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Unidentified assailants fire at ex-serviceman's house in Punjab's Hoshiarpur, no casualties

Unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at the house of a deceased ex-serviceman in Manolian village under the Mahilpur police station area in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

No casualties were reported. The attackers fired at least three rounds, with bullets hitting an inner wall of the house. Family members of late Subedar Sadhu Singh were sleeping inside at the time of the incident.

A police team has reached the spot and launched an investigation. CCTV footage from surrounding areas is being examined. Efforts are on to trace and arrest the assailants.

3 killed as car hits motorcycle on Hisar-Delhi highway

Three persons riding a motorcycle died after a car collided with their vehicle on the Hisar-Delhi National Highway, police said.

The incident took place near Anipura village, around 30 km from Hisar, in the early hours of the day, when the car coming from the Rohtak side collided with a motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction.

All three victims, aged between 35 and 40 years, were residents of Hansi district's Bhatla village, they said.

The bodies have been sent to the Hansi Civil Hospital for post-mortem, they said.

Man arrested on rape charge after minor gives birth in Jharkhand hospital

A 24-year-old man was arrested in Jharkhand's Giridih district on charges of rape after a teenage girl delivered a baby at a government hospital, police said on Sunday.

The 14-year-old girl gave birth to the baby in the bathroom of the hospital on Friday evening, prompting hospital staff to alert the police, they said.

"Based on the statement of the victim's father, an FIR was registered, and a close relative of the girl was arrested from the Bengabad police station area on Saturday," SDPO (Giridih Sadar) Jitvahan Oraon told PTI.

He said the girl's statement was recorded by a woman police officer, and a case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and various sections, including 64 (rape), of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The girl went to the bathroom soon after arriving at the hospital, where she delivered the baby girl, an official said.

She allegedly tried to leave the premises afterwards, but staff members stopped her and informed the police, he said.

Tiger kills woman, injures 4 near Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh reserve; angry locals assault forest staff

A tiger strayed into a residential area near the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district early on Sunday, mauling a woman to death and injuring four other persons, officials said.

The incident occurred around 3 am at Kherwa Tola locality in Panpatha village near the tiger reserve. The deceased has been identified as Phool Bai Pal (40).

Following the attack, angry locals allegedly assaulted a forest ranger and manhandled a woman staffer while protesting against repeated tiger attacks in the area. Villagers accused forest officials of failing to respond promptly despite repeated calls for help.

The protesters did not allow officials to take the body for post-mortem examination, delaying rescue operations for the big cat.

Forest teams have shifted the injured persons to hospital. Police security has been deployed in the village.

Counting of votes cast in repoll to Bengal's Falta Assembly seat begins: EC official.

5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Turkey, EMSC reports

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Further details are awaited.

'Law and order situation brought under control': Kapurthala Police on Kapurthala Central Prison

"Today at almost 9.30pm, Kapurthala police came to know that some prisoners in Kapurthala Central Jail were fighting with each other... The law and order situation was brought under control immediately... During this entire operation, 2 prisoners were injured," he said.

'Extremely important visit': Former Indian diplomat, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, on visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India

"It's an extremely important visit because the Secretary of State in the US administration occupies a very special position in the warrants of precedence there and plays a very important role... In the last year or more, there has been a disruption in our relationship. The whole issue now is of building trust... There would be very in-depth discussions between the two sides... The visit, bilaterally and in the context of the Quad, is extremely important," he said.

Security tightened around the area after shots were fired near the White House grounds

Fire breaks out outside the Alipur Police Station in Delhi, damaging several vehicles parked in the area.

No injuries have been reported so far.

Separation gap appeared in the Mangalpur-Bishunpur Bridge near the Bettiah-Gopalganj border area in Bihar