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West Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], Oct. 28 : For more than four decades, a retired school peon Mohammad Yeasin Pathan is fighting all odds, indifference and intolerance to preserve and restore 34 Hindu medieval temples near the Kansai river in West Bengal's Midnapore.

The 64-year-old is a resident of Hatihalka village in West Midnapur district and started his journey to save these temples in 1976.

In 1994, Pathan was honoured with 'Kabir Award' by the President of India for promoting communal harmony.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 : China has warned that the biggest losers of the boycott of its goods will be Indian consumers as they lack proper substitutes that would provide the same quality and price.

Over reports that local sellers in Sadar Bazaar, the largest wholesale market of household items in India, has complained that Chinese goods sale has dropped by at least 20 percent, Spokesperson and Counsellor for the Chinese Embassy in India, Xie Liyan, said in a statement, "In the long run, boycott will not only hurt Chinese goods sale, but also have negative effect on the India consumers."

New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 : Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor does not seem to go out of style even in an oversized conventional bowtie.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 28 : Rob Kardashian is reportedly under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over a reported criminal threat against singer Pilot Jones.

There were allegations that the 29-year-old TV personality physically threatened Jones, who has recently appeared in photos kissing Blac Chyna, reports E! Online.

However, when or where the surfaced photos were taken is unclear and while Kardashian has not publicly commented on the situation, Chyna, who is also expecting a baby with Kardashian, lashed out on the singer in a lengthy response on Instagram.

"Ok let's state facts !!! I been quiet for too long!!! So JC Pilot Jones whatever the f**k his name is has already tried to put out a story saying that he's the potential father of my child," she began.

Washington [USA], Oct. 28 : The United States has reiterated that India and Pakistan need to hold bilateral talks to solve all the ongoing issues and to avoid further escalation of tensions.

During a press briefing, US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said, "These are issues that we believe India and Pakistan need to discuss, they need to talk about and need to work out between themselves."

He was responding to a question about the latest events between New Delhi and Islamabad during which the two neighbours expelled each others' diplomat.

Kirby said these are sovereign decisions that nation-states make and these are the issues that India and Pakistan will have to work out.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 : A Delhi court will on Friday hear a plea seeking recovery of Rs. 91,000 crore from app-based cab service providers, including Ola and Uber.

An NGO had on October 24 lodged a complaint with the court that the cab aggregators were allegedly not adhering to rules to raise fares on the basis of meters fitted in the vehicles.

Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra heard the matter partly on behalf of complainant NGO Nyayabhoomi, which claimed that Ola, Uber and Taxi for Sure were also allegedly violating permit conditions by running vehicles on diesel and providing point-to-point service in Delhi.