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North Dakota governor Doug Burgum signed into law banning abortion throughout pregnancy. Abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy, till six weeks. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, North Dakota. North Dakota on Monday (local time) adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation. In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy. “This bill clarifies and refines existing state law... and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state,” Burgum said in a statement. Last year’s US Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe vs Wade decision that legalised abortion nationwide has triggered multiple state laws banning or restricting the ...

  At least 12 killed in bomb attack on Pakistan police station, building collapses "Two bomb explosions occurred inside the CTD (counter-terrorism department) police station in Kabal town, Swat. At least 12 people, mostly policemen, were killed by multiple explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station on Monday, officials said. The explosions levelled the specialist counter-terrorism station in Kabal town of Swat Valley, in the northwestern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which neighbours Afghanistan. The incident came amid a string of high-toll militant assaults on police in Pakistan, many linked to the domestic Taliban branch, and initially sparked fears of a fresh attack. But the head of Swat police said a short-circuit in a basement storing "grenades and other explosives" was the cause of the blasts. "There is no suggestion that it was caused by an outside attack or by suicide bombers," Shafi Ullah Gandapur told reporters. Khali...

Narendra is set to inaugurate a slew of projects in Kerala including the “game-changer” water metro project and the state's first Vande Bharat Express.                       PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat train, India's first water metro in Kerala Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express train in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram and the country's first water metro in Kochi on Tuesday. Vande Bharat, the semi-high-speed train from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod, will cover the distance between the two places in just eight hours which otherwise would take 12-13 hours for transportation. On its way, the train will cover districts including Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Kannur. Modi is set to arrive at Thiruvananthapuram railway station around 10.30am. Expressing his “eagerness” to be a part of the programme, Prime Minister Nare...

After receiving the threat, the Operation Commander of '112' filed a case in the police station Sushant Golf City.                                                The threat was received via message on 'Dial 112'. Lucknow: A case has been registered against an unidentified person in Lucknow after a death threat was received for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police said on Tuesday. The threat was received via message on 'Dial 112' (a number launched by the Uttar Pradesh government for the emergency services), in which the person stated, "I will kill CM Yogi soon". After receiving the threat, the Operation Commander of '112' filed a case in the police station Sushant Golf City. A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 506, 507 and IT Act 66. "Case has been registered under sections 506 and 507 IPC and 66 IT Act in PS Sushant...

The Punjab Police has already invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the Khalistan sympathizer.  The police on March 18 had launched a major crackdown against Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'.  The Punjab police arrested Amritpal Singh in Moga’s Rode village early Sunday, ending an over a month-long manhunt against the radical preacher who styled himself after slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The preacher was taken into custody at 6.45 am as he came out — in the traditional attire that included a sheathed sword — of the gurdwara in Rode, Bhindranwale’s native village and also the place where he himself took over last year as the chief of Waris Punjab De. The 29-year-old was detained under the stringent National Security Act and flown to Assam on a special flight to be lodged at the Dibrugarh Central Jail, where nine other associates picked up over the past several weeks are kept. Shortly after his arrest, a vide...