing puja of their gold jewellery to ward off evil spirits, police said on Wednesday.

The accused, Ajay Jangam, was arrested last week by the Navi Mumbai police's Crime Branch, they said.

Nagpur, Jan 22 (PTI) Three persons including a boy were arrested at Kamptee town in the district on Wednesday for allegedly raping a teenage girl and beating up her male friend, the police said.

The incident had taken place on Monday night.

The accused were identified as Monu alias Mohnish Milind Borkar, Sheikh Anwar Sheikh Amin (32) and a minor.

Jaipur, Jan 23 (PTI) Lauding the efforts of students and common people who have been protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), actor Nandita Das said on Thursday that more places like Shaheen Bagh are coming up across the country.

Das also exhorted people to speak up against the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Kolkata, Jan 23 (PTI) The World Archery on Thursday conditionally lifted the suspension on India, less than a week after the embattled national federation held its elections.

"The federation needs to comply with good governance and activity portions of World Archery constitution and rules. Must report every three months," said a statement from the World Archery.

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) The sessions judge who recently issued death warrants against the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case has been transferred.

Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora has been transferred to the Supreme Court as Additional Registrar on deputation basis for one year, a letter sent by Registrar General, Delhi High Court, to the District Judge, Patiala House Courts, said.

Kanpur: Consumers at the window counter of the power sub-division coming under Jajmau Division felt no annoyance in depositing their respective electricity bills on Thursday afternoon. The reason behind this was straight, no crowd was converged at the concluding days of the month.

Even the consumers' face was brightening with a satisfactory gleam as they were not minding the passing of time to reach the counter. They knew it that there was no need to rush though the weather's icy condition was disturbing them in the queue.

Pulwama, Jan22: A Kashmiri separatist was killed in an alleged encounter with Indian security forces in Budgam district of Indian administered Kashmir, police said.

An Indian soldier and a special police officer (SPO) were also killed in a gunbattle in the area of Tuesday.