Four arrested in cattle theft case after encounter in UP's Kaushambi
Kaushambi (PTI): Police have arrested four accused involved in a cattle theft case following an encounter early Friday, officials said.
Circle Officer Manjhanpur Shivank Singh said that on December 18, Rahul Yadav, a resident of Shamshabad village under Manjhanpur police station, reported that three of his buffaloes had been stolen by Firoz, Guddu and Dilshad, residents of Karari police station area in Kaushambi district.
Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered.
The CO said that on the intervening night of December 18 and 19, police received information that the accused involved in the cattle theft were present near Patauna bridge and were planning to commit another offence.
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Acting on the tip-off, the police team reached the spot and arrested Firoz, Guddu and Dilshad near Patauna bridge.
During interrogation, the arrested accused confessed to their involvement in several incidents of buffalo theft. They also disclosed that another accomplice was present on the Raghavapur road in the police station area.
The officer said that when the police team conducted a raid at the indicated location, the accused, identified as Aryan alias Barati Lal, opened fire on the police after finding himself surrounded. In retaliatory firing, he was hit by a bullet in the leg.
A country-made pistol and a cartridge were recovered from his possession.
The injured accused has been admitted to the district hospital for treatment.
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Andhra to be developed as knowledge, creator economy hub: CM Naidu
New Delhi/Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the state is taking steps to transform itself into a knowledge and creator economy hub with a strong focus on artificial intelligence and quantum technology.
He noted that Andhra Pradesh has abundant tech-driven youth and the government is formulating plans to train them in futuristic technologies with support from global technology firms.
"Our goal is to transform Andhra Pradesh into a knowledge hub by focusing on AI, quantum computing, data centres, drone cities and space cities. The youth will remain our biggest asset over the next 25 years, and we seek global partnerships to scale up the creator economy," said Naidu during his interactions at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi.
Naidu, who participated in the summit in the national capital, also held meetings with several global technology leaders and industrialists to explore collaborations in artificial intelligence, clean energy and innovation ecosystems.
He met Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Autodesk AI Head Mike Haley, Aramco India Director Abdul Rehman AiThukair, LEGO Education Vice President Tom Hall, Aadhaar Founder and CTO Srikanth Nadhamuni, Khosla Ventures Managing Partner Vinod Khosla and others at the AP Pavilion.
The chief minister also held discussions with Saudi Aramco representatives on clean energy projects, including solar initiatives, and invited the company to expand operations in Andhra Pradesh, stating that the state is highly suitable for green energy production.
He sought support from NVIDIA Vice President Callista Redmond for establishing AI Living Labs and proposed partnerships through the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub to promote youth innovation, including collaborations with IIT Tirupati and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati under the Andhra Pradesh Future Innovation and Research for Science and Technology (AP FIRST) initiative.
Naidu urged Autodesk leadership to support the development of Global Capability Centres in design engineering and requested the establishment of an Innovation Academy in Amaravati aligned with quantum technology, besides proposing AI and robotics learning labs in partnership with LEGO Education.
He also discussed AI-driven smart governance solutions with Quantela Inc Chairman Sridhar Gadhi, while World Bank Group Digital AI Regional Director Mahesh Uttamchandani met Naidu on the sidelines of the summit.
Following the meetings, Naidu visited various exhibition stalls at the summit, including those of NVIDIA, Tata, Intel and Microsoft, and reviewed AI applications across agriculture, healthcare and industry.
