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Chandigarh, Jun 5: The second round of Jat agitation for reservation began on Sunday morning as security arrangements have been tightened with the deployment of 55 companies of paramilitary forces in Haryana. Jat community members bagan assembling in Rohtak district for their protest. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Ram Niwas said, "we are not taking any chance," even though only one

London, Jun 4: Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world when it comes to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity while India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations. According to the 'Good Country' 2015 index which seeks to measure how countries contribute to the global good, Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does

Mathura, Jun 4: BJP MP Hema Malini was today stopped from entering the violence-hit Jawahar Bagh area of Mathura district by police, citing security reasons and the ongoing combing operation. Police said combing operations are underway in the area due to which entry of civilians is prohibited. "This is not a big issue and there was no ulterior motive to bar the MP from entering the area. Combing

Lucknow, Jun 3: Uttar Pradesh Police has made 368 arrests in connection with the violence in Mathura even as the four main accused in the clashes between police and members of a sect are absconding. "Police has registered a case under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 353, 186, 188 of IPC and section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act against 11 named and 2500-3000 unnamed persons," Uttar Pradesh IG

New Delhi, June 2: Ruling out the possibility of a deficient monsoon, India Meteorological Department on Thursday said 96% chances are that the rainfall this year would be normal to excess. Releasing the second long-range forecast, IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said North-West India will recieve 108% rainfall of the Long Period Average while central India and southern peninsula will

New Delhi, Jun 2: Tasked by markets regulator Sebi to sell land parcels of Sahara, HDFC Realty will e-auction on July 4 five properties owned by the beleaguered group at a reserve price of Rs 722 crore. HDFC Realty has been asked to auction a total of 31 land parcels at Rs 2,400 crore, while SBI Cap has been tasked to auction another 30 land properties with an estimated market value of about Rs 4

New Delhi, Jun 2: HRD minister Smriti Z Irani tells Akshaya Mukul the reason she gets into scraps on social media is because she gives back whenever she is attacked personally. She also says Rahul Gandhi becoming Congress president would be achhe din for BJP, and speaks about her policy initiatives. How have you done in two years? There was a bit of apprehension as to what is it that I will bring

New Delhi, Jun 2: The BJP has taken a dig at the Congress over demands of elevation for its vice president Rahul Gandhi as the party president, and said the country will move further towards Congress-free India if this happens. “Though it’s an internal matter of the Congress, but if such a decision is taken, the country will move ahead in the direction of a Congress-free India,” Bharatiya Janata

New Delhi, Jun 2: Consumers will feel the pinch further with oil companies on Wednesday steeply hiking the price of non-subsidised LPG and aviation turbine fuel. The hike comes a day after petrol and diesel prices were revised. In addition to these, the introduction of a 0.5% Krishi Kalyan Cess on Wednesday would make eating out, phone bills, internet, movies, healthcare and banking transactions

Los Angeles, Jun 1: Two men died today in a murder- suicide at the University of California's Los Angeles campus, prompting a lockdown and a massive security deployment at the sprawling facility. Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said both victims were found with gunshot wounds in an office on campus. At least three shots were fired and a gun was found at the scene. "At about 10:00 this