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Uttarakhand police has arrested a man from Gujarat for allegedly sending three youths to Thailand and selling them to a foreign company, officials said on Monday. According to police, the matter came to light on July 10 when Rajendra Saun, a resident of Banbasa, filed a complaint and said that his son, Lalit, along with his friends Vikas and Kamlesh had gone to Bangkok for job opportunities. However, he was unable to contact them.

Based on Saun's complaint, an FIR was lodged and the police contacted the Indian Embassy. During the investigation, the police found that a man named, Rahul Upadhyay, a resident of Khatima, along with his friend Jai Joshi from Gujarat, called seven youths from Uttarakhand and sent them to Bangkok under the pretext of providing them with job opportunities, Champawat Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Ganpati said.

They then sold the youths to a foreign company for 10,000 Thai Baht, Ganpati said.

The police also found that the said company allegedly took the youths to an undisclosed location in Myanmar and made them commit cyber frauds, Ganpati said.

The police have arrested Joshi and was presented in court on Monday, he said. They have received information that Updhyay is travelling to Dubai.

The missing youths have been rescued and sent to their homes with the help of the Indian Embassy, Ganpati added.

Heavy rainfall across Central Europe has triggered severe flooding, leading to 14 deaths so far—seven in Romania, five in Poland, and one each in the Czech Republic and Austria. In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has declared a disaster and allocated 1 billion zlotys in aid as floodwaters inundate cities, burst dams, and prompt evacuations. The Czech Republic has declared an emergency in two northeastern regions, and military aid is being deployed. In Hungary, anticipated flooding in Budapest has led to the cancellation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s foreign engagements, with the city preparing flood defences.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday pardoned 37 prisoners convicted of "extremist offences" -- a term Minsk uses to describe political prisoners -- in a fresh round of amnesties.

Belarus has hundreds of political prisoners, many of whom were jailed after Minsk cracked down on massive anti-Lukashenko protests in 2020.

"Ahead of National Unity Day, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on pardoning 37 more people convicted of extremist offences," state media Belta reported.

It said the list included people with chronic illnesses and pensioners.

The announcement on Monday marked the fourth round of pardons since July.

The identities of the released prisoners have not been made public.

Lukashenko's office called the move "another gesture of humanism on the part of the state towards the wrongdoers", claiming that the prisoners had "repented."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.

Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party was elected with a crushing parliamentary majority in July, has vowed to fight illegal immigration, a hot-button topic in British politics for years.

"Here, there's been some quite dramatic reduction (in migrant arrival numbers) so I want to understand how that came about," Starmer said in Rome ahead of his meeting with Meloni.

He was speaking while touring a national immigration coordination centre with Italy's interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi. Starmer was received with a welcome ceremony at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) at Rome's Villa Doria Pamphili before his meeting with Meloni.

Far-right riots shook cities and towns across England and Northern Ireland shortly after Starmer's election, the UK's worst unrest since 2011, with mosques and migrant accommodation centres often targeted.

The perilous cross-Channel journeys migrants attempt from northern France have posed a fiendishly difficult problem to solve for successive British prime ministers.

Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic.

The storm was located about 985 miles (1,580 kilometers) east of the northeast Caribbean on Monday. It had top winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving west at 7 mph (11 kph).

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Gordon could either dissolve in upcoming days or strengthen back into a tropical storm as it heads north.

Gordon formed during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season that began on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. It is the season’s seventh named storm.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record warm ocean temperatures. It forecast 17 to 25 named storms, with four to seven major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.

A 17-year-old boy was held for allegedly shooting dead his landlord's two sons for pressuring the family to vacate the property in Shahdara here without returning their Rs 4 lakh given under a deal, officials said on Monday. The accused was apprehended on Sunday from southeast Delhi's Nizamuddin area following a tip-off, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Rakesh Paweriya said the juvenile and his family lived as tenants in Asfak's house at Rani Garden in Shahdara's Geeta Colony.

Paweriya said the accused told the police that his family had given Ashfak Rs 4 as "security". And according to a deal between the two families, they could live in the house without paying any rent till the Rs 4 lakh was repaid to them.

Later, Asfak shifted to another place after getting married for a second time.

After this, his two sons -- Irshad alias Bobby (30) and Shahid (20) -- allegedly started to pressure the tenants to vacate the property without paying the security back, the officer said.

On Saturday, Irshad went to the juvenile's house and started hurling abuses at him which angered the boy, the officer said.

He brought out a pistol already kept in the house and shot Irshad in his head who died on the spot, Paweriya said, adding the boy locked the room and walked to Shahid, just a few metres away and also shot him in his head from point blank range.

The accused left from the spot after killing the two and hid the pistol at the house of his cousin at Rani Garden.

Paweriya said the pistol has been recovered but it is yet to be ascertained where it was sourced from.

The juvenile, who was arrested with the help of the technical evidence, is enrolled in Class 12. He used to work as a helper with an AC mechanic in the area.

Police said the deceased had previous criminal involvements: Irshad had two cases including a robbery case against him, while Shahid was allegedly involved an attempt to murder case.

3 IED bombs were recovered and later diffused in a joint operation by security forces in Sukma, Chandigarh

Five people were arrested in Bhubaneswar on Monday after a purported video of their reckless driving went viral on social media, police said. The two vehicles seen in the video were also seized, they said.

The action was taken by the special squad and personnel of the Laxmisagar police station, they added.

However, police did not disclose the identity of the arrested persons.

The incident happened on the busy Janpath, and the video was recorded between Ram Mandir Square and Rupali Square, police said.

In the purported video, it was seen that some youths were driving the vehicles recklessly on the road and also, on the footpath.

The incident took place amid heightened security in the area ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on Tuesday.

Protests erupted at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University on Monday after the suicide of a 25-year-old student who was recently expelled by the university administration. Gautam Kumar, a first-year MBA student, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of his hostel building on Sunday.

He was a native of Vaishali in Bihar and was enrolled at the IP University main campus in Dwarka Sector-16, Southwest Delhi.

He was expelled for allegedly consuming alcohol and narcotic substances in his hostel room along with five other students.

Amid the protests, the university administration has 'relieved' hostel warden Rakesh Kumar of his duties, IP University registrar Kamal Pathak told PTI.

Hundreds of students gathered outside the Vice-Chancellor's office, holding a sit-in to demand justice for the deceased.

They carried posters reading "Justice for Gautam" and "Don't Let the Suicide Note Disappear" and chanted slogans calling for accountability from the university.

Protesters also demanded the resignation of Rakesh Kumar, accusing him of expelling the students without conducting a proper investigation.

Thousands of people demonstrated in Brussels on Monday in solidarity with the workers of a nearby Audi factory making electric vehicles that the German carmaker is considering shutting down amid slumping in sales.

Audi said production at the plant, which employs about 3,000 people in the Belgian capital, will end in 2025 -- a move analysts say is symptomatic of the troubles afflicting Europe's wider car industry, amid low demand and competition from China.

"In a few weeks we're going to find ourselves unemployed, with no money and no prospects," said a 37-year-old worker who preferred not to give his name, holding a placard reading: "Our lives are not an assembly line".

Audi is a subsidiary of Volkswagen, which earlier this month made the bombshell announcement that it was considering the unprecedented step of closing production sites in Germany.

On Monday, police said more than 5,000 people marched through Brussels as part of the protest.

Some lit firecrackers and smoke bombs, others held trade union flags and signs reading "We are not for sale".

Organisers said they wanted to spur European Union leaders to act and invest massively to save jobs in the industrial sector. They put turnout at more than 10,000.

The demonstration comes as workers at the Brussels factory have gone on a prolonged strike, refusing to return to work after the summer break.

The body of a 35-year-old man with his head severed was found on the terrace of a shopping complex in Maharashtra's Thane city on Monday morning, police said. The headless body of Somnath Sadgir, a security supervisor, was found on the terrace of the complex in the Kapurbawdi area and has been sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, an official said.

Deputy commissioner of police zone-v Amarsingh Jadhav said Sadgir had dinner with a security guard at the complex around 10 pm on Sunday, and the duo allegedly had an argument, which might have led to the killing.

A person from the adjoining building spotted the body and alerted the police, he said.

A search has been launched for the alleged accused, the official said, adding that a case has been registered under section 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

India News Live Updates: Six minors were apprehended after a video of them allegedly riding two-wheelers holding the Palestinian flag surfaced on social media platforms, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday around 1 pm on Dantaramakki road in Chikkamagaluru town here, they said.

According to police, three of them were on a two-wheeler and one of the pillion riders, a 17-year-old boy was allegedly holding and waving a Palestinian flag while three of their friends followed them on another bike. They also shouted slogans on 'free Palestine'.

"We apprehended all the six boys involved in the incident. They are all minors. We have registered a case under appropriate sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including sections for disturbing communal harmony. Both the vehicles have been seized along with the flag," a senior police officer said.

During interrogation, the boys said they had watched some videos of a procession in Uttar Pradesh in which people were seen carrying palestinian flags and so they wanted to make a similar reel on Instagram.

Earlier in the day, former BJP national General Secretary and MLC CT Ravi alleged that without permission a rally was held yesterday in more than 20 two wheelers and one four wheeler holding a Palestine flag.

"I have got information that some influential people had tried to influence in favour of the people involved, more than 200 people came in front of the police station, so an explanation was sought and they were let go... I urged the police for a detailed probe and to destroy the network behind them, the incident should not be taken lightly," he said.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday ordered the immediate release of all the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) lawmakers arrested from the Parliament House following the party's power show on September 8 in Islamabad. Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain heard the bail pleas and granted post-arrest bail to the PTI MNAs who were taken into custody by the Islamabad police with their cases registered at the Sangjani police station, Geo News reported.

The bails were granted against surety bonds worth Rs30,000 each, it said.

During the hearing, prosecutor Raja Naveed told the court that Sunni Ittehad Council lawmaker Muhammad Ahmed Chattha is also named in the case. He requested the court against approving bails as the minimum sentence for provisions imposed in the case is three years, the channel said.

"Has anything been recovered from Sher Afzal Marwat, Ahmed Chattha and other MNAs?" the judge questioned the prosecutor. He responded to the question in the negative.

Meanwhile, the court also approved the pre-arrest bail petition filed by PTI leader Ali Bukhari in the case pertaining to his violation of the No Objection Certificate (NOC) and assault on police personnel during the party's rally.

Following the hearing, the court issued a notice and adjourned the hearing of the case till October 1.

A 55-year-old farmer died here on Monday allegedly when a speeding truck hit his motorcycle and dragged him for about 20 metres, police said. The incident took place around 10 am at the Bollarhi intersection in the Srinagar police station area on the Kanpur-Sagar National Highway, they said.

Srinagar police station in-charge Shivpal Singh said, "Both the motorcycle and the farmer got caught in the truck, resulting in the farmer being dragged for approximately 20 metres."

Ramkripal Bajpai (55) of the Urwara village died on the spot. His companion Shekhar Sen (22), who was riding the motorcycle, sustained serious injuries and is receiving treatment at a government hospital, he said.

Singh added the truck driver and the conductor abandoned the vehicle and fled. "We are actively searching for them," he said.

The blast occurred in a residential building in Ravulacheruvu, Amalapuram town, where firecrackers were getting manufactured unauthorisedly. The two-story building has been severely damaged, said police.

All the injured were rushed to the Amalapuram Area Hospital. One person undergoing treatment is in critical condition, said police.

Local MLA Aythabattula Ananda Rao and Amalapuram Town Police officials visited the explosion site to assess the situation. (ANI)

Bowing to pressure from its agitating employees, markets regulator Sebi on Monday withdrew its September 4 press release in which, among other things, it had blamed ‘external elements’ for the recent spate of agitations by a part of its employees. On September 5 morning, several of Sebi employees had demonstrated at the regulator’s headquarter at BKC in the city, demanding withdrawal of the press release of the previous day, saying the contents of it had several wrong pieces of information.

Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad sparked a fresh controversy after he placed a bounty of Rs 11 lakh to anyone who will "chop off the tongue" of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his statements on reservations during his US trip. The Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekar Bawankule, however, distanced himself and said he does not endorse the Sena MLA's remarks. BJP is a constituent of the Shiv Sena-led government in the state.

Severe flooding across central Europe, caused by days of heavy rainfall, has killed at least 10 people and left towns submerged from Poland to Romania. The hardest-hit areas include the Czech-Polish border, where rivers have burst their banks, destroying homes and infrastructure. In the Czech Republic, over 12,000 people have been evacuated, while parts of the city of Litovel are 70% underwater. Romania and Poland have also reported casualties. Poland is considering declaring a state of disaster, and several countries, including Slovakia and Hungary, are preparing for further flooding along the Danube.

The Assam Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Manipur's Churachandpur district on September 13 for his alleged involvement in sabotage activities amidst the ethnic unrest in the state. The suspect, identified as the self-styled finance secretary of the United Kuki National Army, is accused of participating in a bomb blast that destroyed the Sapermeina bridge on NH-2 and an armed attack on an IOCL convoy in Tamenglong. Manipur Police is coordinating with Assam Police on the case. In a separate operation, security forces in Jiribam district recovered weapons, bombs, and ammunition during a search in Mongbung village.

A 13-year-old student from Chennai, Presley Shekinah, has set a new world record by creating a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi using 800 kg of millets. The painting, which measures 600 square feet, was completed in a non-stop 12-hour session as a tribute to the Prime Minister on his upcoming birthday on September 17.

A 13-year-old student from Chennai, Presley Shekinah, has set a new world record by creating a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi using 800 kg of millets. The painting, which measures 600 square feet, was completed in a non-stop 12-hour session as a tribute to the Prime Minister on his upcoming birthday on September 17. Read full story

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the fourth Global Renewable Energy Investor's Meet (RE-INVEST 2024) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Monday and said that the world knows that India is the best bet in the 21st century. "The world knows that India is the best bet in the 21st Century," PM Modi said at the expo, held at Mahatma Mandir, showcased contributions from public and private sectors, state governments, and start-ups."During his earlier visit, the then US president Barack Obama asked whether we face the pressure to achieve targets. I had responded that ‘This is Modi. And the only pressure I feel is of the future generation that is not even born yet.’ I am working for the next generation."

Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai in over 70 years, caused severe disruptions on Monday morning. The storm, with wind speeds of 130 km/h (80 mph), made landfall southeast of the city, prompting widespread shutdowns during China's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Shanghai, home to 25 million people, was brought to a standstill as flights, trains, and highways were suspended. The China Meteorological Administration issued a red alert for gale-force winds and heavy rainfall across eastern China. Airports, ferries, and highways in the region were closed as authorities worked to minimize the storm's impact.

Bajaj Housing Finance shares debuted at over double the offer price in pre-open trade on Monday as investors bet on strong growth in a booming home loan market.

The housing finance company commenced trading on the stock exchanges with an impressive 114% premium. The company's shares opened at Rs 150 on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), significantly higher than the issue price of Rs 70. In the lead-up to the listing, the shares had been trading at a Grey Market Premium (GMP) of 120% above the issue price.

Stock markets on Monday experienced a slight uptick as investors exercised caution in anticipation of the upcoming Fed rate cut announcement later this week.

BSE Sensex opened higher by 94.39 points at 82,985.33 going upto 83,140,76 points in early trade. Meanwhile, the Nifty50 index commenced trading at 25,406.65 points, registering a gain of 50.15 points or 0.2 per cent. It then climbed up to over 25,430 points.

NTPC, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Larsen & Toubro, and Bajaj Finance emerged as the top performers among the 30 Sensex companies. Investors had a keen eye on listing of Bajaj Housing finance which got listed at Rs 150 offering 114% premium over the IPO price of Rs70.

In Bangladesh, miscreants have been attacking Sufi shrines, including the Hazrat Shah Paran shrine in Sylhet. Devotees and volunteers, along with security forces, are protecting the shrines. The interim government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, condemned the attacks and vowed to take legal action against the perpetrators. Security has been increased at shrines to prevent further incidents. This comes after a recent student-led movement ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Typhoon Bebinca struck Shanghai early Monday, as reported by Chinese state media. The city is under a red alert due to the severe weather conditions, including powerful winds and heavy rainfall.The typhoon made landfall in Shanghai, a metropolis with a population of almost 25 million, at approximately 7.30 am. local time (2330 GMT). The powerful storm system brought fierce winds, with maximum sustained speeds of 151 kilometers per hour (94 miles per hour) near its center. Meteorologists say that Typhoon Bebinca could be the strongest to hit Shanghai since 1949.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after gunshots were fired near him, his campaign announced in a statement on Sunday. The statement added that no further details were available at this time.

Reuters could not immediately determine where Trump was located when the campaign issued the statement.

Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday expressed his gratitude to all members of Team Assam for their hard work for the successful conduct of the first Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) exam.
In a post on X, CM Sarma informed that 11.23 lakh students appeared for the ADRE examination.

"The first ADRE examination has concluded successfully. 11.23 lakh students have appeared for this examination, making it one of the largest-ever public recruitment examinations to be conducted in the state. HCM Dr @himantabiswa has expressed his gratitude to all members of Team Assam for their hard work over the past several weeks," the Assam CM posted on X.

Many rivers including Ganga, Sharda and Ghaghra were flowing above the danger mark in Uttar Pradesh after heavy rainfall even as 14 people have died in rain-related and drowning incidents since Saturday, including 10 in a building collapse in Meerut.

To instill national pride, promote cultural integration, raise environmental awareness, enhance physical fitness, and foster a spirit of patriotism, the Territorial Army (TA) launched its cycling expedition for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands phase. The event was flagged off by Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM, VM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN).

The team followed a route that included Brichgunj, Corbyn's Cove, Marina Park Flag Point, Cellular Jail, Aberdeen Bazaar, VIP Road, School Line, Bathu Basti, and finally concluded at Brichgunj Military Station.

China has released US pastor David Lin, who had been imprisoned since 2006, according to a statement from the State Department on Sunday. Washington had classified his detention as wrongful.