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Protests in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched, Modi says he is ‘pained’

NEW DELHI – Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday following the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief. Increasing anger about the killing in Jharkhand prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make his first comments […]

2 arrested in UP’s Shamli with opium worth Rs 1,25,000

Muzaffarnagar, Jun 26: Two men, alleged to be drug traffickers, have been arrested with opium worth Rs 1,25,000 in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said Wednesday. Joginder and Dilshad were arrested on Tuesday evening after their car was intercepted in Jhinjhana police station area and opium weighing 1 kg […]

Dry conditions in Delhi, slim chance of rain

New Delhi, Jun 26: The mercury is likely to rise slightly in the national capital on Wednesday owing to dry conditions, the weatherman said. At 8:30 am, the city recorded a minimum of 29.6 degrees Celsius and humidity levels at 66 per cent, according to data from the India […]

UP bypolls: Four-cornered contest on the anvil

Lucknow, Jun 26:  With the electoral alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party ending in a divorce, the upcoming bypolls to 12 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh are likely to witness a four-cornered contest. The Lok Sabha election and the 2017 UP Assembly election were […]

Light showers in Mumbai suburbs

Munbai, Jun 26: Mumbaikars’ wait for widespread rains seems to be getting longer with only light showers being witnessed Wednesday morning in areas like Andheri and Santacruz, a day after onset of the south-west monsoon was announced in Maharashtra, an IMD official said. As per Met department, the monsoon […]

Those imprisoned during Emergency to get pension: Fadnavis

Mumbai, Jun 25: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said those who were imprisoned during the Emergency will be provided pension and a citation. Speaking in the state Assembly during the Question hour, Fadnavis said “pension was an honour more than money” for those who served jail term […]

Jaishankar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha poll

Gandhinagar, Jun 25: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha poll from Gujarat, scheduled on July 5. Jaishankar reached Ahmedabad Monday evening, hours after he officially joined the BJP in the presence of BJPs working president J P Nadda in Delhi. […]

Two boys drown in UP’s Banda

Banda (UP), Jun 25: Two boys Tuesday drowned in a pond at Dhausad village here while trying to save a girl, police said. The incident took place in the morning when Atul (10) and Samir (12) were taking a bath in the pond and the girl slipped into to […]

Weavers protest at Jantar Mantar against Telangana govt

New Delhi, Jun 25: Weavers from Telangana Tuesday alleged that the state government had turned a blind eye towards their welfare and claimed that around 350 weavers have committed suicide so far.  The weavers under the banner of ‘Weavers United JAC’ held a protest at Jantar Mantar here.  “Weavers […]

Under debt, Rajasthan farmer ends his life

Jaipur, Jun 25: A 45-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming celphos in Raisinghnagar of Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district, police said Tuesday. The farmer, identified as Sohan Lal, had taken a crop loan of Rs 2.5 lakh.  He took celphos, a pesticide, on Sunday.  The body was handed over […]

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