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Lucknow, Jun 2: Uttar Pradesh was hit by another deadly dust storm that claimed 17 lives and left 11 persons injured last evening. An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson today said that most of the deaths were caused due to the falling of trees and house collapse. Moradabad bore the maximum brunt of the storm, with as many as seven deaths reported from the district, followed by three deaths from

Singapore, Jun 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Hindu and Buddhist temples and a mosque in Chinatown here, demonstrating the age-old people-to-people contact between India and Singapore on Saturday. The prime minister, who is here on a three-day tour, visited Sri Mariamman Temple and participated in prayers. Sri Mariamman is the oldest Hindu temple in the country. The priest of the temple

Srinagar, Jun 2: An innocent civilian, hit by a reckless CRPF vehicle during clashes outside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, succumbed to his injuries on Friday night, becoming the first casualty since the Centre announced halting of operations in Kashmir 18 days ago. Kaiser Bhat, from Srinagar's Fateh-a- Kadal, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS hospital, according to hospital officials. He came under

New Delhi, Jun 2: With only months left for the forthcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls, political parties have begun their strategies, alliance formations and preparations. In a latest, former Aam Aadmi Party minister Kapil Mishra, who has lately made several allegations against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has now claimed that AAP is trying to shake hands with Congress ahead of 2019 polls

Chandigarh, Jun 1: Farmers on Friday stopped the supply of vegetables, fruits, milk and other items to various cities of Punjab and Haryana as part of a nationwide strike against alleged anti-farmer policies of the Centre. "We are getting a very good response from fellow farmers for their support to this agitation. At the majority of places in the state, farmers have stopped bringing vegetables

Lucknow, Jun 1: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma has made a hypothetical claim yet again. The minister claimed that the concept of test tube babies prevailed during the Ramayana era also. "People say Sita ji was born from an earthen pot, which means at the time of Ramayana, a concept similar to test tube baby must have existe," Dinesh Sharma was quoted as saying by news agency

Patna, Jun 1: Five Indian Mujahideen militants, convicted by a special NIA court in the 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts case, were sentenced to life imprisonment today. Special NIA judge Manoj Kumar Sinha awarded the punishment to the five accused - Imtiyaz Ansari, Haider Ali, Mujib Ullah, Omair Siddiqui and Azharuddin Qureishi - who had been convicted on May 25. The world-renowned Buddhist pilgrimage town

New Delhi, Jun 1: GST collections in May declined to Rs 94,016 crore from over Rs 1.03 lakh crore in April, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. As many as 62.47 lakh businesses filed their summary sales return GSTR-3B in the month of May. The total gross GST revenue collected in May 2018 is Rs 94,016 crore, of which CGST is Rs 15,866 crore, SGST Rs 21,691 crore, IGST Rs 49,120 crore and cess Rs 7

Lucknow, Jun 1: Tabassum Hasan, whose victory in Kairana has given strength to opposition unity in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2019 general election, today became the first Muslim MP from the most populous state in the 16th Lok Sabha. Hasan (48) defeated her nearest BJP rival Mriganka Singh by a huge margin of 44,600 votes as the Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate supported by the Samajwadi Party, the

Srinagar, June 1: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been put on a high alert following reports of large scale infiltration of militants in the Valley from across the Line of Control, officials said here on Friday. There are reports of infiltration of over 20 militants into Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently, the officials said. They said most of the militants are