Woman who accused ex-BJP minister of abuse arrested

India Today, New Delhi

The Shahjahanpur law student, who has accused BJP leader Chinmayanand of rape, has been arrested in the extortion case against her.

The woman has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in the extortion case against her.

The law student was arrested from her house by the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police around 9.15 am. She was then taken for medical examination, they said. She will be produced before a court later in the day, they added.

Egypt detains over 1,000 after

anti-Sisi protests

AFP, Cairo

Egyptian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people, two rights groups said yesterday, in the wake of rare protests last week calling for the ouster of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The Egyptian Centre for Freedoms and Rights said 1,003 had been arrested, while the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights reported the figure of 1,298 detained.

Two prominent academics were also detained on Tuesday, a lawyer and a relative said.

Massachusetts bans e-cigarettes

AFP, New York

Massachusetts on Tuesday officially became the first US state to ban—if temporarily—the sale of all electronic cigarettes, going further than states that only prohibited flavored products.

The ban is effective immediately and will run until January 25, said Governor Charlie Baker, who declared a public health emergency in the northeastern state.

San Francisco in California had already adopted a similar citywide ban in July, but until now no other state had imposed a statewide ban.