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Eight people were killed with six others missing as a pilgrimage vessel capsized in Myanmar's Mandalay region on Wednesday.

The accident took place in the morning. With 25 pilgrims aboard, a vessel overturned in Zeetaw dam while travelling to a monastery near the dam in Nyaung Oak village tract in the township, according to a press release from Myanmar Fire Services Department.

Claiming that 'divisive forces' are making attempts to break the unity of the people in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference on Wednesday vowed to foil such machinations by not allowing division of the state on regional and religious lines.

"We are the inheritors of great legacy of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, who strived all his life to preserve distinct and unique identity of the state and its existence as a single entity," NC General Secretary Ali Mohammed Sagar said addressing workers' convention in Doda district.

Sharing his harrowing experience of sexual molestation as a 13-year-old boy, TMC member of Parliament Derek O'brien urged celebrities, cricketers and people in public life to speak up about such traumatic incidents.

He shared explicit details of molestation in which as a kid he was inappropriately touched. The lawmaker was speaking in the Rajya Sabha while participating in the discussion on the bill for amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The proposed amendment provides for stringent punishment including death penalty for sexual assault on minors.

A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider injured on Wednesday after their two-wheeler collided with an army vehicle in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.

The accident occurred near Chowki Choura along Bhamla road in the border district, resulting in the death of local resident Anil Singh and injuries to another person, the spokesman said.

Terming the accident as "unfortunate", the defence spokesman said a detailed investigation is underway and army authorities have assured complete cooperation.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Wednesday blamed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bajrang Dal for mob lynching incidents in Bihar and across the country

"RSS and Bajrang Dal are behind mob lynching in Bihar and across the country," Tej Pratap Yadav, former Bihar Health Minister said in a reference to mob lynching.

Yadav's party RJD along with other opposition parties had repeatedly raised this issue in the ongoing monsoon session of the state Assembly.

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday won the Patkura Assembly seat, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by 17,920 votes.

BJD candidate Sabitri Agarwalla bagged 96,017 votes, while BJP nominee Bijoy Mohapatra came second with 78,097 votes. Congress continued its dismal show as party candidate Jayanta Kumar Mohanty received mere 2,104 votes.

Kendrapara District Collector Samarth Verma announced the result. The polling for the seat was held on July 20 after being postponed twice in the past few months.

Two youths have been arrested for allegedly harassing and physically assaulting two girls here, police said on Wednesday.

"Two youths, named Evan Chauhan and Zulfikar Khan, both residents of Beniapukur area, were arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly harassing two young girls near the Pavlov Hospital on the night before," an officer from Topsia police station said.

According to police, both youths, riding a two-wheeler allegedly passed lewd comments to two girls passing by in the Beniapukur area at around 11 p.m. on Monday.

The Punjab Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday decided that the next session of the Assembly would be held from August 2 to 6, an official said.

A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that the session would commence in the afternoon of August 2 with obituary references, while legislative business would be transacted on August 5 and 6.

The house would adjourn sine die after the legislative business is completed.

Metal companies fell out of favour on Wednesday over growth concerns after the International Monetary Fund further revised down India's GDP growth rate.

Besides, investors are already in a fix over the exodus of foreign funds which has already crossed Rs 11,000 crore in the month of July till date.

The Sensex closed 135.09 points or 0.36 per cent lower at 37,847.65 from its Monday's close of 37,982.74 while the broader Nifty closed 59.75 points or 0.53 per cent to 11,271.30.

“Today, I invited all my senior officers and thanked them. While I honoured them, I gave some suggestions - in future same kind of political developments will take place, instability of govt may continue even after the new govt is invited by the Guv,” said caretaker CM Kumaraswamy.

“I requested them that at that juncture their responsibility is more than elected representatives and our officers. I requested them to take care of the development of state & problems faced by common man and not depend on elected representatives.”

Intense spells of rain likely to occur in the districts of Thane during next 4 hours, says IMD

The mobile and data services of state-run telecom company BSNL due to a fire incident at an exchange in Salt Lake in Kolkata on Monday continue to disrupted on Wednesday in the eight northeastern states, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar, officials said on Wednesday.

"A major transmission equipment was burnt after a fire broke out at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited building in Salt Lake in Kolkata on Monday evening," a senior BSNL official in Agartala told IANS requesting identity.

He said that due to the fire and burning of the vital transmission equipment, the mobile and data services of the BSNL continue to disrupt in the eight northeastern states, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar.

An abandoned four-storey building collapsed in central Delhi's Nabi Karim on Wednesday, Delhi Fire Service officials said.

No casualty has been reported, they said.

The fire department said it received a call regarding the incident at 10.57 am, following which six fire tenders with rescue equipment were rushed to the spot.

No one was living in the abandoned building, which was an old structure, a senior fire officer said.

The fire department cleared the debris within two hours, the officials said. PTI AMP CK

In relief to a Pakistani woman living here for over 30 years and married to an Indian, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to process her application for citizenship.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru also asked the Centre to extend her visa till her application is finalised, noting that the petitioner has been residing in India since she was six months old.

The high court also issued notice to the Centre on her plea.

When Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted his story on Wednesday, the spotlight suddenly fell on him.

Bhaiyya Ram Yadav, a 55-year-old farmer in Bharatpur of Chitrakoot district in Bundelkhand region, has created a forest by planting saplings on 50 hectares of barren land in his village.

"In 2001, my wife passed away during child birth and later my son died at the age of seven due to lack of medical treatment. I left my home due to depression and started roaming around in Chitrakoot," he said.

Centre running propaganda machinery to attack Opposition, says TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Prime Minister Imran Khan on his maiden visit to the US faced protests by ethnic and religious minorities from Pakistan, drawing the attention of the Trump administration towards human rights violations and forced disappearances in that country.

The Mohajirs and the Balochs are accusing the Pakistani security agencies of engaging in human rights violations against the minority communities.

Mohajirs are Urdu-speaking people who migrated from India during partition. A large number of Mohajirs reside in Sindh province's urban areas - notably in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur. The minority group has time and again accused the Pakistan government of human rights violation.

A man was arrested for allegedly carrying contraband worth about Rs 1.25 crore in the international market in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, police said on Wednesday.

Naseem alias Bhurri was arrested at Kandausa village under Baundi police station limits after smack was seized from his possession, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover said.

Naseem, during interrogation, revealed the names of two other persons involved in criminal activities, who were also arrested, he said.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday bid farewell to five of its members from Tamil Nadu, who are retiring today after completion of their terms, with V Maitreyan turning emotional during his farewell speech.

The five retiring members are V Maitreyan, D Raja, K R Arjunan, R Lakshmanan and T Rathinavel, all from the AIADMK, except for Raja who is a member of the CPI.

The retiring members said they will miss the House and thanked their colleagues and the chairman, while other members said the House will remember them for their contributions in different ways and hoped they return to the House again.

Two died and 30 were injured after two mini buses collided in Karimganj, Assam earlier today

One dead, several feared trapped in a landslide at a coal mine in Angul, Odisha. Nine injured have been admitted to a hospital, rescue operation underway.

As S Jaishankar ji (External Affairs Minister) said Kashmir issue was not discussed in President Trump & PM Modi meeting. There is no question of mediation in Kashmir issue as it will be against the Shimla agreement, said Rajnath Singh

We want to hear from horse's mouth, says Cong asking PM to respond on Kashmir mediation issue in Lok Sabha. Congress walks out from Lok Sabha as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh rises to make statement on Kashmir mediation issue

Uttar Pradesh govt gives sanction for the withdrawal of 20 more cases related to Muzaffarnagar riots. Yogi Adityanath's govt has given request for withdrawing more than 70 cases related to the riots so far.

Yogi government has already kickstarted the process of withdrawing cases filed against senior BJP leaders and ministers including Sanjeev Balyan, Suresh Rana, Sangeet Som and Umesh Malik.

Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, will hold a meeting of Rajya Sabha MPs of Congress & other opposition parties in the Parliament office today.

Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury gives Adjournment Motion Notice in the House over "killing of tribals across the nation".

Congress Parliamentary Party Chief Sonia Gandhi to hold a meeting of all party Lok Sabha MPs today at Party Office in the Parliament.

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points in early trade on Wednesday as investor sentiment dampened further after IMF cut India's growth outlook.

Massive foreign fund outflow too hit market mood here, traders said.

After swinging nearly 250 point in highly volatile opening session, the 30-share index was trading 104.13 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 37,878.61 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty also fell 38.30 points or 0.34 per cent to 11,292.75.

The rupee opened on a weak note and declined by 16 paise to 69.10 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, amid sustained foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices.

Rainfall starts again in Central Mumbai. King's circle area in the city continues to be waterlogged.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh admitted to a hospital in Gurugram, Tuesday night after he complained of chest pain.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Central Air Command has deployed two helicopters at Darbhanga to provide relief to flood affected victims in the districts of Darbhanga, Sitamarhi and Madhubani.

Two youths were admitted to a hospital in Muzaffarnagar district after they were allegedly beaten up by a group of men after identifying them, a police official said on Wednesday.

Sajjad and Waris were returning to their homes in Dolatpur village on a motorcycle from another village when they were stopped and told to identify themselves, Kakroli police station SHO Jitender Kumar Ambavat said.

Unidentified miscreants have shot dead a history-sheeter in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official said Wednesday.

Vikki Nala's body was found with bullet injuries near a tubewell in Kandhla town Tuesday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said.

Red alert (heavy rains) issued in Udupi & Kodagu districts for today & tomorrow. Schools & colleges to remain closed in Udupi on Wednesday.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "delay in production of Vande Bharat Express".

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued Yellow Alert in Kannur and Kasaragod districts for today and tomorrow.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MP Nazir Ahmad Laway has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over 'problems of Jammu & Kashmir migrants'

Three cars collide in Sion, Mumbai due to low visibility caused by incessant rains. 8 injured in the accident.